BUS STATION PROPOSED
CONFERENCE TO- BE CALLED BY BOROUGH CAR PARKING CRITICISED The parking of motor buses in Tainui street was discussed at a meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council last' evening and it'was decided to ask all bus proprietors to meet members of the traffic committee, officers of the Transport Department, and the Borough Engineer, to discuss improved arrangements for the parking of buses, the question of a bus station, and transport generally. “The time is long overdue for a re-shuffle of the stopping places for buses in the town,” said Cr. P. Blanchfield, introducing. the subject. The children coming out of school in Tainui street, he. said, were menaced not only by the buses, but also by traffic going both ways along the main thoroughfare,^and it had to be remembered that many children did not have a very highly developed road sens.e. He thought that if the parties conferred they might be able to arrange a scheme which would be of great benefit to Greymouth. The buses might be parked in a certain locality with little or no inconvenience to either the proprietors or the public. He moved the resolution that the conference be arranged. Cr. J. Stokes seconded the motion. Mayor Disappointed. The Mayor (Mr/ F. A. Kitchingham) said he was very disappointed over the state of traffic control in the borough. Long lorries parked on the north side of Guinness street forced buses and other traffic into and possibly over the centre line of the street, and on the other side, in spite of “no parking” notices, vehicles were parked at all angles. It was generally very unsatisfactory and cjoiTie action would have to be taken. Cr. G. R. Harker, referring to the parking areas for buses, said it was time the town had a bus station, from which all buses could leave on their journeys, just as they did in Auckland. The most suitable locality for such a station was probably Boundary street, near McGinley Park. The .parking control m the borough was not good, and Mawhera quay was as bad as Guinness sti eet with cars parked on both sides of the street, at all times of the day.
Taxi Service. Cr. T. Caldwell said he _ had received a number of complaints concerning the service given by the taxis in the town between 6 p.m. and / nm He instanced one case where a‘ man had telephoned consistently between 6 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. for a taxi, but had not been able to get one. He (Cr. Caldwell) considered there should be a taxi available at all times of the day, particularly to cater for emergency calls. Cr H. Hutchinson endorsed the remarks of Cr. Caldwell. He said that one man whom he knew invauably found on his arrival on the express from Christchurch that all the taxis had been’booked. Cr. Harker said that about .12 months ago a committee of the Process League investigated the service provided by the taxis and was satisfied that the drivers were d °?” g al ] they possibly could to meet the demaCrlS' Caldwell and Hutchinson agreed that the drivers aad P r ?, tors were “doing a good job but suggested that more taxis weie qffired to meet the demands fully. No action was taken.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1946, Page 10
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