TRAMWAY EXTENSIONS

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4602, 4 July 1917, Page 4

TRAMWAY EXTENSIONS

PROPOSAL FOR EXTENSION TE HAPARA.

A report was received by the BA ough Council last evening from it Tramway Committee with referent to a proposal to extend the tramwa system to the Park Racecourse, lb report was as under:—“The Mayc reported that a deputation from it Gisborne Racing Club liad waited o him to ascertain if there was an chance ox the trams being extence to the Park, seeing that the Te Hr para area is shortly to be merged iut the Borough, and after discussion ( the matter it was decided to recon mend that the Engineer be asked t prepare an estimate of the cost ft extending the service under tile ft lowing heads: —(a) Extension of tree and necessary rolling stock to Par gate; (h) extension of track fro: Park gate to Childers Road, Gisborm Item (a) could be provided by a lea raised on Te Hapara area, and it-*: ■(b) could be paid bv Gisborne Hac-m Club.”

Cr. Mouat moved that estimates prepared under the headings of i report, also Upon new rails and rails.

After some discussion on wher! the estimates should be made on rails or new rails. Cr. Munns mo: an amendment;, that the estiir.a should be made on new rails. I

pointed out that the ratepayers we paying interest on the rails, and ' would be an injustice to them to M them to the company. The ratepa; ers should be given the benefit of -1 rails. Cr. Ball seconded.

The Chairman said that it T possible to say how far the rails won go until/the Engineer made his renor Cr. Mouat said he had made a cl'* study of the tramway problem, ar ne was sure that the system could 1 made payable provided the from with the two old cars could be ove come or the cars scrapped? He wei on to say that he had made investig: tions, and he felt sure that for man years the only section which would l payable was that across Peel Stree along Ormond Road to Manga pap town district boundary. It would i advisable to use the present rails. :< Hiey were rusting now, and later oi ''Mien further extensions were requi: ed. the price of rails would be dow to normal again.

The amendment was lost by 5 to - and the motion was carried. Mr. IV. H. Cross, Tramway Mam ger, submitted the following recoil mendations concerning extensions t rolling-stock and track:—(l) That i audition to the truck and electric: equipment- now on order, the Comic order for earliest delivery an Ediso battery of 120 a cells and a car born making a complete unit; (2) that tb track he extended to the Park Ract course gates, completing the route a originally laid down in Order-ir Council.

Referring to extension of trail Mr Cross said that, the question < ordinary traffic should be considere m conjunction with special traffic 1 ho extension to Lvtton Road wove no doubt, increase the revenue <U' sk! era lily, hut not to the extent- tli Council would have been entitled t expect- had times been normal. A

extension to the racecourse of abou , 40 chains would make both extension | a . safe proposition. Apart from spe | n M days, a limited ordinary servic v'cnlcl cater for freezing works, come *?ry, and probable traffic across til I’ feezing Company’s bridge to top cat of Mangapapa. He had ascertain.' 1 tlie average attendance at races am shows, and estimated the prohai'L revenue at about £25 per special day A letter was received from Messis Hum's and Co., giving an estiinaii f 01 ’ new car for £2435. Cr. Mount moved that the lette be referred to the Tramway Commit tee, with power to act. He said tha investigations - had been made tha Hie system would he payable if tin two old cars were got rid of. It ha< been suggested that a new. car shoulc be obtained' like No. 3, and that tlu two old-car batteries ho scrapped anc the bodies converted into traders. Tlu now cars would be sufficiently strong enough f oj . that. Tlie letters were referred to the IVorks Committee: all members ol the Council to be asked to be present. . H was stated that the offer ofHarr,s, and Co. was open for five days only. 1