BOROUGH BUSES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 141, 19 May 1925, Page 4

BOROUGH BUSES.

MANAGER’S REPORT. IMPROVEMENTS SUGGESTED. The borough traffic manager (Mr P. G. Patton) reported as follows to the meeting of the Borough Council, last night.:—l have drafted a time-table for light buses on light runs. This will not come into force until we get our new bus on the rc<ad, but if the council approves of the time-table a heavy bins cun be used in the meantime. We have no time-tables for issue now and passengers are continually asking for them. I would suggest that, when vie get more time-tables to enclose in the boxes, the times of buses departing only be given, as at present they are confusing. I think if we made the Featherston street end of Campbell street a section, an improvement on that run could be made as at present we very seldom get passengers from there. I think also that h trial with, workers’ tickets would help to improve the 6ervice, that is, twelve rides for 2s at. certain times of the day, also, to make a Id and 2d charge on all parcels and luggage. I would like to have tho authority of the council to make all parked vehicles back in at an angle of sav 33 degrees. This would make it better for the moving traffic, while cam are. toth backing in and pulling out, and again lessen tho danger of damaging any low under-gear on the ears. The report was received, it being decided to paint white lines on the parking areas to instruct owners in the new method of parking:. The matter of workers’ tickets was held over. THE RETURNS. The manager presented the following $»- turns for March and April, giving the route, passengers curried for tile month on each, tlm total revenue, and the revenue per bus mile, followed by the grand total in each c ase : March: Hospital 13.629 £lB2 18s 6d, Is 5.5 d; Terrace End 13,938, £137 4e 6d, la 6d; Hokowhitu 6325, £74 2n 6d, 8.3 d: West End 6011, £76 7s lid, 9.8; Lyndhurst street 4033, £4B 18s 2d, 11.5; Esplanade 2683, £36 18s 6d, 15.02. Total 46,619, £606 10s Id, Is 1.4. April (totai. passengers and revenue only being given): Hospital 13,200, £l7B 14s 7d; Terrace End 14.174, £192 6s 4d; Hokowhitu 6397. £77 IBs sd; West End 5725, £73 IDs 6d: Lyndhurst street 3921, £47 14s 6d; Esplanade 2987, £3B 7a 7d: station Total 46/104, £6OB 17s llc'l. COMMITTEE’S REPORT,.

Tho transit committee reoomn;.ended: That, at each of the termini where timetable boxes are already placed, the times of the departure of each bus from these points, be placed thereat; that the corner of Featherston street west and Campbell street be mode the end of a. section; that the manager be authorised to enforce the by-law in regard to the placing of car* on private stands, With a view- v,(> bringing into force a uniform arrangement.—The report was adopted.