THE TRAMWAY SERVICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13744, 8 May 1908, Page 6

THE TRAMWAY SERVICE.

CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT.

INTENTIONS OF THE COMPANY.

At last, night's "■ meeting of. the Auckland City Council the city electrical engineer (Mr. Wvlie) reported that he had made a careful examination of. the tramway plant. Several additions had been made to the plant. The increase of traffic had necessitated a great increase in the number of cars and in the amount of power required. As previously reported, up to the present the boiler power had been altogether insufficient ; but since the addition of No. 6 boiler steaming has been better. In order to bring the boiler capacity up. to a satisfactory■' amount he was informed by the company that two more boilers were on order. These boilers should provide enough steam for 'the requirements of the immediate future. The company stated ■ that they intend to add another large feed! pump. When the two new boilers were added the boiler house would have double its original capacity. The new cars were expected to be ready for service during the month, and These should make it possible for the company to give more attention to car repairs. He'had examined. i a. number of car steps, and found the maximum difference in height between the < two steps about liin, this meant that the step was at most Sin out of centre. In ■ .'-cases there was no appreciable difference, andthe car floors were as low as the . motors "would permit. ' The report was received. SUGGESTED NEW -TIME-TABLES. A sub-committee appointed to report on the proposed new time-tables ot the' Tramways Company recommended that the company be requested to make provision for the following additional services: — Newton and Ponsonby Route.— to Friday, inclusive : That a three minutes' service be run between the hours of 6.57 and 8 o'clock p.m. Sunday :';,, That a five minutes'- service be run between the hours of 4.40 and 6.45 p.m. and from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock p.m., and that two additional cars at eight minutes' interval be run after 10 o'clock p.m. No cars to run during church hours., ... , ' ■ ' ..: Parnell and Newmarket Route.—Sunday: That an additional car be run at 10.10 p.m. Onehunga Route.Sunday: That from 2 o'clock to 6.45 p.m. and from 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock p.m. a 10 minutes' service be run, with an additional car at 10.15 p.m. No cars to run during church hours. Monday to Friday: That from 7 to 9 a.m. and from 1 to 6.30 p.m. a 10 minutes' service be run. Saturday : That from 7 to 9 a.m. and from 12 noon to 8 p.m. a 10 minutes' service be run. r .. ' . ■ . ■ , Grey Lynn Route.—Sunday : That an additional car, leaving Queen-street at 10.15 p.m., be run.' -- .■,.■■''..■'■.■■ Symonds-strect Route, starting from Wel-lesley-street.—That between 4.53 and 6.13 p.m. a 10 minutes' service be run in place of the present 20 minutes' service. Ponsonby Route, starting from Wellesleystreet.—That" an additional' ear leave the. Three Lamps at 5.58 p.m. v ~ : That on all.routes, ho cars run during chinch hours on' Sundays. \l. .; The I Kingsland time-tables to remain. unaltered pending the running of the, Mount Eden and Dominion; Road service, which two routes will shortly be put into operation. . • :.' -v ': ■'■'.'" 7"" : \'. ->' : - ; The suggestions were ; approved 'by the Council; ,".*' .'; ■, . ..;.'' :*. ~,'.,, "■