NOISY CARS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14304, 25 February 1910, Page 7

NOISY CARS.

]l RATEPAYERS' " PROTEST.

7 A number of ratepayers \of '■'.■ Queen-street wrote drawing the i attention of .'the' Council to what r - they iconsidered .the unnecessary and objectionable noise . made by the tram cars. The noise' was sometimes so great that.it (was * impossible :to carry- on a ; conversation and customer; and it consequently had' a decidedly injurious elect on "business. •

"I This ;-, letter 'had; been K forwarded by Mr. Bush : (city engineer) to Mr. Wyllie (electrical .' engineer'for the '- Council), w,ho. : . replied to the'effect; that' a certain amount of noise was •;inseparable from tramcais, -but; where a legitimate amount; of noise was exceeded the traffic inspector had power to send in noisy : cars until the nuisance -was abated. ,; ' The traffic inspector reported, that noisy car's were ; frequently, caused by '.' flat'' wheels. : Scarcely a day passed i without one or more cars being sent in. ; . .:, . '■■ he question '.was" referred to the Electric and .Water: Committee.:,' ■.- ' ■.. , ■

''•:'. MISCELLANEOUS. ■ vr; . f ..■,'" : v 'j . - ■ • ...-.,-. . '."..■; \. <• ■ .-,.,, - - , : It ; was decided' that .the putting in order of-Shellv "Beach Road should be considered with* the '"'■ estimates ;of expenditure'' for the ensuing vear. ; /" '■"» The Avondale •Road-Board. wrote.: asking on what, terms and conditions: the City Council would /'supply, a water' service . to, the Board. '• The waterworks engineer : reported that, the charge would be lOd per 1000 gallons, and it was decided to reply accordingly, <•' ;. ' . ' - . . The Auckland '/Eire- Board forwarded a letter from Superintendent Woolley applyin" for an extension of .the water main in King's Drive, and also,for,the laying of a'main in Victoria' Lane. .'Superintendent Woollev, in' his- letter,- said that under prevent- conditions • all the ; water, available for fire extinction for ; the. mills in- that part of the town. was 240 gallons a-minutes. With-Uhis small .quantity, a fire , in, any of the premises'- would -be a serious . matter. The' waterworks engineer reported that to do -'the"--/work required .would ccet about £211, The matter 'was : referred to the Electrical .'and Water Committee. * It was decided, in response to a .com : munication . from the Cremation 'Society, : that the city .'engineer, report . < upon the whole Question qf. crcjn*tioxu *

t '' ■- Further ■ correspondence' was >■ read ?in > regard'to the forming of • Whitaker Place. Air. James; Christie wrote asking to be advised if ." the Council intended ' ! to'■• have : the work v carried out,: and suggesting >that the Council charge fa. proportion of the * cost .to the people concerned. ir. The matter > was ' referred to t the 'Works Committee. ■ ;.. The .'Works.. Committee reported ■• that it could 'not ••, see ! its way 'to recommend the expenditure involved !in Va' proposal;;from •the city engineer that a portion of Symondsstreet should bo paved ;. with Neuchatel asphalte. The approximate area i was 1015 square' yards, j arid; the cost for;:paying-2in thick on 6in ; concrete ' foundation would be approximately £1200. >„ . .',/,, The Works Committee reported•■ upon- a request from the headmistress of the Girls' Grammar . School, asking -.permission, for girls to play cricket;and : tennis in Victoria Park on all week days, excepting Wednesdays, and Saturdays, < from -'- about f 3.15 '.',' to 4. JO p.m., without :• fee. -■".- The • committee' recommended- a reply >to, the effect , that permission. could. only be granted .on ; the usual terms. A strong protest was raised by Mr. Thompson, who contended that: it was wrong to charge people 'for playing in the public parks. .The clause in the .-= committoe's report was, however, adopted. ", In connection with recent: complaints 'as to 'the; delay- in giving the . residents on the nonrhern slope of Pbnsonby."- an 'outlet to and.: from ; the \ city. ■• without- making V a detour down College Hill, and the .requests by over 2000 ratepayers and residents to have a : track immediately ; opened-Tip "for their benefit, it was decided that the Works Committee visit the locality. •■'■ ■