TEAM EXTENSION WANTED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15265, 1 April 1913, Page 9

TEAM EXTENSION WANTED.

ALONG MOUNT.-EDEN :.ROAD. £QMPANY. TO BE APPROACHED. T&b Auckland. Tramways Compnny will fee approached on Friday by an influential Reputation, which will, ask that it shall *t the earliest pojiaible moment extend the Mount Eden tramway lino as far as the limit of the borough of Mount Eden, at Boundary Road. Tho Mount Eden Borough jCouncil, which, met last night, was waited upon .by a largo deputation Wpissonting tha. Mount Road Board, and also the body of residents who had initiated i*. local movement for the tramway oiUmBion, and was asked by the deputation to give its support to a request to the.compw»y to extend the line. Mr. W. H. Woodward, secretary of the tsoxaotaxa of the scheme, read to th« pouncil a petition which prayed, in effect, that the Mount Eden Borough Council fchorld set up a committee which should, *>«th the representatives of the Mount Ikiakiil Road Board, and of the promoters of the movement, and possibly of the jEpoom Road Board, wait upon the Tramways Company. In support of its request for the council's help, the petition set out—that the time had come for the extension of the lino aa far lis the borough boundary. The petitioners bad ascertained by inquiry that the number of persons near the proposed intension who would use the trims was cot less than 1100, and that of these a very largo number would use them regularly each day. The district was growing hi population faster than arty other uaborban area. Largs numbers of buiiiings had been erected during the last three years, and the building activity continued; and them were many estates subdivided and to be subdivided for sale. It was pointed out that many people who could use the extension were novr served only by the Onahunga service/ toe cars .of which, were generally too full ;to be avaflablis for them. In conclusion, the petition irrM. -'iat , the present was an opportune time lor laying the lite, or at laasitho sleepers, as the Borough ■ Council was leow grading the road to its. final ?iveh, and a second disturbance of its jsurfaco could be avoided. Mr. Woodward, said ~he understood .it had been said that the. Tramways Company would have its hands full of work at least until after the Exhibition, bat the company should still be approached. bo that the request should be the nest to {receive consideration. ■"?:-^'-'- Tko Mayor (M*. O. Nicholson} said that fee thought the council was of one mind with the deputation about the urgency ■■:'■'. of the Wolfe: ;.,•■,' : r Mr. C.Ba£dey, ! chairman of the Mount BeekQl Road-Board, who headed the deputation, addressed the council ~-\.&\ some , length, and laid special emphasis' upon the advisability ,- from an economical point ©IJvfeWj of having the track-laying and t'ihe'*load formation gone with -eimultsmeoualy. ... The Mayor stated that v when Mr. H. v.T<agetaM&er, chairman,, of directors of the : ; . Tiwawaysl Company,- waa "in;v iLUckland W8» ninths ago, the council had approached, ) him with a Request that- the tramliueii on Momnt Eden and Dominion Beads should be extended. Mr. Tegetmeier replied that his company considered . these two lines were urgent works, .and that they should be the first 'eitiansions to "be undertaken. The Mayor said ho ttgwed that the present was an opportune fcS» for the Writ; and he suggested that itutt council could Meet the Tmmwaya Com"■■•■jpanjr to some' extent. The council .could make * • concession by consenting to metal : ; wer* at once, put the council wiinld have |to; mi>t*l the **feole road? if the "laying of the line ■■'■■' jprcsre deferred. ./ It was moved by Mr. 15. H. Potter, and (seconded by "Mr. J. '• W.' Jones, that the petition should b» acceded to. ■ My. J. Davia criticised the present Mount Eden «erifiee, and said that the ' council should make some conditions, ask' ing ior » better tervice and for a reduc- ?■.'* tion of fares." This attitude 'was opposed by Mr. Bv ; Ifeikiftimd the Mayer, who said that it -' s would bo entirely a mistake to couple a 'mfoeafc for an extension with criticism of : %b*t present iiato of \ the service, which •'■•. /'jwiylWriy gc^.fdwt:^'.:'..'■'■■:'■■'■'.. ■■:■; , - '' i MS. B. Grayson utaid. that he reraem- -. &m 4 Mr. Tegetineier remarking-that be knew of no district that; offered a better V Mg«wU»it3f for favourable expansion. The motion ; -wais. carried, "and it was ref solved also that the whole, council should ■ net- as the deputation with the ether in- ; te?ests,. and that the . combined party - ', should wait npon the manager of the comiMMjy,, Mr. J. X Walklate, at 2,30 p.m. on **&*?!•________________ T , '