ANDERSON'S BAY TRAM TRACK.
DIFFICULTY FINALLY SETTLED.
Tho Anderson's Bay tram track difficulty has been finally settled. At last night's meeting of tho City' Council the following, minute (dated July 27) from the tramways manager was read:—
"Bo instructions from tho' town clerk, dated 26th inst., covering letter from R. W. Holmes, re duplication of Anderson's Bay line, I respectfully beg to report that a settlement of this matter might bo immediately com© to if the following arrangement wove agreed io.
' 1. lhat tho plantation between iM'Bride i? ot m. ul Uar S ,li lowl fce removed. 2. liial a cartway at all crossings between the plantations bo formed 40ft wide, with a substantial korb.
'3. That, tho plantation be cut down and romovod for a distance of 33ft from this irerb m each direction, so as to lcavo a clear fepaeo of 106 ft between the plantations " 4. That a suitable fence, 28ft long, be erected within s£t of Uic kerb, and to tho »c °L ti '° P'i'itatioris, in each, direction. 5. Ihat at the outer ends of tho soriea of plantations the plantation bo cut baok ..3ft from tho present kerb, and fences erected as above. ' ■ '
', 6. That tho speed of' tramcars, when actually passing tho openings between the plantations, bo limited to eight miles por "With a viow to coming to a definite (tecison on this matter, 1 would recommend that this minute bo placed before tho committee when it sits this afternoon to inert of " ?' Government District Engineer. —Onus. F. Alexander, manager." ii l ? east said t . hat {he committee had that afternoon met Mr Furkert, District Engineer, and tho latter agreed to tho proposals of tho minute. Thero was nothinir now to prevent tho work on the Anderson's JJay tram track l»ing at onco gone on with. —( Hear, hear.") Or Gilkison congratulated tho chairman of tho committee and the Mayor on tho' successful outcome of their negotiations in regard to tho Anderson's Bay track. ■ U Kecst said much of tho credit dua for Mil. recess should go to Mr Alexander, ino tramways manager. '
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14897, 28 July 1910, Page 9
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