MENACE TO MOTORISTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25455, 9 February 1944, Page 2

MENACE TO MOTORISTS

BAD STATE OF TRAM RAILS COMPLAINTS BY ASSOCIATION The bad state of repair of the tram tracks in certain parts of the city and suburbs was referred to by members at the monthly meeting of thelast the Otago Automobile Association last n The matter was brought up by the chairman Mr H. G. Reid, who said that he was ’continually hearing complaints from members about the state of the tram tracks Many of the rails at the tram sheds he said, were bare, and there was f hole in the track at Cargill’s comer " big enough to take a football. At Carey avenue there was a hole 11 iache ® long y by 4 or 5 inches wide, and on the St Kilda line sharp pieces of metal were to be found. • “I rang up the chairman of the Transport Committee of the City Council, Cr M. C. Henderson,” Mr Reid continued, “ and he explained to me that the trouble was due to the shortage of labour. He added that he hoped the time would come when there would be no trams in DuneCMr LM. Wright said that other centres were having the same trouble as Dunedin. It was quite impossible to get labour. Mr T. L. Campbell said that he had recentlv seen two seagulls paddling in the middle of the road opposite Arthur Barnett’s.—(Laughter.) . , . . . Mr G. T. Thorn said that motorists had also been complaining about the state of the Rattray street railway crossing. After other members had referred to the bad state of a private railway crossing in Cumberland street. It was decided to write to the Railways Department and the City Council drawing attention to the complaints.