TRAMWAY BOARD,

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9113, 19 December 1907, Page 3

TRAMWAY BOARD,

,_■., ._..♦..., ■- YESTERDAY'S MEETJNQ. The Chrfstehurch Tramway 80-ard met yesterday; present— Messrs A. WV Beaven (chairman,), W. Recce, J. Richardson, J. A. Flesher, S, A, Staples, H. Pearce, C. M. Gray, M,P„ aiid D. Sykes*. WORKSAISfD TRAFFIC CQM- " * MITTEE. The Works and. Traffic Committee re- | ported that it had decided to engage bands to play on. Sundays at oumner and New Brighton -alternately, but not en" route." It had also arranged fo? sixpenny excursions to New Brighton, Sumner and Riecarton each evening, a band being engaged, paeh week, fhe committee * recommended that offices, committee room, men's rpoin and sanif tary arrangements shpuld be pmlt at the rear of thp caV-sh^d jri Oatbedral 1 Square at an estimated poet pf ;*l9ps- j Tlie Inspector of Police had agreed VP prosecute passengers boarding and leaving moving cars'; THie report was adopted,, and the matter of buildings was referred to thp ; Finance Committee, with power to actFLAT WHEELS. ! Tl^e Steff Committee reported that it had again been compelled to & y€> s ? r -jf" ous attention to the number of " fltot " wheels which continued to be reported by thp electrical engineer. The Cpmr mittee was taking ijteps, which it was hoped would P|>eck the trouble so far as the manner in which, spine of the motormen carried out their duties was concerned. It" recommended that a number of stopping-places should bP made compulsory stops. The report was adopted. _ ' FINANCE. Tlie Finance Committee reported on traffic revenue for the eight month's ending November 30, 1907, -is follpws: — Revenue account — Receipt.* . from operations, £58,233 15s 10d. Expen--* diture— Power expanses, £5990 14s 2d ; traffic expenses, £20,266 0s 4d; repairs - and" maintenance, £11,757 19s 10d; general, £3166 lis. Gross profit from operation, £17,052 9s 9d, less interest and sinking fund £12,075 14s lOd. Net profit, £4976 14s lld. Against the profit had to be set the depreciation charge of 3 per cent, amounting to £8340, and the accident and fire reserves £(305 < In moving the adoption of the report Mr Recce said that there Vbad been considerable improvement in the traffic, and he hjfd great ho^es that before the end of the financial year the Board would not be very far ber bind in paying both interest and sinking fund, and deprepiation pharges which it decided last year should pc allocated. The report was adopted. Acoounts for £4102 15s 6d were parsed for payment. SPEED AT CROSSINGS. A- letter was received froni the Christchurch City Council stating that cars were driven at excessive speed over the intersection of streets, 'and that motormen often failed to ring theiT bells, as the result of which the i Council w«as infornied accidents wprp pften nari*owly averted. The matter was referred to the en- j ginper. / A FENDALTON SCHEME. The Fendalton Tramway Extension Committee wrote, asking for an estimate of the e-ast of running a onehorse tram from the- west side of the railway line at Fendalton Road, and ijp the Fendaltpn Road to Clyde Kpad, to meet the present trams. It was decided to supply an e.sti? mate. TRAMWAY SHELTER. Mrs T Maude wrote complainii^ thai ihe Cathedral Square shelter was not answering thp purpose for which it was/ intended. Some ruleis for its cleanliness ehould be laid down, and fines threatened for a breach pf the by-laws. At present men were allowed to siqoke and expectorate in it, wh|le it was the dumping ground for fruitskins, p*aper and other rubbish, and might be-Some a public nuisance. It was agreed that smoking should not be permitted. The traffic manager stated that he had arranged to have the shelter cleaned out twice a week. It was decided to thank Mi« Maude foi' her suggestion, and leave the matter in the haiids pf th*"*- traffic (superintendent. THE HEATHCOTE BRIDGE. Correspondence was read pn the subject of the proposed allocation of the maintenance of the Heathcote Bridge, f and it was resolved " That this B'oai-d' objects to the proposed allocation pf cost of ' maintenance df Heathcote Bridge whereby it would.be required to pay 40 per Peni, the remaining post being divided between four ' other ' local bodies. -It is of the opinion that the proportion fixed by the Government commission, after a full exhaustive inquiry into the responsibilities of the various local bodies > in respect to the niist oost of the bridge, which was at the rate of 25 per cent, is even too large, seeing that the wear arid tear to the roadway by the Board's traffic iis nil, while the rails are maintained by the Board itself." MISCELLANEOUS. A letter from the New .Brighton Borough Council a^kine that the weekly evening excursion should he altered from Wednesday, because it was the half-holiday in the borough, was referred to the traffic manager *to arrj^ge for either Tuesday or Friday, if possible. The New Brighton Council *ialso wrote stating that it was prepared to pay the cost of installation and main^ taining two electric lamps in Seaview 1 Road at Hardy and Union Streets. The matter was left to the pngineer, with power to act. It was decided to make a grant of £2 2s towards the oost of sending a band to the New -Brighton gala.