GONVILLE-CASTLECLIFF TRAMWAY BOARD.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 12 December 1912, Page 2

GONVILLE-CASTLECLIFF TRAMWAY BOARD.

The usual meeting of tli'e above was held on Tuesday evening, when, there were (present Messrs A- G. Brignell (chairman), H. Rice. W. MoLelan, S. T. Ashton. A. P. .London, E. G r. McDougfaM, H. J. Turner, G. H. Boyd, and F. Webib-Jones. inapaotox.—Resolved to appoint Mr, Alex MieOiusne traffic aaid modafceniance inspector on the suburban senviee, and to notify the Borough Oounicil aacord^ingly. - liates.—A. letter was read from M:r J. Calver protesting laigainst ithe levying of qpoeiia'l irate® on h-is property at) "JVlosstawn, used as a grazing paddock. The land, he saad, derived .1110 'benefit from the trams, and (he and other settlers at Mosstown Jiiad protested against •tiheir iaolasion in the rating lairea-.—^Re-ceived. t - Adiveribising.—'A leittci ««is read from the " Borough Council* concerning cer-tai-n miaittera w^hi'ch tho Board ihjakl written abo-utj anekniing the question of adveiisising the 'tea kiosik 011 a noiuiic©boardnear the post office. Tbe Council (required mone information, andi fhs mlattsr was left' in the hands of tflici chairman) and Messrs MttLean land Jones, with powea* to act. .Wes'hbourne Company. —IReeo'lved to cou'eur with the wishes of the Borough Oouicil oonjcerninig th© «r>ecial tnams to be run in coninfeiofcion witih the wroposed hydnaplane demonistoation at Ca^tlecfifif .•

Gaduis Avenue. —A latter was nea-d from Mrs Boyd refusing the Board's offer of ■camipensaitrion for diaantage to property caused by the loollatpse of the bcmcreite wall, and after discussion! it was resolved tihat tihe maftA-er of reinstating the front of the property be left in. the hands of the chairman .to _ arrange that the work be proceeded with as expeditiously las poss/i'ble. It wias also vesolved to put a few ioads. of motel on the" crossing of Mr Hogg's, damaged by the drays when -working iat thei wall. > Track at Kiosk.—lt was (reported that thetraick at th© kiosk, which, the borough tramways engineer had' lajsked: should be protected from siand1 lift, hod been cleared. Tea Kiosk.—The • Board's soilicifcoirs forwia.rd'ed a draft lease of th© ikioek to th© Wesitibpurne Oomipany, ipointmg out ; certain alterations wihioh had' (been made at the ooimipany'B request, (particularly the clause 'with re@air# to ooinupeinsaitdouj ' for" improvements, ' It was ailtimately resolved ilhiat the company's applications for the erection of conkitlr.uiction of improvepienits land the question of compensatioja be" comaidered on (their merdts as th«'y come ibefore the BoiardWater Surpp'ly—The quostion off .water empiply .ait the tea kiosfc and for the general ipiibEc was discutseed at coaisideiraible length'/'tl was "ipoin/ted out that it would be iiecesiaary to resort to pumping, ias the ia-rtesiiain flow was not strong enou^t to rise to the kiosk, and th© vamx whii'dK had been inaballed had not go fair given sattiisfaiotiion. It was suggested 'that la.Tvimdmill should- be procured to do the pumping, but Mr IMleDoujgl3.il staid tihott lOastlecliff's experience proved' itob ipiiimping IbyjwinckniM A^as unreliable, as there were occasions far weeks at a time wheoi there was mat eufnoiient wind to drive & miill. The Cbaiinmian. thought a- Eimall oil^enigine or aii ©fee- • teic motor would ™°n-, over She difficulty, and evenitoally the matter of securing an engine at the earliest poGBMe momcinib was left :-- <ti]io handb' of Mr MoDougall and the engineer to report to a special meeting to be oalled for the pua"T>ose. Traim Heturns.—A return laid (before the Board >by the maniager showed that thrar-a had been a deficit of £16 on the working exipeiises since ithe eu'bu'n'ban, service had ooimmeniced, the toital recei)pts 'l>einig £848, 'and the expenses to tho borough £864.—Mennibers expressed the opinion that better /returns .might confidently be exipoated now tthlafc the weather seemed, settled, and it-was decided to approach the -Borough Council a view to exfbra cars being put on "during the summer months at hours to bo arranged^ by the borough^ and tho Board's engineers.