KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 571, 28 July 1909, Page 9

KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

| - ;;::"> SUGGESTED'MOTOR, SERVICE. K/. :'.The'fortnightly '.. meeting, .of 'the .Karon BoTotighrCouricil-was held last; night; there' •being.present:' ,--.Tliq>-Mayor .''(Mr.; C' J. ,'Daseht),: arid■■• Councillors. ..Cathie,.: Raino, Standen,' Spiers,- : /^'elling;:-:*',Hildreth, arid 13urri/ :; ::■ v*i^ ; rtoso .a&rirMyify&yiJtiM.tM . ':■ A :leiter/was. re'(Mved'jifr6m-j;Messrs , ii)B<illy' Gully,: ■ Bell;' WW,-' "writing bn ; .■behalf of Cooper,, desired iheycouncil'srcorisid'eratioii'-of 'thiv question ,'pjf v jinproi ; irig':'the: i apjiro'qji; to i'ei- property oh .the' Main : :K6ad,,.iiicu;:nhproyemeiili;'h'ay-. ing;,bccomo .riecessar'y'in: consequence' of the recent/'widening.', of: tho'road. l .M'he. Mayor pointed., out that the, v 'council- had • already, offefpd to pay: half the cost of/constructing a : :'riew approach ...to, the -property;; 'but. this .offer''had>been -refused.: Originally.:tho -approach .w : as right.on,the: road, and was allowed.'to remain "so. by the .tacit consent of the/ council.;'until.^tn«i'-widenirig;(6f/,tho'road iecessitatod■'■;its removal. / It was decided tov'adhere .to , the'Jxifesent' decisiori;; of'■' the .council.-•';'.'-'-:".';-'s,!/.,;.''■: "■'■'>■' -. ■." ;.■ '-~-' ''.".••■'•;' '■' :a%l'etter from tbs- Scp'tt'Motor 'arid,Cycle'Combany,_:Ltd;,'. euibpdyjrig'v'suggostion's ;and,•■estimates.; "for a. motor/service," .;?.which,v v it ./was'-'claimed,.: migfit offer ,i 6... the' borough residents'-. a more. ; attraetivo" i'sehenie .tlian ; the proposed '[..extension i.'.'bf ftlie. electric, tfariis.' ...The cars', pro-; poseil -.were '"siriiilar-.^tb..-those.at' .present ;in ■use'-; by the Nelson Motor, Sorvico' Company.. 'The .letter.: further .'.stated '• that:..-.'the r-type 'I of caj't.tinder ;mentipn;was./a.2orh.p.: vehiclo, ;with ; ; a ; /carrying• /.'capacity.:''of ■ r >- 23 :-. to : 2o ')■ ..passerigers,:;/;.,and '■'■■ .costing■: ' £750/ 'The/;:.estimates;;./; for; ; ,.a ■■~ two : car : service; .were :basctli.i;ori/.a iriiileage: running': 25 ,'milcs per .day each:,/ Petrol,! .oil, 'and : and-'repairs./tp'/s.'i'nie,' .and,machinery repairs' were set .down at £810 v .-,Thd labour involved ,| : iv,buid include .two/first-class driver,.mechanics; at '£3' per: weelr each (£312), cleaner or lad' /at.-20s;-..per--week-/(£62) i: :-a-totalof- ■'. £364. /From" figures, it was., shown ,th'at. two, ■cars/at/£750 each; : could• be. maintained.-.fpr ~a' total,', running; cost /of /■' £.1174. /: If; '-.tho;' boroughipurchasPd. the two pahy; was prepared' to ruritheift' 1 25/'iriiles-per; day each for a figures,' say.-for/£1275' per' annum,: provided .the .road//services, were kept/in/ gopd.order, .for,/ such /vehicles. /_>> '.-; ■ : ; -/;/■,.. ■■'.-•''.-..-';; ;.'.■■:-■■'

...Tho- Mayor (Mr.. C.L.Dasent) .was not. enamoured of the' idea!';; .For .a".capital cost; of ;£750 they, would;getj.-s'o far'as.he coilld see, -a' less; f requenfAserVice •. than 'pre-, sent .'coach,''.- servicer: ' The ..borough,,;co'aohes' , ran,': 0 n -an'iaverage; 77 miles ..per 'day. /Their; capitdl.'cost'was £850 gross.' For £420 more. they ; would' : get.,'a motor; service/of, only 50 .miles per,;.day.:, To : meet "-'all' the tramcarsj ■.the mileage, running -of the -motor,'service' would','have to;be.; multiplied by. fbur:»and; .inoreasing .'pro-rata'.the,running 'cost.pror' ;ppsed':by,.ino/company,.it; appeared-that/a 'motor"service to meet all ' .trams', would.cost £5100. ...At present; coaches J.ran ;at ; an (annual/loss' of : £53.7; three-fifths':of: : which was^provided',for in : the ratesj'and;theremainder from-'the "tramway '.revenues. .'•/ Hp; moved -that; the letter 'be acknowledged with: .thanks.*.: -.:;:!■;■'■;::'•■,■'. •.''■'.■•''■;■.''•' ' , '';---.r' : '!-'-'-f''~ : :.': ■'■■■.'', :■■;; .Councillor, Cathie'seconded the, motion.,■■ It, : appeared -'to { him r : that .the •• running • cost "jf. k,.nJ6tor'service'-,would- work 'out .at Is; .4(1.; ipbr/mile, for' more than'thebofough; /payments to.; the council "from the': electric ■service. ;: ':- ; ''-'■.-/': '.;'■ .'■?-'/., Y'V-.'-". ■-.■,•-:'••■■'■'••' "." : ;..;Th6'motion':was .'carried. ■ .:,