MIRAMAR TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 692, 17 December 1909, Page 4

MIRAMAR TRAMWAYS.

7.;::■ J;■;,'"CONTINUAL,BICKERING." : /;/..;" ••"■':Mirainar tramway.'matters/were'further discussed" at ■ a meeting' of - the./ Borough Council last: riight,-'/all\ the councillors' .being- present. l A lotter from -Mr.': B. AY. Holmes, ~cniof ;en■giriber "to the Public /Works ' Department/ .'ex-/ pros'sirig disapproval; of/.tlie:council's proposal to, run '.'small'-- box i cars," on- -whioh /the; motor-:, irian would,act as.'conductor,' was.published/in; .Tnii.-.DbiiiNioN recently./ -•,'/".':,-. '-~ Councillor Muir/ moved, "That • all faros on bptli-lines within'the:borough'be 2d. on'special ears."/"" ■:''. , 7;:" ':"'//■ ' '/;/-;./" '-..),--, ///';'': //.The, Mayor/.(Mr.. C'J. .Crawford); ruled/this out of order, as notice of motion ha'd'not been given.",-.-". ',//'/''/':"■/■'/: //'; ','' :.;■.-'/'■./" /;::/. Councillor 'Muir '■' then moved the suspension :'of the,'- standing . orders, . but .this /was • lost,-the voting:being 4--3. /;/■■/. /,//'.,,'"•/.';- .;An ; altercation took place-between the' Mayor and' Councillor Muir./ /.The latter ,contcnued that, he/ had ,not been given .an opporuntity of roplying, while the Mayor asserted tho contrary,.' ///-■:"./::: : .:/'/',: '■■'.■,''.'■:■■ ./The".Mayor/moved:, "That the .Government, engineer' be thanked through 'the-City -Tramways engineer, ■ for his'letter, 'and that, a com■mjtteaof tho whole, council be set up to deal with the whole question of tramways." /In speaking to, the motiori,; the/Mayor remarked: that ,in: his opiriion. the chief, engineer; had gone", but.:'of his way .to .write the 'letter in question.,/, : ' : / ■.-.' -~" ■:..'■ ,:• // : ,;■■-•■■'

;Councillor M'Leod seconded the motion.': He considered: that the'' Tramways Committee had worked'well." Its efforts had proved that two 'ways' of.-making the trams-more 'successful wero viz.—obtaining; concessions from tho City.Council, and the running of box cars. ! It now remained', to try a , third i method—increasing the,fares! . .':.'. : Tho Mayor said his motion was not intended as a censure on the Tramways Committee. The :-tramways were the most important question the council had to deal with, and:ho deplored the continual bickering on. the subject, which did harmto tho district.- Ho had suggested some time .ago that the right >timo to readjust traniway,matters would be next autumn. He was'now of, opinion' that; the borough should adopt the same tramways: policy; as :.the- City. Couricil, namely^'to .carry the residents: of the outlying districts as cheaply as possible, and get as much as possible out'of,tho casuals., The whole counoil: should deal, with the matter and not: keep : it continually; before the' public, which; did no gOod.;- v : ■ : '-'" . ":.'-, -: : -■ : /. Councillor Muir moved an amendment. "That the City Council bo asked !to furnish this couii-

oil'with a more approiimntestatement of the .saying that could be effected by using box cars than that already:given." ■',' .'.:. '.';-/■' ' '' This Ayassecondod by Councillor'Mleod, and ■was-lost. ;.:■;'._ .-;.-. :■.-. ■;-.. "/;.■■'.•.■ :',:.;' :,'.:, '■-.■ : ''':' /. "Ever, since this council was constituted last April," said tho.Mayorl-in the course-of further discussion,-"we hayo "had;continual differences of opinion; and at no time has, there been'agreement. A motion is .passiidjat one L meetingi and councillors try' to. upset'it,at the .-next. -This: continual dragging ;of tho: question into tho piiblio press,damns the whole/district." ;/ ■ '■• The'Mayoir's motion was carried.'' '/ -"-."'.-) : Councillors Muir arid Bell urged tint the matter ought to be.discUssed in open/council;:but -.'while., tho former was for discussing it immediately," the latter wished:for; further time. •' Councillor Brodie said he hoped,that the reV -. porters' would put itin. large letters'that L the council'■■;would ; not alter the fares before tho holidays. '.'. ;■';;-;-;/' ■■**'■.'. ,;■ .'.''■' .-:. A letter which /'Councillor Muir had 'written -tb, the clerk'was read." fle stated therein, hater . aliai' that/he was postponing the payment ,of his, rates as a protest.against tho.rates:boing too high.'aud that he considered economy in tramfray, administration ./was tho remedy.; The letter ..concluded'with a.retererice to ; a remark, attri. bUted: to'.'the Mayor .concerning an estimated saving of', ill'OOO on the tramways. , The'writer wished'this portion.of .the lotter recorded in the minutes. :•':' ;-.-'. / !,'''!'•,'.".:'.■'■' : A motion by Councillor Muir ;lo havo.. tho matter.referred to entered in,the'minutes lapsed for-'want'.of a seconder. ;.*, ',j. ." :',' .' /After, transacting further business, the council went into committee,' :