TRAMWAY CONTROL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1374, 27 February 1912, Page 4

TRAMWAY CONTROL.

BOARD OF OFFICERS APPOINTED, TRAFFIC MANAGER: MB. M. CABLB* A special meeting of the City Council was held Just evening to consider Hie question of tramway management, The Jiosi. lion of tramway traffic manager Uud been previously advertised at .£7OO u, year, and applications were duly received and liarrowed down to three. Hut before arriving at a final decision tlio whole question was .suspended by the tabling of tnc following notices oi motion:— "That a Hoard of Management lx> sot up to govern the tramways and electric lighting departments, Mich board (o consist of tho Mayor, th« electrical engineer, Die trnliiu manager, the lighting superintendent, the departmental accountant; , tha . duties ol' the board to bo to administer tlio department's ill accordance with the policy laid down by tlio City Council, to deal with all matter* pertaining to these departments in detail, mid report to the Tramway# and Lighting Committee."—Councillor Fitzgerald. "That before making any appoint ment as traffic, manager, tho council should again consider tlio advisability of obtaining a report on the tramway management from ft well recognised expert."—Councillor M'lvenzie. A general discussion, in committee, tooM place at the meeting cf tho council last week, and it was decided then to devote! a special evening to tlio .settlement of tlio general question of tramway management. That settlement was arrived at Lost evening, after a sitting, in committee, which lasted for slightly over two hours, when it was decided:— 1. That 110 further action be taken with, regard to the anpointment of a traffic) manager, nor any appointment umdo from the present applicants. ■ : 2. That, a Hoard of Management lx» appointed to nianago the tramways, the boaird to consist of three members:— 1 lid eilv engineer (Mr. W. H. Morton), whtf will act as chairman; the electrical en* gineer (Mr. Sluart liicluvrdsou), and traffic smicrintcndenl. i 11. That Mr. M. Cable, at present assist} ant engineer and assistant manager of the Tramways Department, lie appointed actinn-traflic ,superintendent, at ft salary, of .£550, ail advance of .CIOO on his pv<H sent salary. , ... , i The. Board of Management will control the details and domestic policy of th< Tramways Department, leaving to th« City Council the control of broad polic/ matters.