GOOD FRIDAY CARS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1405, 3 April 1912, Page 7

GOOD FRIDAY CARS.

DOUBLE FARES OBJECTED TO. MAYOR- BLOCKS A MOTION. Whether or not double fares should be tho trams on Hood Friday wits a question .discussed by councillors at the City Council meeting last night. Ihe disMission arose through Councillor ]• tiller moving "That ordinary fares only be charged on the trams on Good Friday and not double fares as in tho past.'' Jn speaking to the motion Councillor Fuller said ho was bringing the matter up in the interests of the. people. It was the people's holiday, bo sou! The poor people ivintecl to "et out and the only chance they had was spoilt- by the fares being raided. Tho Railway Department took miite tho contrary attitude and oweretl the fares He was sure- they would have more'peVple travelling, if the fares were left as usual. Why should they charge tho people double if they only had to pay time and a half to the employees:' He hoped councillors would pass this liberal Fuller sat down, the Act-ing-Mayor said he would huvo to rule the motion out of order. At the last council meeting, the fares had been fixed by a resolution of the council and before that resolution could bo rescinded notice of motionwouldlmvetobcgiye.il. Councillor M'Laren raised a point of order. Was not the motion m tho nnairo of a'rescinding motion? The -\cting-Muvor ruled that it was not. Councillor 'Puller hod' given notice oi his motion, before the resolution fixing the fares was carried. His motion had been deferred because ho was absent in Aus- ' Councillor Fitzgerald here remarked that he would very much like to see the standing order' bearing on the question. (His wish was not gratified.) Councillor M'laren still contended tliaf. the motion was in order, but the ActingMayor said he had given his ruling, ami ho "would not have it discussed. Councillor Hiudiiiarsli: Is that your ruling? The Acting-Mayor: \es. Councillor Hindmarsli: Very well I move that the chairman's ruling be disagreed with. ' The Acting-Mayor: I refuse to put the motion, ' „ , . By this time councillors were leaving their seats, and there was a babel of voices. Presently ' sufficient councillors had left their seats to leave no quorum at the table, and the Acting-Mayor remarked: "Youcan talk away as much as von like now." Councillor Fuller then expressed the opinion that the whole'thing was an insult to councillors. It was known that his motion was coniiii? on, and he had been forestalled. He hoped councillors would 4and bv him in this, for the same

thing had happened before. The appeal was without avail, however, for councillor!: left the room singly and in groups, until Councillor Fuller was left almost alone, protesting violently that it was a "crying disgrace." This remark the Acting-Mayor took exception to savin" that it ought to be withdrawn, but the meeting was over, and the heated, undignified discission was continued in the aiite-rooni.