EXPRESSMEN PROTEST.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1770, 7 June 1913, Page 5

EXPRESSMEN PROTEST.

AGAINST MOVING A STAND,

An agitation lias been afoot lately to have the express stand in Grey Street moved to sonio other place, and the City Inspector has suggested that _ the expresses should stand backcd _in to the ibond store in JervoisQuay, this being the only other place available. A deputation of expressmen, introduced by Councillor R. Fletcher, waited on the By-laws Committee of the City Council yesterday to protest against the proposed lomoval. Mr. Fletcher urged that there was no sin«lo good leason why the expressmen should be moved from Grey Street. Doubtless there were poople who would prefer not to havfe the expresses in Grey Street, but there would be just as many objections to any place that could bo chosen. Against the site proposed there nero many objections, and tlho Harbour Board would certainly protest. An express rank alongside the bond' would bo an intolerable nuisance,' would block traffic to the weighbridges and to tho bond, and would also bo dangerous by Reason of the fact that the horses' heads would bo only 15 feet from passing trains Tho expressmen were decent men, and had established a business connection on their present stand, and they were fearful of losing it by being moved to some other place. Grey Street was very suitable for their purpose, being almost free from traffic, and since the street had beon wood-blocked it was kept thoroughly clean. ~ The chairman, Councillor Barber, said that no reflections had been made by anybody on the character of tho men on the stand. That was not the ground for the objection raised to having the stand in Grey Street. Ho promised that the representations submitted would have due consideration from the committee.