THE FREIGHT CAR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1977, 6 February 1914, Page 3

THE FREIGHT CAR

FEEDER VEHICLE TO HE vrocubed. , Art extension of the present freight car sen-ice by the running of at least one other vehicle as • a feeder, to tho freiithi ear is proposed by , the tramway .authorities.'' " ■ . At a meeting of the Cit.v Council laet. night, tho Mayor ■ (Mr. j. P s Luke) moved that the faUqivife recommendation of tho Tramways Committee bo adopted'-'That'- authority • ho • granted fw two electric vehicles to be purchased for the Tramways Department, one for tire collection of -paieels vt various placbs in the city, and the oilier for tho us® of tho Revenue Office and tho Traffic Department." Mr. Lu'ko_.s;tid that the vflhicfc's would'be electrically ■propelled, and; would bo charged periodically* nom; the power Station.' They would serve, as a pattern also .which private individuals might cho-oso to copy, and tho result would bo a profit to the council from the sale of current, which they could quite easily supply with their present, plant. • . . ■. . Councillor Fuller moved that tho matter be referred hack for further con* sldcratioii. •''lt would bo well to--knnW: how far tho council meant to go in competition with private individuals. Councillor M'Kenzie seconded tho motion, It was a flow policy for tho council to adopt to begin the collection and delivery of goods.' i Councillor.' Fitzgerald said that experience had shown that the freight car was nseless unless there wo feeders : to onabl.es people to get their goods to the freight car. Councillor Fletcher said that the proposal was? merely to supplement tho freight service, and if thoy wcro unwilling to extend, the service they mightas well discontinue it. There was'nothing ift the' objection that tho council Were proposing to enter into competition with private people, because they had'institutcd competition with private .people, cab-drivers, for instance, - by establishing a car service. At the suggestion of the Mayor Councillor Fuller 'withdrew his . amendment, and the -motion was carried.