CATERING FOR THE PUBLIC

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2012, 20 March 1914, Page 7

CATERING FOR THE PUBLIC

DETAILS IN TRAM TIME-TABLE.

Trams are said to have been scarce when tho arge crowd camo out of the lown Hall, at the conclusion of tho national concert on the night of Tucs2n?i,i t i lus^ as fought under the iotice ; ot the City Council last night by Councillor Fitzgerald, who expressed the opinion that something was /wrong with the management on that ■ J ,^ tl( i u]ar H e understood that trams had been waiting, and had gpno away empty becauso the. concert was a little late in coraiug to a close. Councillor Barbor pointed out that the tram communication with the Town am needed general improvement. On nights when the hall was occupied there enough tars to convev people to tho door and it frequently happened that on wet nights \they had to walk seme considerable distance to the buildM fri* o -?} trams T uilllin 6 on other routes. ~-■ J ho Mayor said he knew from his own personal knowledge that people had had , to walk homo from the Town Hall last I JHiesday night. He thought it was direct, slackness m. management that cars were not available, on that night and other nights, and promised to look into the matter. • _ . /• Councillor Wright brought, up the .question ;of. maintaining the connection of certain cars, with the. train service when the trains happened to bo a.few minutes late. . _ Councillor Luckie suggested a needed improvement, in the time-table in: connection with tho late ear for Scatoun. The Mayor considered v these questions might present some difficulties to the Tramways Board 'of Management, but they would be noted, and if practicable the suggestions would be given effect to. ,