CITY TO KARORI

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2125, 17 April 1914, Page 7

CITY TO KARORI

THE CRY FOR A -SHORTER ROUTE. The question of- shortening tho tram route between tho city and ikarori came up at last evening's meeting of tho luii-ori Borough Council. ■ ; The Town Clerk read a tetter forwardcd by tiro Mayor (Mr. 0. Cathie) to the Mayor and eonncillofs of' WelHn-rtoii drawing attention to tlio urgent usees' 8 i I jf, "I ttßr xmltc - Tho Writer stated that Karon had given the whale or tho Wellington public a tramway to t-li-o cemetery without any cost to city ratepayers. When tho tramway was constructed it had been anticipated that a-shorter route via Sydney Street would presently he Hiado to tho city. After waiting seven years tho borough ratepayers had still te. travel round by Atolesworth Street-, and bo dissatisfied, had they become that a number of them had formed a private company, and wererunning motor buses in competition with the trams. The time saved fey travelling' via Kelburno would bo afiont seven minutes. A shorter route; via Hill Street, would save half a mile in tho distance run, awl would eliminate five or six stopping pianos.' This also would save about seven minutes. Tho Hill Street route would sare, in uiileago alone, enough money to pay for the cost of construction in three years, and would in the future prove tasting economy. For tho last seven years, continued the letter, Karori Had been tho largest customer for power which thecity had, and it still paid tho highest price for every service rendered by tho city. Tha reply from the acting city town clerk (Mr. R. Tait) was then read. It stated that the matter would bo brought before tho next meeting of the City Tramways Committee, when a report from tho Tramways Board oil the (ittestiou would be dealt with A further lottor, dated April 7, stated that it report -an the whole question would shortly bo prepared by tho Tramways Board of Management, Tho Mayor stated that silica tho receipt -of tho replies from tho City Cetmcil the Northland Ratepayers-' Association had held a mooting, and wero ad- . vocating a shartor service via Hill Street. They had mad« representations to tho City Council, ami had received the same replies as tho borough had received. Councillor A. Hamilton: I would like to draw attention to one «sr two inascuracies in your letter to tho CityTho Mayor (laughingly): Yon had better net at present. Councillor Hamilton went on to state that according to Mr. Cathie's letter tho time saved on the route via KdIrarno would be sown minutes, and on the route via Hill Street would he about th<» same. The Mayor: I might sny, Councillor Hamilton,"that my letter is not for discussion. I merely brought it- up to have my action confirmed. I thought that it'was time that something was done, and bo I wrote to the City. ' A motion Was then carried confirm' ing the Mayor'?- notion.