MOTOR BUS TRAFFIC

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2158, 26 May 1914, Page 5

MOTOR BUS TRAFFIC

A discussion on the effect of jsrotw-bttis-; traffic oa roads resulted fjcom in? of a letter from Ajltet. A. Mows-' worth at a recent, meeting M tlrfi fcfcOTi; M&Uwramo Borough C'oune.i'l ! 'i'ho in-itof. acting ou ht-halt of inoWFims traffic pommMtoOj Cftelpsftd a put* tUi" 'from "'fte Ago" <!i a. diseitssioii at tiio previous mt'eting of fbb coiiiiel 3 and cjiwted tho stattmwmb. of t»«.to!-; lor Mtitpfiy, *iio asfeech s 'Wfty siromdj tiro camunHiity bo eSpectcd .to inatoj !»nod roads to cnateki motpr-bhj 'Compantos to r-enp big profits? Tiiti eempahins slwviW doro-w sotme jttirtMiH W. ■ tlioit pwfite 'to tlw iaaSiUci.iaiieo ol Khi4s."' As icpr«3oiit.a:wve. of the two eomiaiues.j ho stated that tlto ehiirgo of deprteiation of roads )>S m&'oi-bnsds would bo ditfi.cttlt to sustain; Wiafc lima ehoUld ba no distii.ict.son bcttedi ffiotof-' buses and otlser vshicles; ttwt the eoni* . pajifcs .paid £& os. per iirmu.m aft every : WiicMiscd, m 3s. of wlijidi svftnt io tlvo hackuw carriage coftStoittee and £l 3 6s. to the. Oowtry lloitd Boiivii, awl invitdd tho t'omie-H t*> appoint a too to investigate vm whole subject. W was added that altogether, .wjMi tensing fees paid by drivers and coiidiiet-fsrs .and other taxation, the buses- bare their f-iir slwrs, besides ewtrEbtotSjig £$l each throucli thd customs, •ConnclHor Mitrphy sfiid that diitiiiM tvik'n jMiiths the twmtfl foeeU'od Ml from nwtor-lnises. 3=>uiin.ft tlto past throij urouths it had ws.t £36 to ffl tip •rats and liepressians eausod by tli*_b*is traffic. iviwi tteii' poi'Hfitt of St. ivikla lo?td was being so b»4l.y dawnged ikuA i work, costin* ;C2;3Q was Bceessftry. tbh would bo atWetl to befs-ro the- \vktor was over, and wltiiiiatelv the road, olio of tho bcist in the State. Would hflya t' l !>p titke-n us* and roiftkl, nt a cost af £1200 por mile, Oounvilkri- Morris said ofdi.iKiry heavy Unffie tiki nofc do anj-lhivfcf: like fitio

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