PETONE BUS SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2165, 2 June 1914, Page 6

PETONE BUS SERVICE.

THE fINA-L DECISION, GARAGE SITE & TYPE OF BUS, A special meeting of the PeteiM Borouiih Council was Twld last evening to consider matters in connection with tho projected motor-bus service. Tenders far buses and a garage site were, tho main features of the business taken, Tho Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewam) presided. and there was a full attendance of councillors. Mr. L. S. Brake, City Council Motor Irispec-tor, Wits present, at the invitation, ef the council. Garage Sits, A. site in Cuba Street hatl been decided on for the garage at a previous meeting, but on the mot-ion of Councillor Anderson this was rescinded. Tho Mayor thought that Jackson Street would B&t b° central enough, and a central site, was it main consideration, as the buses would, have ?« start- tlwir runs from various joints in the borough. Councillor Anderson moved that the Jackson Street site be- selectqd. Ooonpillor Brocklobank moved a-s sn ameiidinent: "That' the gasworks site ho chosen." " He tltoHglit; that the .lacksoH Street site was too valuable io bo used for a gar-age. At this stage the Mayor suggested that Mr. "Drake's opinion -might "be la km, j Councillor Findlay remarked that j while be was prepared to accept Mr, | Drake's opinion regarding tendeis for buses, lie could not accept an. opinion i on a. gii-rago site, as M.r. Dra-ko "kftew nothiiiE aijo-ut Petone." After further discussion, the amend> mej-it was put- and lost-. Councillor Oox then moved fts a further amend' ■ mojit: "That tie Heretattnga Street site be- sc-fectefl" This- anrrasdmeat. was eveittually cari'ied on the easting vote of the Mayor. Tho Bus Tenders. A large nmr.lwr of tcr.ders for buses were received from Makers itt 6-rsat liritain. and oiw frotti a German maker, Asked for an opinion regarding these, Mi. Drake stated that the woriiidriven car was the most satisfactory typo, being in every way superior to tho chain-driven car. Tenders for eliam-driven oafs wore accordingly ptii a^ido, Mr. Drake remarked during the discussioti following that it was hard to disßrirainato between thp different makes of cars. They all had their good ceiuts. that brings it <3mvn to accept- . ing the lowest tender," remarked Councillor Fiti-dlay. After a good deal of further discussion it was finally deWcted to purchase three Mawlstey 'huses, the'bodies of iho ears to be built iacally, Two of t-be buses are to be thirty pa-ssei-lger, 40.7 riouse-power cars, to cost £777 each, and-the third is to seat twenty-two pas. sengers, ■ aiwt to be of 20-riorse-iiO-wer. It was derided, to iislt the B-oroush Enaineer to draw up specification;: for the bodies of the ears,