Bullock Teams in the Borough.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7864, 5 July 1905, Page 4

Bullock Teams in the Borough.

DEPI'T.YTIOX TO THE COINCIL. Mr Monti'liori'. n local, contractor, introduced ii deputation to the Borough Council on Monday evcnil|r. to r«|ii.'sl ih.,l tin: prop„si-d by-law to prohibit- bullock trallir within tin llonmuh !<>■ the .'is wet months of the veil'. h<- in.rdili.M. He argued that it would |irevetit bullock teams from even i-nli-rimr with a load -of wood, or crossing thl' Borough on the way to work, This meant thai the 'ltosse teams would have a monopoly. The speaker agivnl ihat it was desirable to prohibit heavy loads Ml' metal, etc.. for say live months of the year, but a'sked that hullocik teams lie placed. <ni the same footing as horse teams. If the prohibition applinl to one, it should to the oilier, as hots.' learns also cut up the tracks. lie thoii|4'it in fairness the proposed by-law should l* l considerably modified. The Mayor referred to the damage done by extraordinary bullock traffic ibis winter. However he thought rhe Council had ii'> desire to restrict, light triillic such as indicated,. Ilf the bullock teams kept on the hard roads there would be no objection, but in partially formed streets the waggons did great execution on the sides of the roads. In furl her treiisn-ksl .Mr Monfj'fltn'c pointed out, that tae .bullock w.agßons had live inch t.ww. whereas hors" vehicles raiipil ir. mi ."> inches down to two a-;H a-half inches. The Council promised to consider i.he application, but up to the time r! adjournment had not ivachcil lb'' by-la w in question.