ELECTRIC TRAMS FOR NEW PLYMOUTH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8080, 10 April 1906, Page 2

ELECTRIC TRAMS FOR NEW PLYMOUTH.

AN ENGLISH FIRM'S PROPOSAL At the Now Plymouth Borough Council meeting last night, Cr, Collis said he had been asked by a representative of a firm if the Council was willing to receive and consider a proposal to construct an eleetriu tramway system from Fitzrny to the Breakwater, through the Borough. The Mayor hud previously mentioned t'ic project in talking of the old waterw rks roservo.

Several Cmmillm's maintained that it was beneath the Council's dignity to discuss a matter so informally brought forward.

This matter of etiquette and dignity was the subject of about half an hour's talk, when the Couucil expressed its willingness to consider the scheme, A Taiianvk[ Daily Nkws representative had a oliat with the promoters' agent, whose name for vari mis reasons, is not to be disclosed for a while. This gentleman informod us that a big electrical firm at Homo is prepared to finance the undertaking, and also one at Waugauui. The firm would want to genorate its own power, and to run lines from FiUroy to the Breakwater, the New Plymouth railway station and to the Breakwater, ontending, if advisable, to Yogeltown, Westown, and Devon street west.

Tho agent expressed his opinion that any amount of power could bo obtained, and proposes to bring tho matter fully before the Borough Couucil at its next meetiug.