WELLINGTON TRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 99, 15 April 1908, Page 2

WELLINGTON TRAMS.

n Per Press Association. °. ti ~•, , W<''»'"gt.< m , | ilst _xi„ ]lt _ d I'" Citytoiincil last week resolved, on s the recommendation of the Tramways i' ~'!!""" «' 01 '' '", "'" trams °» «ood FriI- day. Since then the employees of the :i uiiioii have asked the committee to re-' ;. consaler the matter. Thev re-ard the - I nnm-iIV, ,|ecisi,„i as somewhat" unrea- . somible, and a-k thai, it he |„i,| ,|„wn ' iV " «'', '"' I'lioeiple (!,„(. Christmas j I Day and (i„u,| 1,-,.!,,,,,, .1,,,,, ~„ „| lsi , n . ( . l| , as holidays on th,. trams. They also asked thai the electrical engineer should call tor volunteers for work on Hood I'i'iday, as a g i JIH ~,. of thc ( , m _ ployees did not desire to work. To this the engineer made a memo ■ "If v . r . ~.('. for volunteers, we may get'no response oi not sufficient men and officers to run the service. The men are paid for the day s work whether they work or not It they work they gel „n ordinary day's pay in addition." The matter being of immediate importance, it was brought before a special meeting of the City Council tins afternoon. The engineer stated that last Cod Friday the trams were run at a slight loss. The takings were 1243 The Mayor said 34,001) | penny tickets were issued. The com. n„Ue 0 decided to have a Sunday service ! ] on (,„,,,] i-riday, an amendment by Conn- 1; cillor McLaren to grant a full holiday " being rejected. J