TE AROHA TRAMWAY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2036, 25 July 1885, Page 3

TE AROHA TRAMWAY.

The following ropoit was submitted at the meeting of the riako County Council on l'lmrscuy :— Waiorongomai, July 20th, ISSS. I ha\c the honour to report that heavy landslips h ue occurred cm the tnmway at the south end ot the tunnel un the I' wer horse grille, on the night of Mcindij, the Oth Julj 1 ist I immediately wired to Mr Imk, ac qu unting him of the matter, and asking him if 1 should increase the staft to expedite m itt«Ts, he replied to use my own discretion I immediately e-gaged 11 extn h mds and we mannp d bv working night and di\ to c lear tin- line re idy for ti iffie. b\ S U n<] »3 night I thin discharged seven of these men, retaining four to construc t <i covering of heavy logs over the spot where the slip occurred, so tint inthee\ent of more taking pl.icc they would slip o\erthe top instead of filling up the line I send >»u a rou^n sketch of what lin tLnd to do . If this is not done .it once, slips will be Liking plicc after heiv> run all the winter V r expect to h.i\e this i<>h completed in .ib'iut ten da\s Ihe New bind and Colonist are the only twomir.es bieakmg quail/ at present I-rom these two we tan get from 20 to 2* trucks d ul) , but, is it takes 27 trucks to rreet our d.ul) expenses, I would respectfully suggest that the tramway work say foui days i week, the remaining two da) s to be occupied in repairing the line, hy so doing we can delutr ejuite as much quartr as if working six d.iys a week, as It is a matter of impossibility to work the line and repair it .it the same time We are now cleirmg i tew sm ill slips th it took place with last nigh f 's hea\j rain Incline will resume work to-morrow Ldmimj Cooksov, Tramway Manager FiN\NCivii. — For tho four weeks ending 24t1) July, tho letunib were £101 4-, (id, and the pay sht'i't £13") od 7d, oi a deficit on the month--- woi king of £34 1- Id.— Cr. Fiith said lie notici'd the C.uiachan mine wan about to stait work, and would boon he >.eudini,' down qu tit/. lie >upi>o>ed they would inn ten trucks ,i d.\^ —Tho iqioit was adopted, and it wis apot-d that Mi Cookson be m^tnkt'd to im- his own discietion in lcjiairing ttic line, taking cue to keep the hoppuis ( it the mines ie.ifion.ihly clc.ir. _^_^_^_____««i