More than three weeks ago the Tram Company fell foul of us for having said that the slowness with which the relaying of the track in rth Szechuen Road Extension discussions which led to nothing practical. Insistence on one or two subjects, where it is permissible to 1 results, is in-proceeding was, frankly, 4 As if to show their com-indifference to criticism and public complaint, the work is still not finished. Tt may be recalled that the Company's letter of June 14, ich we published, emphasized, first, that the work had only begun on the previous May 2; secondly, that it applied to only two stretches of approximately 150 yds. in length: each. 'The second point' was presumably made in order to suggest that the public really could not be inconvenienced by such a little mat ter. As for that, the public are verier judges than' the Tram Company. But if it really is such a little matter, then we repeat that 42 days for' the work (the length of time when our first article appeared) Iready for to' much, ind 67 days (the length 6 imply a disgrace. And still. the work is not done, For some of it apparently the P. W. D. is responsible, but some, ig undoubtedly the Tram Company's. Not to let it be suggested that we have misquoted the sense of the Company's letter, we would note that they go on to say:—
Not an easy job and rendered when' traffic" has' to fong uring operations diffeult, the more reason for pées-are to get it done; if rendered less easy by traffic, the greater reason for working at night when trafic is negligible. When tracks had to to relaid in the Nanking Road, work proceed night and, day.' But presumably the users of North Sze-linen Road Extension are not deemed worth bothering about. The Council have certain powers over the Tram Company and we ask that they will exercise them to get this work finished off without further delay, By the way, speaking of Nanking Road reminds us that the extra width by the new Sassoon Building will shortly be available for uses The normal procedure in such eases would be to complete the road, Jay the wood paving ant then tear it all up again to move the tram tracks further north. they have to be shifted, now seems the time to do so.
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