CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882 — Page 424

There is the more reason for this restriction hat this part of Queen's Road is the only Channel of Communication between the Eastern and western halves of the City, the

Intire traffic of the Colony being funnelled into it by the unfortunate position of the Military Parade Ground and the Ricket field, rendering impossible the formation of any new

parablel streets

: 5 Jade the traffic in this particular lo- - Cality . To avoid inconvenience to the tram cars, by the interportion of this single line

in the middle

7

their double line, a short

passing place with double lines

be

may

made opposite Murray Barracks where the

Moad suddenly Bordens out. At this spot

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5. In English towns, tramways double or single laid along the centre of the streets.

-

are generally

The object is to secure to the house

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1845

frontagers peedom pom Instruction, and to

Snable vehicles to stand at au, door undis:

:: turbed by passing tramcars. Some tramway promoters in Expand appear to have advanced the opinion that in narrow streets the interests of the public are best consulted by placing the

tramway

side of the Roadway.

I have

been unable however to find that this opinion

has had

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any very

wide acceptation in this

Country . It seems, on

sidered that a

Side

of

the

upcar can await the paisage.

The down car.

the contrary, to be con

tramway laid onl

only

07% oill

a street will tend to drive away the

general traffic

side

on to the opposite or unobstructed of the street, while if laid along the