> garry wrote:
>
> > As an aside, the road is owned by Main Roads and the tracks were
> > should I say deliberately unofficially left uncovered because they
>
> > start right outside the entrance to Clem Jone's laneway to his
> house
> > ;-) Surely that wasn't done to remind him of his folly.
>
> Oh, I hope it was. How very fitting. He should be sent the bill for
> reinstating the trams.
Spot on David. What's the point of being Chairman of Transport Policy
Committee at the time if you don't have some fun with your position.
> He's said far worse. He's admitted he got rid of the trams to force
> people to use cars. I quote:
>
> "We are trying to get rid of public transport. I"m not an
> anti-motorcar
> man. I believe people are entitled to a home and a motorcar. What's
> the
> good of having a society which provides for a man to own a car and
> tells
> him he must leave it at home five days a week."
A very good quote David. You made me go and dig out that article from
my archives to check.
And who doubts what I've said about Labor and public transport. Clem
epitomises their views.
Its also very interesting to note the the previous Jones who was Lord
Mayor in the mid-thirties, also started scrapping the trams - the only
difference was he saw trolley buses as the way to go. He did introduce
the BCC back into buses the first routes starting with the war.
Cheers
Garry