THE GLASGOW BUS - TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
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A Settlement Effected After Prolonged Negotiations; Bus-station Schemes Approved.
THE long-standing dispute between Glasgow magistrates and the owners of private buses operating in the city has been settled.
It was recently reported to the magistrates by Chief Constable A. D. Smith that he had come to a provisional arrangement with the representatives of the principal bus companies, an important feature being the erection of big bus stations at Waterloo Street and Killermont Street (in the north-east part of the city), just south of Buchanan Street railway station. These stations are to be utilized for the arrival and departure of buses owned by private undertakings.
The problem of bus congestion and the question how matters could be improved at the present stances at Carlton Place and Cathedral Street have been engaging the attention of Glasgow magistrates for many months, and some wee'kc ago they instructed the chief constable to meet representatives of the bus proprietors L.nd consider with them points of agreement and disagreement with regard to bus traffic. A special point was the possibility of the buses being run to depots or garages, instead of using the existing open stances, as is done at present.
Chief Constable Smith had more than one meeting with the bus proprietors, and a few days ago he reported that a settlement had been arrived at. There
after the magistrates received ex-bailie Thomson, of Edinburgh, and Mr. ',Air Wilson, as representing the bus proprietors, and these gentlemen explained that, in anticipation of the proposed settlement being carried through, they had secured option on properties situated in Waterloo Street and Killermont Street.
The magistrates agreed to recommend that the buses belonging to the proprietors represented at the conference— about SO per cent. of the total—be allowed to arrive at and depart from the stations in Waterloo Street and Killermont Street so soon as it is possible to have these made ready for use by the operators.
It is understood that when the new arrangements come into °Oration, buses running to and from the north and east will make Killermont Street their headquarters,whilst buses operating to the south and west will make Waterloo Street their headquarters. Some little time must elapse, however, before the new arrangements can come into operation, as there are several matters that must receive attention.