TRAMWAY FARES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 7

TRAMWAY FARES.

THE ISLAND BAY GRIEVANCE.

• : .'i which "have . beenaheld by- : ithe. ;i Gityw]? , athcrs'' 'during' the ...last7-fBW.* month's:: iiono-wasn'morb animated '• "*?g«Vithat "which;,.took> placo oofu f Thursdav -eyemngf.'-'-when': h-propo'saT'-td graptcohces'sionaltickets on'the/Island Bav lino came up ' ™ r *; eon .?-?«ration. -Ms;-was''.'reportod'4n»res*' issue, it was ultimately decided "by U;-votes,: to. 5, to rof or , matter -to the .incoraing\council,.- : I'';.;:', ;;.;-.;',-■ .;.- .-.-;• " ;;;Thrdhghbut the-' debate;'frequent 'refer--some favourable j'other ;., tne '.itamwayvEnEineer's. report,: a -summary. -;of- ( which is.as fellows:—;::. . '-.':'■ -::■ r. - -*'• v tba .deputa- ; tiomsts. : had; doiie) : :'that..the?miifnber; p'errßons;travellirig;fromvlslarid'Bay';to'thQ; city betore,9-a.m. every nwrning: and-'purchasing a bd.-return ticket would represent the full number of persons who would.^se-'tho new : concessional .tickets.':: Attention particularly., to: the faqt . 'lap.the'tram fares pressed heavily on'thom ;-»"^cpuut:of:,the:members of•their?fainilioß. trhq-, also had; occasion 1 , to ride to-town; - A large.j.proportiori,of residents -tvohH .certain y.,;not ride before 9 a.m;' 'Apart from .this r a together,;., their .letter does .not ; men-;tlotl;-tn'tvthOTevare.;a considerable-number-or; residontß, of- -Island, Bay and Berhamporo . (Vivo ; have occasion: to -travelv three sections :•-° n ,Y•,"*.nd. who ;purchaao,3d.: ticjeetsy-v'' •: > : , --I' a te"g ur f s : ,given::by: me'were ', compiled trom ,the obalance-sheet;. of: -last ; year,- and ;™*e:»ot bas«Un any:ostiriiato of the num-. ; "w*of -Island; Bay\:or„:Berhampore 'residents ,rao.; would-purehase'. concession tickets, 'I contend.that thedepntation'sestiniateof the number of- residents, ■ namely: 160, who would -tickets; is ' guite 'incorIf 4 •the .Island, Bay, district ; 'alone. it, must. be.remembered that Bcrbamporb're-' :Bidents,uwho':are; outside the 2d. .taken'-into'consideration.-.Tho loO..concession tioket-holdera ; would l only- re:presentiabbutifortv; or: fifty familios, a .very : small 'proportion of the: population of,the di 6. .■trictiv';---,;;.:/..;-';.:-'':-■■•V-.;'. 1: . ; : ,;;.;;,£■;:-■',,- ■■■:>.,.-, ; -"' c I?°' arri y 6 - at; a ; fairly.' accurate''estimate ot-the. number .of residents■: who: would ; avail ;themscilyes.. of, : . concession:. tickets',-;-I -have ;^ly«^the;traffic, to; the city;on: thelsland Bay,'line,-.and find.thatthe;avbrago results oroasiollow:—:;.-.:' -.-:..:'..-. -, -.-.,;.:.--;. ,"'':' BeforeJlO ':■ -- : :; : '^^'■K : ''- /v^'^^rtsi'lssuedO::,^' \< ■ ; .'.:, ;'■ 3d. Fares-.lssued'.,:.- .'■ ,■-•;'• '■>-'''•"'.- Rfi'.-..''•! .■:". After 10 a.m:-< ■:-/:,:^'"-;^x '•';;; : ;:-.:;:- :v: : - :;- '- -'- ■' ' nl y;Oyptal:passeugors travel,' ; ; v: V , : : ;:i;;yfrom::Bay);.:; .;;.;. ... jv. v . ;;-..;, yft: ; :- : '?:^ al -' passengers ''who; >wbuld^^ J: ,;;::; I ',<P? neu t' b y. concession tiolscta... 449 -)C

. i ."P";*e basis of a ticicet :: .available on. week-days only. : this represents ;an annual- concession; to the-. 449 Passengers quoted /above/of• £U7l :2s. lQd. - VH- r *B?.rd-to'.the:worlcers^cars, : we aro r,compoUfd. : .by ■: the .Government,/under the -Orders-in-Counoil,' to' run ■ workers' icars 'at ; .half;-ordinary-rates.■'•As these ratea are below i a M a g°.->orking: cost, ,a 'serious .loss/would resulVif• many, cars: were' run. at these rates. X beg.to/gtate.tbat;the rido from Island Bay;toitown:is:not;d dear ride, as suggested by ■ the/deputation. //The ■ average length .-of,the .Becti6ns,on..this-'route>is ]04-chains, :which is ;,three; chains ...longer- than .the average length.bf ; sections on the'city system. ;.- -■.;•■'■ ■ /■■',''4$ '■-.■present'' the' tramway returns- showonly, small profit; after"!paying "working• expenses and, standing charges, and I■■ submit u a ;in :fares, as■: asked for. :w u . la :.oeentertained. --Further, ; :tho Kilbirme; residents now pay2Jd; DirnieltortheHoyal Oak; Hotel, aiid if a con-cession-rs/granted.: tothe'lsland Bay u,? cannot, in ■ justice be .withheld from the; K.llbirnie."people. Whilst;admitting the : soundness ;'of. the argument that itis wise to encourage the expansion of the suburbs, I canndt; admit : that; it.w'ould'b 9 a wise policy for -.the: council: to-.subsidise.-'tHe. Island Bay residents to/the detriment of the city and '.other suburbs.''.:,::,'.- -:; : :/:/ ./,/ :■..,.-•:'..-. .: