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PAGE 5 TO) TRANSPORTATION TAI^ (From Rupert Harrison's Nov. 23rd address) '*In 1934, when it was known that the Lions Gate Bridge was going to be built, the West Vancouver Council and Reeve Ley land, in particular, held out in the agreement that was to be signed by the bridge company and West Vancouver, that there would be provision in the agreement that if, and when. West Vancouver wanted to run buses over the bridge, they would be privileged to do so. In 1940, the bridge, of course, had been opened and there was a feeling that the time would come when they would want buses to go over it but they didn't have enough buses to do that so Council put a money bylaw to the rate payers in late 1940 to raise $40,000.00 in a loan bylaw and out of that $40,000.00, they hoped to buy four buses. They called for tenders and tenders were received from representatives of the Ford Company and there was a rather unusual tender received from a garage up at Haney and they were representing themselves as agents for the Superior Coach Line and Council couldn't quite figure anything about this. (Later, it became public knowledge that one of the members of Council was related to the fellow who had the garage up at Haney). When the bids came in, the Ford price was $7,500.00 each and the Superiors were $9,950.00 but I think there must have been some fast mental arithmetic going on because two Fords at $7,500.00 and two Superiors at $9,950.00 only came to $34,900.00 and they had $40,000.00 in the bylaw. I was at the Council meeting when this came up and I'll never forget it. The staff were invited to leave the meeting and we cooled our heels for a good half hour back in the office and eventually were called back and the decision had been made. Two Fords and two Superiors'* "Routes. I told you that the first bus ran from 14th Street to 25th Street. However, I came across a letter some years ago that I found rather interesting. How many of you remember a teacher back in West Vancouver by the name of D. M. Jones? Dorothy Jones. On January 2nd, 1917, which was only a few months after the first bus was operating, she wrote to the Council. 'Dear Sirs: As the municipal bus now funs twice a day to the Great Northern Cannery, it would be a very great convenience to me if you would consider granting me a reduced rate on it or a pass. The Pacific Great Eastern Railway refuses to issue any kind of a reduced rate and my fare to Caulfeild every month averages from $5.00 to $6.00.' Well, it really started the ball in motion. At the next Council meeting, they acknowledged the letter. They also authorized passes on the Municipal ferries and bus to the Reeve and Council, the Municipal Clerk, the Municipal Engineer, the Chief of Police, the Secretary of the School Board, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company, the press, and that a special pass be issued to the school teacher. Miss D. M. Jones." CORPORATE MEMBERS Chapman & Chapman, Land Surveyors; The Corporation of the District of West Vancouver; Hollybum Funeral Home Ltd.; Peppi's Restaurant Ltd.; West Van Florist Ltd.; Ferguson Transport Co. Ltd.; Wetmore Motors Ltd.; Stong's Markets Ltd.; Murchie's Tea & Coffee Ltd.; Big-O-Tires, Dundarave; The Ambleside Inn; Watt Real Estate Ltd.; Crawford E. Laing Ltd.; West Vancouver Secondary School; British Pacific Properties Ltd.; VanCity Savings Credit Union; Peake & Richmond Ltd., Insurance Specialists; William Meek Printing Ltd.; The Park Royal Hotel; Harry J. Webb & Associates, Landscape Architects; Capers of Dundarave; Dr. Jan Easton Inc.; BC Rail Ltd.; Great Northern Packing Ltd.; Community Insurance Brokers; Drs. Rovinelli & McRoberts, Optometrists; Hillside Middle School; First City Trust; Joy Realty Inc.; Bell Realty; Clarendon Datex ltd. and Dr. Robert N. Hicks, Inc.