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001C984F A Wee z..y '.8 ews va hei $ 1.00 per year. +/yegg/QjI7Jg i/i the District of West Vamouvcr--A mbles/ de, Hollyburn, Weston, Dundarave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. New@stands 5c per copy Vol. IV I.IGHT PAGES HQLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER. B.C., FRIDAY, NOV. 1st, $ 929 No. 33 Ferry Fares specia) meeting of the transpol tation committee was held in the qIunicipal Hall on Thursday of last week. The meeting being called to order by Chairman Jackman The resolution of the Board of Trade having been read and the chairman having submitted his report the whole question of reduced fares and alteration in form of tickets was thor- oughly canvassed from all angles. After two hours delibera- tion it was moved by Reeve Vinson and seconded by Councillor Blair and unanimously adopted that "the Red ticket he perfor- ated so that members of the family may be in a position to use one half whilst the other half is held by the purchaser." This is the only change the committee can see its way to recommend after taking into consideration the statement laid before it by the chairman. From the minutes of the Transportation Committee meeting. A copy of the report referred to in the above is given in detail below. Councillor Jackman has gone to considerable trouble in preparing the report. There is a tremendous amount of detail work in its preparation. Everyone in 4Vest Vancou- ver recognises the sincerity and ability of Councillor Jack- man. In his many years of experience as a public man here he has always tackled his duties in a conscientious manner. It seems to us, however, that on this occasion he has produced a lot of figures and tables which, instead of simpli- fying the matter, only tend to make it the more difficult to understand. There are few people who can analyse figures as closely and as clearly as would be necessary to thoroughly comprehend the report submitted by Mr. Jackman. There is one rather startling statement in the report, how- ever, which should be specially examined. It reads, "that by making the change suggested by the Board of Trade it would be necessary to carry 6,327,000 fares to establish the status quo ante. Let us examine this statement. The figures given in the tables are for 1928. During that year the total cash proceeds for all ferry fares were $71,219.50 and the total number of passengers carried was 744,729. The detailed figures are shown in the tables in the report. The school tickets and cash fares amount to 46,654 for a total of $3,107. Let us reckon these at 5 cents each or $2,332.50. Then to be equal to the year 1928 the sum of $68,887 must be realised from the other passengers. If there was only one kind of ticket (disregarding any cash fares at all) and that ticket sold at 8 1/3 cents or 12 for $1.00, it would need 826,644 passengers at this price to produce the same amount as in 1928. (EVhere does the 6,327,900 come in?) That would mean carrying a total of 873,298 passengers, which includes 46,654 at 5 cents each. To attain this figure it would be necessary to carry 128,569 more passengers during the year and this means an aver- age of 175 round trips each day which is approximately 10 extra passengers for each boat trip. These figures are based on just a straight 8 1,'3 cent fare for everybody except school children and does not reckon any cash fares at all. The Board of Trade whilst suggesting strip tickets at 12 for $1.00 mentioned this number merely as a working basis, and would, we are assured, have been quite satisfied to have the same rate as at present, i.e., 23 tickets for $2.00 provided they were strip tickets and ten cents cash for single fares. This would have produced a much greater revenue than out- lined above. It would not have caused any heavier rush for travel at "peak" hours but it would have added to the number of travellers during the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Vancouver and from 4 p. m. onwards from )Vest Vancouver. The hours when travel is exceedingly light on the ferries. As a matter of fact the difference that would have to be made up is the amount of the single fares (20 cents) and the return fares (30 cents) that is $ 1,920 and $23,445 or $25,365. It needed 165,800 passengers to make this amount according to the report. At 10 cents straight fare it would need 253,600 an increase of 87,850 passengers during the year at 10 cents each. That means an average of 240 more passengers each day. The lower fare would we believe produce this result quite easily. Cheaper fares do unquestionably increase the volume of traffic. By issuing strip tickets the ferry service would be more attractively convenient for our permanent residents aiid the sti'aight ten cent fare would bring us visitors and travel- lers during the hours when the travel is now exceedingly light. The only difference the new perforated ticket woll make is that instead of having to purchase two $2.00 tickets as at present, i.e., one for the regular user and one for the home, it will be necessary to buy only one $2.00 ticket at a time. I . -- c ' g ~ The Lighthouse at Caulfeild One of the landmarks of IVest Vancouver HUII DING PERilIITS TOTAL $15,350 Seven permits of a total value cf $ 15,350 were issued during October by the municipal hall authorities. Particular are as follows'. Dwellings Freemantle, Mrs. Edit,h R. 17th and Haywood ......$4,000 Bracewell, S. B., 26th and Haywood ................. 2,500 Smith, H.R., Cypress Park 3,300 Herrmann, Geo. E., Keith Road ......................... 3,500 (Badminton and Squash rackets court). Additions and Alterations Webber, Chas., 27th and Bellevue....................... 200 Cullington, Mrs., Radcliff Avenue ...................... 1,500 Garage Freemantle, Mrs. Edith R. 17th and Haywood ..... 200 Clarke, D., 26th and Belle- 150ue ........... ~ .......v $15,350 LIBERALS HOLD ANNUAL hlEETING The annual meeting of the North Shore Provincial Liberal Association will be held in the K. P. Hall on Saturday evening, November 2, and the annual meeting of Vancouver North Federal Liberal Association will be held in the K. P. Hall on 'Thursday evening, November 7. At the two meetings officers will be elected for the ensuing year. UNIFORilIITY OF FEES URGED IN TRADE LICENSE BY-LAWS The North Vancouver city and district councils, in joint session at the District 51u»icipal Hall, Tuesday evening, referred to the two municipal clerks a»d solic- itors the mat ter of perusing trades license by-laws of the two municipalities with a view to recommending changes for greater uniformity of fees in re- latio» to the various trades. There is now in effect a» a- greeme»t between the two coun- cils which provides that a trades license issued in the city will entitle the tradesman to conduct business in the district and vice versa. Councillor Jackman's Report TO THE REEVE IN COUNCIL, The West Vancouver Board of Trade resolution 'That this Board after carefully studying the ~Iunicipal Transportation System from the point of convenience and service to the resi- dents of the i~Iunicipality, and as an inducement to new resi- dents to settle in the District, wish to make strong representa- tion to the Chairman of the Transportation Committee and to the Council as a whole, for the necessity of changing the present method of issuing commutation tickets and of charg- ing 30c for return fare." Let me premise my official statement by stating that as a private citizen in my capacity as a Ratepayer of the District of )Vest Vancouver the above resolution has my most unquali- fied endorsation, as it is my ambition to visualize in the near future a basic 10c fare for the public and a commutation fare of 7c for our Ratepayers. As far back as 1914 on the Public Platform I laid down the principle that our Transportation Department should be expected to meet only operation costs and that the Debenture and Depreciation charges should be carried by the Municipality at large, instancing the 3Iarine Drive which at that time carried a debenture charge of $6,000and which was not the main artery between the City and EVest Vancouver. Until our public men thoroughly instil this principle into the minds of our Ratepayers and until the Rate- payers themselves accept and endorse it, I fail to see any chance for much further reduction in our present ferry fares. The resolution of the Board of Trade now before Council advocating changes in the form and the price of ferry tickets, together with the whole-hearted support and endorsation of our local Press have placed these matters in the Arena of Public Discussion. Therefore as Chairman of Transportation and the Executive responsible to Council, I feel it my duty to lay before you certain figures for your information. Two tables are here submitted for your consideration. They are self-explanatory. No. 1 shows the various forms of fares, their respective percentages as to the total of passengers carried, the operating cost, and total cost including Debenture charges (Depreciation not considered), total number of passengers carried in each class'and the total of operating cost and gross total cost. No. 2 is slightly different, setting forth the prices of the various classes of tickets, cash proceeds and the profits and losses arising therefrom. Taking the year 1928 as a complete unit, these tables are based on that year's operations and the figures are taken from the Transportation records of that year; these figures have reference only to the water section of our Transportation system. The figures "Operating Cost" and "Total Cost" were worked out by the Auditor for me at the end of 1928. Perusal of Table No. 2 will readily show that the con- cessions to ratepayers and residents (Red tickets, School tickets) and also Cash fares for children equal 76.4",~. These all incurred a loss totaling $11,400.22; and that of the total fares sold single and return tickets (equaling 22.2;~ of total carried) show a profit of $8,958.49. In fact, with the excep- tion of the Blue our 10c ticket (which shows a profit of $9.55)the return and single fares are the only sources of profit the system has. The above resolution asks for a commutation ticket of 12 for $ 1.00 and to be in strip form; and also a basic fare of 10c for those who find it inconvenient to invest a dollar. It will be remembered the Red ticket fare was lowered in the latter part of 1926, the time limit extended from 30 to 60 days and the number of punches increased from three to four. The consequent increase of red tickets purchased, must have been very marked, and conversely less single and return used; as the increase in passengers in 1928 over 1927 amounted to 87,428 producing only $751.00 increase in revenue indicating this numerical increase had been carried at a figure consid- erably less than 10c. Allowing the contention that the 10c basic fare will in- crease the traffic,and assuming that the 1928 figure of the various classes of tickets sold would remain constant and the increase if any would be confined to the basic 10c fare: We should have (a) The Red ticket or its equivalent. Gross Loss A 12 strip ticket for $ 1.00 at a price 1~3 of a cent per ticket greater than the 1928 price. Therefore as there ivere sold in 1928 5%,500 that would mean an added $ 1,745.00 to the proceeds from the 1928 sales or $41,880.00 plus $ 1,745.00 equals $43,625.00. As the gross total cost of these tickets was $51,774.15, therefore $51,774.15 min- us $43,625.00 equals .......................$8,149.15 (b) Singles 20c ) Returns 30c) Reduced to 10c. i» 192S we sold returns (both ways) ...... 156,300 Singles 9,600 165,900 165,900 trips at 10c equals $ 16,590.00 and the gross cost per trip is 9.89c therefore the profit per trip is .11 of a cent. Now 165,900 trips at .11 of n cent equals $ 182.49. (Continued on Page 8)