A MINIMUM FARE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1401, 29 March 1912, Page 4

A MINIMUM FARE.

MIRAMAR PROPOSAL TURNED DOWN. A grievance of Mirannr and Seatoun residents in respect to the tram servicfl from tho city to the eastern suburb has como to n head—and tho yriovance remains. Tho trouble on this occasion is tho difficulty which residents often oncounter in not being nblo to find oven standing room at times on the cars leaving tho city for Miramar during rush hours, particularly between 5 tun. and 8 p.m., owing to tho number of short-trip passengers who mnko uso of tho cars. Tho Miramar Borough Council was approached a few weeks ago by several residents, who wished tho council to take steps to bring about a different _stale of things. The council, after considering the matter, decided to"approach (ho Tramway Heard with n sugge-tion that it should put oil special cars for Miramar and Seatoun, leaving the Lambton railway station just after S p.m., on which cars a minimum faro of 2d. should bo charged, tho idea being to reserve them for passengers who intend to travel through tho Kilbirnia tunnel, and keep off those who only wish, to travel over the city penny section. Tho board has replied to tho council that it cannot see its way to give effect to tho minimum faro proposition.