FERRY FARES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 2

FERRY FARES

MEETING OF PROTEST AT EAST* iiOUUXK. . A' mooting of Eastbourne residents was held ou Thursday evening to d ; 'is-. Cuss tlio proposed alterations in the; ■' ferry fares. Tlio suggestions with re- ■ g»rd to the alteration -of the fares, ft'llieh. W"re Wilde at a recent meeting ot tho K;istbourne Horough C'oiineil,. v> e.ro. tjmt i!w price of tho annua! family ■ tickot ski'.!ld ho reduced from £18 10s. i' to £14, tlio half-yearly from £12 to £B. . and thiv quarterly from £0 10s. to £3, ; tlM' family heiii"_deemed to consist ot: parents, their cniidte'ii, and oiie house- - ' hold servant, permanently living under one roof, but not including sons of 31 years of age and over.' • The las'k-men-tiosied were : t© pay. £5, .£3 n d Jf> ei tho sisimi.il, l.mlt'-yearly, and quarterly tickets respectively, . Mr. W. Perry, the. convenor of the' meeting, disclaimed entirely tiro s.iig-' gOStkm o.t any afrkiuig against member? of the Borough Council, and said that some years ago under the ferry Com.' paiij- the price of the family ticket was ; £15, which had been increased to £1£ 10s,, and raw the tntuiieipality %i;sijed to increase it still more, as the'books of tlio Kerry Board proved. There were iiotv only ieii annual tickets issued, and l!l »!< r the proposed faro liirea of ihose • would bo reduced in -.vhilst- seven svonld bo increased. Ho believed that 10&. tras a. very good .conces'sifi'iu ■ but if a, company whose object was to make money Was satisfied with, it, why' ■ should a municipal service wiuelt was ran solely for the benefit of the CoinI mmiity, increase it? Tho fates of onsj lial visitors to tlio Bay bad. been reduced I from lod. to lOfl.j .but the fareevof t.q--si'lents had been increased BO per cent. After expanding on the need for closer settlement itt Eastbourne,, .Mr. Perry moved;--' •_ "That tin's westing of permanent re- 6 Sidents and ratepayers protests against the proposal to incre'aso the prises of family tickets/' i ■ The motion was seconded by Mr: W. : F. siiortt. Sir. R Wills thought tlio council was; ■going tho wro»,~ wrv about iu attempt-' ing io .'letter !i:e Bay. , ' Mr, \V. H. Steven said ho Could not. •■aijreo witi'i Xtr. perry's statements. fie thought that wlnn a mile member of a fitjnify came to bs 21 year's of • ago he. sbbnld-iK! jtiado to Day liis fair share of the eos'tTit^l!e ; 'ttektt:'"T''-"- * . Tlio following amendment. was proposed by Mr. W. T)own.s:—"Thnf. this meeting considers the time is not. . rrpe for nti'f aiteratiofi in tint fares, and tlsat no nltOratiou be fflfldo until til 6 end of the first:tw-elve raonths' working of tbf! boats." - Mr, St- ven stcmM, Mr. M 'Govern said lie agreed alinost I entirely with Mr, Perry's remarks. He! thought ibat 1b •> eotincii Was doing tive tvfong thing iii irfereasiwg the. fares to] permanent resid«uf s, and t'liat the extra oiia.rgo should' fal'i upon te.imvrritry visitors. After several otlief speakers fad, ex-' pressed, their views, tJie amonilment wan • put to tho ineciing and lost.. _ . < Mr. Cook moved: "Thiit. this mooting considers.thai .:i. family siiould be deemed to eoiisistof parente and .nil (niiidren : living under one roof," This Was sec- ■ oiided and carried.' With regard to the proposed alterations in th'o feny tinio-tab'o, it was moved by Mr. Marsdeiu "That if. be ~ n reconimeiidation from litis liiceting; : that tire QDUjieil retain tlio 4.15 p.m.' -.boat front AVellingi'u:., if it is possible to do so," The motion was carried, It wsrs ideckl'cd to form a deputation ; to Wffit upon the ofttjnoi'l and phce the resohitions. of the mooting before it, the speakers to bo Mess ll '. Periy and Maisden.