To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Datty News."
Srx,—After a ride in the motor "bus, Which has been' put into service on the route from St. George's to Jessfield Park, one cannot but wonder why the Municipal Council does not encourage by low licensing fees an expansion of this class of transportation, The bus is exceedingly comfortable in both classes, clean, easy riding and in fact, everything that.
the Council could get up a little the trams are not, but should se, if further energy and see that the Tram Company abides by its contract in every way. I have travelled in trams in most of the large cities in Europe and America, but nowhere have I seen material of such poor quality, service as rotten as is imposed upon tha public here.
However, I have strayed from my subject, and just wish to say, that, this *bus service places myself and family in the pleasant position of being able to go out to Jessfield every evening, a thing that we could not do before owing to the length of time it took by ricshas to get to our destination and back again. I think that, if the prices were! lowered to 20 and 10 cents respectively, more people would be able to take advantage of the service than is possible now, for, after all, 30 cents for a trip to the Park for a family of four is rather high, considering that the same amount, per head, has to be paid for the trip back.
If now, the Municipal Council could realize the need of tennis places and a' swimming bath, for those of us who live in the Western part of the town and do not live in houses with lawns and do not own swimming bath shares, we could easily get to the recreations above mentioned, by means of the bus. There is lots of room in Jessfield park to build a bath and the tennis places as well and there is no reason why we westerners should be denied the privileges enjoyed by those living near the
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