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....... ~ ¢~ ~ .... ~o P~,a alone Gosnort Road to Dale Street,
<br />Park. Returning alonR tn~ prese~ ~ou~ ~ ~ ~-%, o ~ ......
<br />and thence along Dale-Street, Armistead Drive, Devises Street, Deep ureeE ~ou±evar~ ~o ~ospor~
<br />¢~ad, ~Gd along the present route to dow~_tov, rn Portsmouth,
<br /> ~ring the 2mz¢~ hours the presen~ Douglas Park route would n ct be
<br />changed. The tuz~n-back service during the ~sh ~ours would be pmo,~_ded by routing buses ~ong
<br />the present =cute to Gosport Road ~d Dale S¢_~e , thence alo~ ~le Street to ~stead
<br />Drive, along Armzstead Dmive to Do~mes ~eet, along Do~es Street to Deep Cre~x Boulevard,
<br />alo~ Deep Cmeek Boulevard to Gosport Road ~d returning over Gosport Read mo.d the present
<br />rouse to dow~tc~ Portsmouth.
<br /> The~e a~e ~o~e street intersections, however, zior~ ~ue proposed route
<br />in North Truxton, ~icb/~st be repaired before this service can be
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<br /> ¢ B. ~e ~equest ~de by the Parent-Teachers Assoclstion, th~ou¢_ Coun~
<br />cilman C. C. Houghton, t0 extend and ~e-~ou%e the Oregon Acres Line via Louisa Avenue, Race
<br />Street ~d Ro~m~n Avenue, to provide better service to the ~esthaven School.
<br /> There was some justification for co~p~&int on the afte~oon service
<br />from the school, due to the occasional lateness of ¢~ two buses scheduled to pick up the
<br /> ~ .' 0ctober~lth, b~ scheduling two buses to
<br /> children. ~e corrected tb~s condition 9 n _~esa&y, -
<br /> leave the garage, proceed to the Westhzven school, carry the cP~l~en to ~hei2 destination
<br /> along the 0~egon Acres route ~d then go into ~egular service. ~leavi~ the garage we c~
<br /> be reasonably sure that these buses will be on time every day s_ud '~ill provide excellent
<br /> t~sportation for the school chil~en. The mo..lng school service is not changed, and is
<br /> ~ded by havi~ t~ee buses on the re~lar 0~egon Acres route, cross the A .... ne ~npzke
<br /> a t~n~o~ud~ ' at Scott S~ree~' ~, and return ~o their reg&lar route at Fo&~ Avenue and
<br /> Street. By t~%s arr~ugement¢ no bus s~ops on the ~e~lar ~ou~e &~e skipped.
<br /> ~.e objections to red.outing the Oregon Acres Line, &s p~posed, are
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<br /> 1. There is little business to be Obtained fr~ this area. Prac-
<br /> ticzlly all houses a~e within a thous~_d feet of existing
<br /> Portsmouth Transit ~outes,
<br /> The block between Race S%~ee$ &nd G~tffln St~ee~ is used as a
<br /> playground~ It is ~udesirable, fr~m a safety st~dpoint, for
<br /> buses to travel ~o~g the streets which bo~de~ playgrounds.
<br /> ~e zdditional dist~uce involved is approx~¢.ately 0.2 miles
<br /> pe~ t~ip ~d would require all buses ~o c~oss the ~Iine Boule-
<br /> v&~ at Rodman Avenue, a dangerous intersection~
<br /> P~ce Street and Louisa Avenue a~e narrow, lined with s b~ubbe~
<br /> ~d less suitable to bus t~affic than ~e streets on which we
<br /> now operate.
<br /> 5. ~e will lose some riding, due ~o patrons in Oregon Acres
<br /> desiring to ride this time-cohering, increased dist~uce.
<br /> 6, ~e c~ e~ect ~ additional dec~ease in business by placing
<br /> o~~ buses farther away f~om the concentration o f homes in the
<br /> ~ea bo~uded by Lincoln Street, ~berland Avenue, Airline
<br /> Tu~pike &nd Ro~u Avenue,
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<br /> We consider the ~esthaven SeZ¢.ool t o be well served under ~e arrange
<br />merit outlined, The many objectionable features of the proposed re-routir~ would, in our opin-
<br />ion, provide less convenient service to the,majority of o~rpatrons riding in this a rea, and
<br />pose a penalty on our operations in a territory which i s very unproductive at this time.
<br /> C. The request made by Counci%m~_n Henderson to recheck the Park View
<br />bus service to determine, if increased business since September let does not justify more ser-
<br />vice on this line.
<br /> Enclosed is a tabulation showi~ the passengers carried at the
<br />load point on the Park View line. This check was ~aken on Thursday~ October 15 and Fridsy~
<br />October la. The check shows that an adequate service is now being rendered with the present
<br />schedule, it is particularly interesting to note that mo~e seats are provided at all times¢
<br />any one hour period~ ths~ passengers carried, except between the hours of 4:00 and 5:00
<br />inboumd aud 5:00 and 6:00 P.E., outbomud, which is during the afte~oon rush~ %me line will be
<br />checked frequently, however, to detest, the if this adequacy of service is bei~ maintainedo~//
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<br /> D. The complaint made by Co~mcilman Henders on about gas fumes in t he
<br />new Southern Coa&nes.
<br /> We wish to advise that the position of the e~haust pipes on these
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<br />us~s is bei~ cha~aged.
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<br /> ¥ie wish to th~nk you and the other members of the Transportation
<br />Committee for the courtesies extended represemtatives of the Portsmouth Trmusit Comp~ay when
<br />these matters were discussed at the meeting on October 6th, aud ~e assure you that thePorts -
<br />mouth Transit Company will continue in its efforts to give convenient, safe and modern, trane -
<br />portation ser~ce to the citizens of Portsmouth.
<br /> K. A. Bradshaw, Vice President,~
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<br /> On motion of I~r~ Henderson, said report, with recommendation t?~t the
<br />oz.y ~anaoer put ~ne same i~uto e fleet, was adopted.
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<br />The following co~ications from the City ,~anager were ream:
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<br /> let - ~Proposa!s received from three zm_~as of reliable engineers for
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<br />eng~neer_ng services for making preliminary studies and detailed designs ~ud preparations of
<br />pla-us and specifications for the ~sewered area in the annexed t erritory~ were considered and
<br />studied in detail by your committee.
<br /> It is the opinion of the ~¢o~,~m~t~ee that ti~e proposal offered by
<br />Greeley and F~nsen is the most favorable for the City of Pbrtsmouth s_ud it is therefore recom
<br />mended that the award for engineering services be made to Greele~ az~d Hansen, i~ and when
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