Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-16
OFFER TO OPERATE
FERRY ON EAST SIDE
West Pass Company Ready
to Cooperate With
GOOD Service.

Howard Hanson, deputy prose
cutting attorney. and advisor Of tho
board of county commissioners, ON
Saturday last filed an opinion in
the matter Of the ferry lease be-
tween King county and the kitsap
County Transportation company
to the effect the the lease can not
be broken except by mutual con-
sent of both parties.
Following the announcement OF
this opinion the West Pass Trans
portation company amended its
original proffer to the county tc
include an offer to establish a run
between Three Tree Point and
Portage.
The communication of the West
Pass Transportation company to
the county commissioners is as
follows:
"This company will be willing
to take over the operation OF the
present ferry boats owned by
King county, at present operated
under lease to the Kitsap County
Transportation Company running
from the foot of Marion street to
Nashon Heights and to Harper,
and giving the same service that
the present lessee gives and pay
King county the sum of So, 10000
year rental for the ferry boats.
In addition this company is will
ing to maintain the docks, main
tain the upkeep Of the boats, give
the bond required for the faithful
performance of its contract in
such sum as your honorable body
may think proper, put on in ad-
dition a boat running between
Portage and Three Tree Point,
provided the county builds
wharf and slip at Three Tree
Point; this company is willing to
put ON boat as feeder from
Vashon Heights to Maury island
so as to take care of the shore
line people on the east side of
Vashon island until said slip is
finished and ready for service.
As an alternative proposal
this company will build or pur-
chase and put in service a suita-
bic ferry to take care of the traf-
fic between Portage and Three
Tree Point, provided the county
viii build ferry slip and land
ing at Three Tree Point. We
will furnish service that will
meet all the requirements between
the two landings, this run being
a very short run. I he round trip
probably could be made in forty
minutes and frequent trips could
be made. especially in the summer
time. The fares on this route
would be at least ten per cent
less than the present schedule
at the north end of Vashon island
and would bring the people of
Nashon island into Seattle, re
ducing the time consumed on the
water to less than fifty per cent.
"The West Pass Transports
ton Company has been actively
operating its boats to the ports
on the west side of VaShon island
for over thirteen years. The
president of our company, N. G.
Christensen, resides on Vashon
island and five of the stockhold-
ers of the West Pass Transports
tion Company live ON Vashon
island and this company is cspec-
tally interested in the welfare of
the people on Vashon island on
account Of the property interests
on that island. We have been re-
quested by large number Of pro
perty owners on Vashon island TO
make this proposal, as we are IN
formed that they are not satisfied
with the present ferry service
We have been reliably informed
that seventy per cent of the bus
mess from Vashon island comes
from the south end of the island
aud that it would be greatly to
the interests of all of said people
to have this service between
Portage and Three Tree Point