Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Seek Further
Amendment Bath
Ferry Schedule,

IL Is our DcllcLs LIOIIl the SIuuy
which we have made and from ex-
perience we have had in the past,
that we may reasonably ask for a
further amendment to the schedule
Of the Bath State Ferry curing our
winter operation as beginning Jan.
l, and terminating at the end Of
March," says Paul d. Sargent, chief
engineer Of the state highway COM
mission, in a letter to the public
utilities commission made public
Friday.
During that particular period 1t
Is our desire to establish a schedule
beginning at A. M, and continuing
until p. NJ, for week days, with
an extra trip on Saturday nights
leaving Woolwich at about p. M,
with the return trip from Bath at
about 1918 p. M, the last trip from
Woolwich being about 1919" con-
tinues Mr.. Sargent in his commun-
ication.
ION Sundays we believe we may
reasonably establish for this winter
service schedule leaving Bath at
$50 A. NJ, and continuing until 6
P. NJ. such schedule giving the first
trip from Woolwich at $50 and the
last trip at 604 p. M.
There was recently filed with you
a petition or complaint by number
of citizens Of Bath, Woolwich and
the surrounding territory in the mat
ter of a proposed change in the
operation Of the ferry. A few days
ago was in conversation with
your commission concerning this
particular complaint, and I have
received letter from you to the
effect that our present rate schedule
appears to provide that the opera
ton of the ferry shall be from A.
NJ until 11.04 p. NJ, on week days,
with the modification for Sunday
service as set forth in such schedule.
Prior to Dec. 1. 1925, our operat-
ing schedule provided that between
October Is and December the SER
vice performed from p. NJ, until IL
p. M, was to be two round trips each
after until II P. NJ. By further
one year and April Is Of the next
year was rendered each day from
6 A. NJ. to P. NJ, except that
on Saturday nights only one round
trip was performed, leaving Wool
witch at els P. NJ, with the return
from Bath at Ills P. M. I might
say that the latter schedule for the
winter service on Saturday nights
was to accommodate the usual Sat-
urday evening requirement.
at is the intention of the Bath
State Ferry to furnish reasonable
and adequate service at all times
when 1t is possible to do so. We
have made a traffic study and have
analysed our costs Of operation dur
ing the month of January, 1926, and
approximately up to the present date
for this month. We are attaching
hereto statement showing the
amount of traffic for January and so
far as we can what the result has
, been for the present month. This
statement also shows the amount of
revenue which we have received and
an approximate cost of furnishing
! the service during that particular
| period. The question of traffic
/ and revenue, while the controlling
| factors. do not constitute all of the
elements which we are facing. The
operation of the ferry during the
winter period, say from Jan. 1 to
March 81, is very troublesome on
account of the conditions which af-
rect tne operation, ana we may say
] that during that period the ferry
sustains considerable damage
! 1.-THE receipts of the Bath State
! Ferry for the month of January to-
tailed $1,966.S0 of which IL per cent
or $4,000, was received after
o'clock. The added cost of operating
the ferry after six o'clock amounts
| to $1,174.00 for the month, the
largest items being S940 for
wages of the crew and ticket
sellers, S13500 for coal, Sit for water,
S25 for lights and incidental expen-
ses, minor repairs, ETC., approximate
/ ly 500. Under this system we find
saving of $50 per month on ac-
count of the overtime trip which
would have to be made at 10.15
o'clock"