East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-01
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Furthermore, said Mr.. Sutter,
Hayden ave. riders are paying an
express" fare for a non-express
service, since it takes them longer
to get to their destination via the
bus-street car-transfer plan than
it did with the street cars only.
And for this, he said, they pay
l8c instead Of 121ac.
Mr.. Horan asked City Manager
Chas. A. Calran if the city was
making any kind Of a study as 10
schedules as they are run, and the
service which East Cleveland is
getting from CTS. Mr. Carran re-
piled they were. AS proof Miss
Bertelle Lytle presented a report
she has compiled from survey
she has made at the city's request.
The report was not read, but
Miss Lytle, from the floor, offered
the information that Hayden ave.
buses seem to come with more
regularity and at shorter intervals
than the buses from Euclid ave.
east Of Windermere. She also has
observed that even when a bus is
not too crowded, passengers jam
the front entrance. This, she said.
is due to the difficulty of getting
off bus if one is seated PARKWAY
or to the rear.
Answering the complaints on
over-crowded buses, Mr.. Carran
stated no transportation company
in the country can provide a seat
for every rider during rush hours.
To which Mr.. Sutter hastily added,
"But there could be standing
room"
Mr.. Horan said he appreciated
this fact but from his observation
he feels CTS makes no attempt to
provide sufficient buses so pas
sengers may stand with some de-
gree of comfort
In Mr.. Suffers opinion, the en-
tire express" system is wrong. He
said if bus made two or three
stops into town it would be sex
press. He suggested that every
other bus be an express" service
and every other bus make the stops
so passengers would not have to
continually transfer to a street.
car to avoid long walk to their
destination. Fares, he said, could
be rated accordingly.
1t was accepted that too many
bus lines use Euclid ave. That
Rapid Transit is expected to re-
lieve this congestion, a reminder
interjected by Finance Director
G. T. Apthorp, did not ease the
discussion. The commission wants
action now.
If everyone would have the exact
fare ready, it would speed the
loading and unloading of passen-
gers, suggested Richmond Rice,
Commissioner. Here, again, Mr..
Horan came forth with comment
indicating he is carefully observ-
ing this transportation problem
from all angles. why" asked Mr..
Horan, cant they print a ticket
that will give US a ride? Why
can't they print blue Tor some
color) ticket for bus and a red
ticket for a streetcar? Let's get
rid of this monkey business of
having a ticket, and nickle, and,
maybe, a penny for a transfer"
The streetcars which start their
downtown runs from Windermere
Station came in for their two cents
worth. Complaints here say the
cars do not always leave on the
same track and passengers don't
know which one is to be first to
pull out. Motormen, with few eX-
ceptions, fail to announce their
going, and the car is off, leaving
passengers to wait for the next
one.
Also, streetcars will pull out at
Windermere and Superior-the two
main transfer points-just as pas
sengers are getting off bus for
the one purpose of Catching" a
street car.
Also standeeS are still asking
for handrails in the front of buses,
a matter which Mr.. Carran said
had already been taken up with
CTS.