Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 16, 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday december 1-6, .1939 Page five new buses Mark Advance in local transit facilities a transportation service in Winnipeg and St. Hich no into effect on monday december 18, were t Advance in local transit facilities by Edward . President and general manager Winnipeg elec a statement issued this morning. That due to the com e Nantes Are Dit year from an he Appeal publicity but it shows our desire to keep in step with the times it May possibly be that rising costs and prevailing uncertainties will Force us to pause in our Forward March. Our patrons May be assured that in any event we shall give the Best possible service under the circumstances we believe that the Public and i mar Uncertain-1 the various civic authorities Wil y company had decided to go give us their sympathetic co opera 11 agreed upon Tion and on this belief is founded Corn bind our Faith in the future. And new Gas a thank the City councils o and William a Winnipeg and St. Boniface for their Approxi-1 co operation in helping to make is this modernization of transports a buses possible. Given a general Spiri an approx of Goodwill by All concerned i should not be too difficult to keep lenient con our transportation system second t hat the in the Dominion. Dame-1---------------------------- he same Vas evidenced in conversion electric Orn St Iri Ley bus Canada last Yucai. Thai m was the of the the mass rans of Best provided i Street cars buses. Street Ess Street d Han any and con Seq passengers he most bus service the daughter of the famous last. Franz von Rintelen Ger Many s Ace spy in the great War and now a resident of England in Toronto ridiculed rumours that her father May still be a German espionage agent. She indignantly de lied a widely published Spry that her lather had cancelled her Pas age on the Athenia. Just before the liner sailed for Canada on its final voyage. St. Boniface buses trams on new times changes in service in St. Boni Ace arrived at by agreement be Ween the St. Boniface City Council ind the Winnipeg electric com Pany involve the discontinuation of Street cars on Provencher and tache avenues. Gas buses will be substituted and considerable re arrangement of facilities have been designed to give St. Boniface and Norwood better transportation ser vice. Stockyards buses will be Dis continued with a new service to be Given the tache Marion and tache Start monday inauguration of trolley bus scr Vijo on notre Dame Logan and Gas bus service on William no try Dame and in St. Boniface on monday dec. 18. Makes another Forward step in the plans of Winnipeg electric company for up to Date transport there n greater Winnipeg traffic con original plans for trolley bus ser vice on notre Dame Logan were decal Chi hazards ice on Ino a. Modified to City Council. Meet the wishes of the in August of this year s final approval was granted and con mailing .in1 a tinges which Striction of new overhead wires go into refer n monday standards was commenced on Ivin Nipes electric company is keep route approved by Council. Nine Ide in a ill develop buses were ordered from rents in the transit Industry. Mack company. i Mae new trolley buses notre Dame Logan trolley buses will turn West on Ellice at Smith Street As formerly. After turning West on notre Dame and Smith Street the notre Dame Logan trolley buses will run As Fai As notre Dame and Arlington. A Arlington trolley buses turn North to Logan Avenue then continue Wes on Logan in Keewatin Street when they will Loop and return. In order to provide service for riders living West of Arlington on notre Dame the William Avenue line has been extended to cover this area. William notre Dame Gas buses will run from the City Hall on main Street West on William to Arlington. At Arlington buses will run South to notre Dame turning West on notre Dame at this Point. Running West on notre Dame the buses will continue on to Keewatin Street and Logan where they will top at the trolley bus terminal and return. Passengers using this ser vice will have a Choice of travelling directly to main Street at the City Rall or transferring to the trolley jus at Arlington and notre Dame Tor notre Dame and Portage Avenue and intermediate Points. Coincidental with the changes on the above routes some service Arch buses. Buses designated St. Boniface will operate from Portage Avenue East and main Street at the Bank of Montreal. This line will run East on Portage Avenue East travel Ling Over Provencher Bridge and continuing on Provencher Avenue to Des neurons. At Des neurons St. Boniface buses will turn South to Marion. Inbound this line will run via Enfield Crescent into St. Mary s Road and Over Norwood Bridge the Bridge of the old forts along South main Street terminating at Portage Avenue and fort Street. Buses marked Norwood will operate from Portage Avenue and fort Street South on main Street Over the two Bridges around Enfield Crescent to Des neurons running North on Des neurons his line will turn West at proven her and continue West Over pro Encher Bridge terminating at Portage Avenue East and main treet Bank of Montreal. Persons wishing to visit St. Boni Ace Hospital should catch buses naked tache Marion or tache these buses will run from Portage Avenue East and main Street at Bank of Montreal Over Provuncher Bridge turning South it tache. Running South on tache cussing la Verendrye Park St. Boniface Cathedral old folks ome la Verendrye Monument and St. Boniface Hospital buses will ast on Marion. Tache Marion buses will continue East on Marion. To stockyards and buses will run East on Marion to Archibald turning South on Archibald packing Mack trolley buses for Winnipeg a year ago the Winnipeg elec tric company took a Long step toward the Complete modernization of civic transportation by purchasing six trolley buses. These buses so added to the service and Comfort that nine More have just been added. Mack in Canada As in the United states modernization. 255 Dufft rih Street Toronto i i v i v if., i 1 i plants. Both lines return to Portage changes will be made on other lines East and main Street Over Ultra Muir in vehicles is Viii it makes the i unite Avenue to Smith Street. Turning off Dufferin Avenue will operate from of Joisey big sub in Canada. The Purchase 14 new on St. Mary s and St. Anne s. On Garry Street and Portage Avenue Dame Logan trolley buses will run week Days this line will be linked North on Smith crossing Ellice and continue to operate from Mountain buses or the St. Boniface conver Ith Academy Road and cars from the Walker theatre to Kotrc Avenue and main Street and due illustration above shows one of the Fleet of Mack trolley buses now operating in Winnipeg. Turn West at Portage and main and travel West on Portage to memorial Boulevard. Cars from Academy Ferin Avenue and main Street As a formerly boarded including the equipment bought the time the Sargent Avenue notre Dame Logan Street cars Academy Road Street Donald and Ellice should now go be linked with St. Mary s and St to Princess and notre Dame or if Igns and will operate As buses were put into service from Portage Avenue will main then travelling South on main Street Over the Bridges to the. To Portage and Garry Street an return. Ear the amount of Money spent in i period of a Little Over a year on modernization is in the neighbourhood in Lay have to present conditions this is i Larse sum of Money to invest end of the line at St. Mary s or St. Stafford and Corydon lines Wil riders should note that the Sargent Anne s. Sunday Street car service d together and will operate trolley bus will use the new from St. Mary s and St Anne s will event Corydon cars Travell Stafford cars going West. As at present. Sargent trolley buses we thank the Public authorities for tie co operation accorded us in making this stride Forward in transport modernization in Winnipeg and St. Boniface. Involving an expenditure of approximately this is part of our plan for improving transportation facilities in greater Winnipeg. Rising costs and present uncertainties May Force us to pause in our Forward March. Our patrons May rest assured however that every Effort will be made to Render the Best possible service under the circumstances. Winnipeg electric company s at our ervice i i i i i is i i ;