Transit Times Volume 5, Number 6

8/14/2019 Transit Times Volume 5, Number 6

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Vol. 5 No.6

District Ends YearWith Rider Gains,Financial Growth

The transit district has completed itssecond fiscal year on a sound and vigorous note-and in a far more favorablefinancial position than anticipated at theoutset of the 12-month period.Despite major service expansion and

the effects of a wage increase for districtpersonnel, net operating revenue of$1,267,600 was approximately $243,000greater than estimated at the beginningof the year.

The district's financial status, its impressive growth and its accomplishmentswere detailed this month in the secondannual report - appropriately issued tomark AC Transit's second anniversary.

In his review of the year, GeneralManager K. F. Hensel attributed the encouraging financial outlook to severalfactors, including a sizeable growth incharter revenue, maintenance and otheroperating efficiencies and savings resulting from a decision of the Board ofDirectors to operate its own claims department and convert its indemnity program to a partial self-insurance plan.

Hensel added that a careful analysisof year-end results and trends indicatesa continuing increase in patronage whichhe believes "will be sufficient at the current level of fares and taxes, togetherwith available surplus funds, to meet ob-(Co ntinued on Page 4)

OAKLAND, OCTOBER 1962

AC Transit MaintainsfHands-oll' Policy onRapid Trans;' Bonds

AC Transit probably will not take aposition on the rapid transit bond issuewhich will be on the general electionballot Nov. 6.

But if voters do approve the rapidtransit plan proposed by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District,AC Transit "will make every effort to coordinate its own bus operation with thethree-county rapid transit project."William J. Bettencourt, president of

the AC Transit board of directors, gavethis summary of the district's position 'this month during a meeting with downtown Oakland retailers and propertyowners.The transit official also repeatedly referred to the "confusion in the public'smind" over sponsorship of the rapidtransit bond issue.The rapid transit proposal has beenengineered and submitted by the BayArea Rapid Transit District - not ACTransit, Bettencourt emphasized. T h ~

two districts are entirely different publicagencies.He pointed out that AC Transit wascreated by the people six years ago totake over and improve public transportation in the East Bay, while the Bay Area

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What the Editors are Saying About TransitSan Leandro Morning News

AC Transit Has Earned RespectAL L TOO OFTEN the new image ofn the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit

District is what is reflected in the newsilver-sided buses in service on East Baystreets. True, the new coaches are onesymbol of transit progress in an areathat for long was saddled with poor busservice and just a plain discourteous outlook toward the public by Key System.

The real success of AC Transit, although symbolized by the new buses, ishow these buses have been used by thedistrict as tools to improve service andattract riders.By implementing expensive engineering studies, instead of filing them as SanFrancisco and Los Angeles have done,AC has become one of the most successful publicly-owned transit systems in thenation.AC has extended its bus lines and improved its services. Never before in EastBay history could local groups sit down

with transit officials and discuss whatbus lines are needed in their areas, orpossible service improvements.Just as important as the service improvements and new equipment is theoutlook AC has brought to transit in th eEast Bay.AC Transit is pioneering a new concept around here. They feel they are being paid to serve the public. For the firsttime in a long while, citizens - the passengers of the district - are treated likehuman beings, not just someone to fi,ll th ecoffers and pay the stockholders.

One has only to look once at the attitude of th e Municipal Railway of SanFrancisco and the public apathy towardthe Los Angeles Metropolitan TransitAuthority, to appreciate AC Transit.AC Transit has become part of th eEast Bay community. It has earned thisrespect and admiration of the area by itsactions - not its promises.

District Wins Top Maintenance HonorsOne of the coveted awards of the in

dustry, the Fleet Owner MaintenanceEfficiency Award for 1962, was presentedto AC Transit this month for its excellentmaintenance performance.

J. Brooks Rice, maintenance manager,accepted the honors for the district at abanquet in Detroit which highlighted th eNational Fle et Owner Conference.

The awa rd includes a mounted plaquean d a blue and gold pennant.

AC Transit was one of two urban public transit properties in Northern California to be named a winner in th e 33rd annual awards given by Fleet Owner, na-2

tional trade magazine of the truck andtransit industry. The Sacramento TransitAuthority also was honored , receivinganother star for a pennant already won .Awards are based on achievement ofmost favorable balance between lowmaintenance costs an d reliable, troublefree operation. The selection committeealso considered number of miles operatedper road call, number of buses availablefor service at all times, cost of maintenance per mile and general excellence ofrepair an d maintenance facilities.

The district, in its entry, stressed th eextent of effort spent in the maintenanceof bright, clean buses .

Passengers Give Party For 'Top Coo'kie'Dorothy Torrenga, the "grandma of

the 18 line," who tops the seniority listamong th e district's women operators,gathered in a new title this month: "TopCookie."

Passengers, who think Dorothy is a"real doll," bestowed the honors whenthey gave her a cookie shower to celebrate her 20th anniversary as an operator.It turned ou t to be a day-long party thathas probably never been matched byanother transit property - at least not incookies.

The festivities got underway on herfirst schedule on "anniversary day ."Tipped off ahead of time by a feature

in the Oakland Tribune and by broadcasts by radio news analyst John K.Chapel - one of he r riders - the passengers gathered at the end of the Line 18at Walla Vista and Balfour Aves.

One couple, celebrating their own52nd wedding anniversary, came fromthe outski s of San Leandro to renew anold friends ip. Oscar Vitt, one-time baseball great, came from his nearby home.

All together, some 30 passengers ma deit quite a party. J. D. Goodman, superintendent of th e Emeryville division,pinned on a corsage; G. L. Modjeski,chief clerk at the division, provided extra

boxes of home-made cookies, to beshared with the celebrants.

But the festivities didn't stop there.Passengers boarding during the dayadded their own cookies and presents.

Mrs . Torrenga made her start with KeySystem on Sept. 30, 1942, worked as astreet car operator until 1948 and thenswitched to buses. She has one daughterand seven grandchildren.She also has a cheerful formula formaking friends for the district:

"I'm just liable to say anything . I talkto everybody-maybe just a hello, -butsomething to pu t them at ease and helpthem enjoy their trip."

SWEET TRIBUTE - A day-long party celebrated Dorothy Torrenga/s 20 years asa bus driver. J. D. Goodman, above, started festivities by pinning a corsageon Dorothy. Then riders,waiting at the end of herLine 18 run, showered herwith cookies and gifts.

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Annual Report Shows Progress of Year(Continued from Page 1)ligations, provide further service improvement and maintain the district's fi-nancial integrity."William J. Bettencourt, board president, in his message to citizens of thedistrict, also reported on a year of impressive growth.

"We have moved constantly ahead,and we have kept our promises to th ecitizens of the district. New lines havebeen pu t into service, bringing the firstbus transportation to many areas. Im-

Copies of th e annual report,which features the City of Alamedaon the cover, may be obtained atthe district general offices, 1106Broadway, Oakland. Alameda isthe first, in alphabetical order, ofthe communities served by AC Tran-sit to be honored on successive an-nual reports.

provements have been made to almostevery line. And we continue to move forward to make bus riding not only fast an defficient, bu t convenient an d attractive."

"These accomplishments were achievedwith no increase in the tax rate an d noincrease in fares," he said.The board president pointed out thatmore East Bay people than ever are riding the bus - and liking it - o bvi ou sl yagreeing that "It's Smart to Ride th eBus."

He reaffirmed the district's pledge tocontinue improvements, particularly inthe field of speeding up an d streamliningexisting service.

Detailed in the report are theseachievements: A total of 21,849,270 annual servicemiles, of which 1,652,800 were added in

the past year. A Reet of 630 motor coaches in service, including 250 new units. (The num-

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ber of new buses jumped to 280 lastmonth.) Inauguration of an exclusive buslane on the Bay Bridge; the first of several "park and ride" facilities, and anEast Bay Sunday and holiday pass. Salary adjustments for supervisorypersonnel an d office employ ees, resultingin an average increase of 6 percent; plusan hourly wage increase of 5.5 percentfor contract employees. Pension plan and vacation an d sickleave benefits extended to non-contractpersonnel. Inauguration of six new lines; extensions and improvements affecting almost all transbay and local service. Fares reduced for teenagers on EastBay and transbay lines. ' Rehabilitation of all diesel-operatedequipment acquired from Key SystemTransit Lines. New information signs installed atdowntown Oakland bus stops an d at theTransbay Transit Terminal in San Francisco; new tokens and holders issued.

During the past year, passenger revenue totaled $11,913,440, an increase of4.8 percent. Riders carried amounted to49,986,600, a growth of 4.5 percent.Ne w Bus Stop SignsErected in Alameda

A program of providing increasedschedule information at bus loadingzones was started in Alameda this monthas part of a city-wide job of posting newsigns an d repainting coach stop poles.Signs listing hours of 'operation wereposted along transbay line W-Encinalwhich runs only during commuter hours.The project is one of the first steps in adistrict-wide program to post at busloading zones the hours the line operateswhere service is not provided around theclock, seven days a week.

Coach stop poles in Alameda also arebeing repainted in district colors.

AC / transit PASSENGER REVENUE . .. COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEAR$1 .060,000 I - 196 2 I I'"1/ J/' A\ / I \Ij \ / \\ , , ,.. J., , I I f_ 1961

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$1 ,040,000

$1 ,020,000

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980,000

960,000

940,000,

920,000

\ I --r---1 . 1960 If'I Ir900,000 -80,000J N . FEB . MAR . APR . MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.

Patronage, Commute BooleSales Continue to Climb

Transit patronage continued an upward trend inAugust, with 4,005,000 riders carried during the month- an increase of 3 percent over the same month a yearago.Transbay commute book sales for the month were

up 8 percent over August, 1961, showing an increaseof $12,100 to $163,800 for total book sales.Passenger revenue for the month of $1,030,100 plus

other income of $65,000 was adequate to meet alloperational costs, which were up 7.9 percent overAugust, 1961, This income provided for amortizationand depreciation, bu t was not sufficient for bondeddebt requirements of bond interest, leaving a deficit of$66,100 for th e month. Surplus carry-over funds an danticipated savings from the district's new self-insurance program are expected to offset this deficit.

AUGUSTPASSENGERS

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_ ACTRANSITiles operated in August totaled 1,927,700, an increase of 61,600 or 3.3 percent over August, 1961. _ U. S. TRANSIT INDUSTRY5


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TROLLEY TRIPPERS - The Oakland Observer of 50 years ago showed excursionistsenjoying the Key Trolley Tour - a sightseeing opportunity revived b y AC Transit'scurrent Sunday and holiday pass.

Fun Pass Revives Trolley Tour TraditionA tradition dear to the hearts of those

with an elastic memory has been revivedby the district in continuing its Sundayand holiday fun pass on a year-roundbasis.

Back 50 years ago, the Key Trolley tourwas popular, attaining special fame as asidetrip for visitors to the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition.

The Oakland Traction Company started the tour in 1911, using a car paintedblue and lettered in gold. It was a slowpaced sort of era, when Oakland boastedan ostrich farm at High and East 14thSts., and a Key Route Inn with trainsrunning through its portals.

It also had F. M. "Borax" Smith, whonot only founded a transportation network, bu t was delighted to open thegrounds of his own estate for the trolleycar sightseers.

The excursion started at the Key RouteInn at 22nd and Broadway, ran downBroadway to 12th St., then doubled backto Berkeley for a tour through the University of California campus . Fromthere, the excursionists were taken up6

Arlington Avenue, for a view of the bay.Returning to downtown Berkeley, the

car switched up Piedmont Ave. to Piedmont Springs Park and the JapaneseGardens where luncheon was served -in latter years, the itinerary was alteredand lunch was provided at Hotel Oakland.

The car returned to downtown Oakland; ran around Lake Merritt to reachthe Arbor Villa estate of "Borax Smith,"then continued to the Ostrich Farm .From there it switched over the Park St.bridge to Alameda and a view of treelined streets and pleasant homes. I t fi-nally returned to downtown Oakland at5 p.m., concluding a seven-hour tour thatcost $l.

Popular for some five years, the tourfor a time included the Havens Art Gallery and Idora Park, before it was discontinued in the latter part of 1916.

Different from the Key Trolley trip,the AC Transit's excursion pass sells for60 cents and allows the purchaser to rideanywhere in the East Bay during a 24hour period. But no ostriches!

District Joins in Study of Bus LoadingAC Transit joined with the City of

Oakland this month in an effort to improve bus loading and traffic movementon downtown streets.

A joint study into the complex problem resulted from a preliminary investigation by the City Planning Commissioninto the feasibility of locating AC Transitbus stops at the far sides of intersectionsas a means of facilitating traffic.While th e district will make every ef

fort to cooperate in expanding the use offar side stops, General Manager K. F.Hensel advised the Commission it is onlya partial step toward freeing the flow oftraffic.Hensel proposed consideration of additional measures for periods of heavy

commute hour traffic. They includedprohibiting parking in certain congestedareas and the possible assignment of exclusive lanes to commute buses, duringthese peak hours.

The district already employs far sidestops at a number of intersections, Hensel added, and would be happy to consider their extension wherever conditionsar e advantageous. But, he advised, "circumstances vary at different locations ."

The extent of their variation wasstressed by Jay Czizek, Oakland city traffic engineer who listed 31 "traffic control" or operating factors to be weighedin moving bus stops to the far side ofintersections.

Included were amount of r i g h t - t ~ r n traffic, converging or diverging traffic,on-street parking, truck loading, driveway cuts, reaction from property owners,and location of basement elevators.

Also to be considered, Czizek said, iswhether there is a heavy transfer of passengers from a bus approaching fromleft or right; whether the bus turns atthe intersection; condition of sidewalks,lighting, weather protection and type ofestablishment in front of which the pas-

sengers would be required to wait forapproaching buses.About 40 percent of the city's 1,450bus stops already are on the far side, according to Czizek. No city has gone into100 percent far side bus operation unlessall on street parking was removed and anexclusive bus lane was established adjacent to the curb, he added.

The problem of having the tail end ofa bus sticking out in traffic - particularlyaggravating to motorists - probablycould be solved by lengthening of loading zones at some stops, according to E.Sam Davis, director of AC Transit research and planning.

He said the district has long sought -unsuccessfully - to have the length ofthe zones extended.

"Some of them just aren't big enough.We can't get into them. And we need tohave them kept free ."

Davis also suggested the possible elimination of right and left traffic turns atcertain locations as a means of speedingtraffic flow.

IN MEMORIAMDeaths of three veteran transit workerswas reported this month, all of them pio

neers from the early days of local transportation.Frank J. Schoop Sr., who died Sept. 15,

entered service in 1902 and was pensioned 46 years later, after serving as anelectrical department foreman.Mr. Schoop, 83, lived with his wife,Nora, at 40 Montell St., Oakland .Joseph H . Ashmore, 64, entered servicein 1928 and was pensioned in 1961 as amotor coach operator. Mr. Ashmore, whodied Sept. 20, lived with his wife, Margaret, at 3016 Brook St., Oakland.Marius "Mike" Nelson, 79, died Oct. 9.He went to work as a street car operatorin 1907 and was pensioned in 1948. Helived at 1218 107th Ave., Oakland.

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Candidates File For Seats on AC BoardTe n candidates, including four incumbents, will be seeking posts on the district's board of directors at the Nov. 6general election.Four of the candidates will be mnningagainst Col. Robert M. Copeland, vice

president of the board, for the office ofdir ector-at-large.

Colonel Copeland, who lives at 80 Norwood Ave., Kensi ngton, has been a director since the district was formed in 1956.A retired U. S. Army engineer, he also isa director of the Stege Sanitary District.In addition to Col. Copeland, candi-

New Employees JoinAC Transit Family

AC Transit welcomed the followingnew employees during September:

General OfficesTabulating: Shirley Ann Lekas, 2080

Depot Rd., Hayward.Emeryville Division

Maintenance: Bo K. Gin , 235 7th St.,Oakland, service employee.Bus Operators: W. C. Wilson, 417223rd St., San Francisco; R. C. Carroll,1219 Lincoln Ave., Alameda; G. A. Andrews, 340 Len-ox Ave., Oakland .Richmond Division

Bus Operators: Billy Parsons, 213l)f-A14th Ave., Oakland; W. L. Prather, 617Stege Ave., Richmond; N. J. Greene, 301S. 23rd St., Richmond.

Seminary DivisionMaintenance: Robert A. Martin, 4918Jensen Rd., Castro Valley; Leroy Rei.d,1811 27th Ave., Oakland, service employees.Bus Operators: C. T. Hetrick, 333Jackson St. , Hayward; G. P. Dutil, 2500Kelly St., Hayward; F. R. Price, 170740thAve., Oakland .

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dates seeking election as director-at-largeinclude:J. Howard Arnold, 1058 Pomona Ave.,Albany, consulting engineer and former

member of the board who was defeatedfor re-election two years ago; Hector(Reno) Reyna, 1522-24th Ave., Oakland,specialist political organizer; Y. CharlesSoda, 457 Merritt Ave., Oakland, EastBay contractor; and Mrs. Kathe S. Zahn,911 Santa Fe Ave., Albany, housewife,fonner Albany mayor and city councilwoman.

Running against William J. Bettencourt, 1213 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro,director of Ward IV and president of theboard, is John T. Muldowney, 1980 Har-rington Ave., Oakland, railroad switchman.Bettencourt, an executive with Friden,Inc., also has served the district since itwas formed.Another veteran dishict director, JohnL. McDonnell, 5109 Cochrane Ave., Oakland, director of Ward III, is being opposed by Roy P. Mitchell, 1922 14th Ave.,Oakland, a jeweler. McDonnell is an EastBay nurseryman.E. Guy Warren of 17031 Cull CanyonRd., Hayward, south county tmcking executive and director of Ward V, is un

opposed.Workers Enjoy TripAlong with their own private systemfor "beating the bank," a group of ACTransit employees took friends, relatives

and a chartered district bus to Lake Ta-hoe recently for a weekend outing.L. O. Alward of th e schedule depart-

ment assisted operator Robert MacDonald in welcoming the passengers, wholiterally sang their way to the top - anddown again to the southern end of LakeTahoe . Th e trip was arranged by RobertDunn of the purchasing department.

All is Not Fare in Bus Riding; AlmostAnything Can Turn Up in Coin BoxesAfter considering the weird things that

turn up in fare boxes, district officialshave decided that bus riders frequentlyare preoccupied - and hold more in theirhands than a token or coins.. . . Or, lean over a little too far - andthere goes another fountain pen or pencilinto the box!Along with the more usual fares, theboxes have turned up such things as ahearing aid battery, a cigaret holder, twowedding rings and a man's ring.The treasury department has also recovered a ruler, a coin purse, a tie clasp,a small religious statue. But keys seemto be the most common contribution,ranging from house keys to a "magic" keyfrom Children's Fairyland.

WHAT NEXT? - W. G.Skilling, AC Transit as-sistant treasurer, showsMrs. Kathy Alter, typistclerk, some of thestrange things that turnup in bus fare boxes -besides tokens and mon-ey. The collection hasranged from a hearingaid battery to weddingr ings, but keys area common contribution,along with lucky piecesand pet coins. Items arereturned, when possible.

Lucky pieces and pe t coins also arefrequently dropped by mistake. If thepassenger realizes his error, the operatorusually drops in a note, asking for theitem to be returned. Or the passengernotifies the district and W. G. Skilling,assistant treasurer, sends it back.A gold charm, th e hearing aid battery,a grey pearl button and a variety of coinsare among the things returned by Skilling. Along with a number of tickets fromother transportation companies.Two unclaimed items remain a mystery, however. Two negatives, apparentlyfrom the same camera, turned up in fareboxes on different lines, two days apart.And as Skilling maintains, that's no wayto get a picture developed.

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AC Engineers See Loss Under BARTD Plan(Continued from Page 1)gional plan of rapid transit for the entireSan Francisco Bay Area.

AC Transit favors all feasible improvement of transit, whether local or regional,that will assist in meeting the needs ofthe East Bay, Bettencourt stressed. Atthe same time, he added, AC Transitfeels its patrons and taxpayers should becognizant of the possible costs involved.

At the request of the Alameda CountyHighway Advisory Committee, AC Transit recently ha d an engineering reportprepared by the firm of De Leuw, Cather& Co., on the effect of the rapid transit

AC Employees Suppor tUnited Crusade Drive;Strive for New RecordAC Transit was making an all-out partici

pation this month in th e 1962 United BayArea Crusade, aiming not only for a 100 percent goal, bu t to top the $12,500 contributedby workers in 1961.

At the first report meeting, the district hada substantial lead over other units in thePublic Employees Division. The division,headed by K. F. Hensel, district generalmanager, as chairman, is made up of publicworkers in Alameda County.

Half-way through the campaign, slated toend Oct. 26, the district had tallied 58 percent participation, with workers making achoice of a cash donation or payroll deduction.

John F. Larson, treasurer-controller, againis heading the district's effort as campaignchairman, with William C. Skilling, assistanttreasurer, as vice chairman. F. Vern Stambaugh, president of the Carmen's Union, isheading up participation of the union membership.

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plan on operations of AC Transit, Bettencourt reported.Loss to AC Transit

The engineers concluded in the reportthat inauguration of the rapid transit system would reduce AC Transit net operat~ n g revenue by an estimated $3,355,000II I the year 1969. On the basis of today'stax base, the amount represents a taxsubsidy of 20 cents pe r $100 assessedvaluation, Bettencourt said.

The DeLeuw, Cather report was basedon assumptions made by rapid transitdistrict engineers, Bettencourt said. Theyassumed AC Transit would give up alltransbay service, that no split fares wouldexist on transbay service, and that ACTransit would be expected to providespecial feeder service to all rapid transitstations within AC Transit boundaries.In addition, AC Transit would be expected to adjust its express and otherlines to ' accommodate the rapid transitsystem.However, the assumptions made bythe rapid transit engineers do not necessarily represent present or future decisions of policy by the AC Transit boardof directors, Bettencourt stressed.Agreement Needed

"Such policy decisions cannot be made~ n t i l a full and complete understandingIS reached between the rapid transit district and AC Transit," Bettencourt said.

"The AC Transit board of directors isresponsible to both transit patrons andE a ~ t Bay taxpayers," he added, "and anyultimate agreement with the rapid transit district must best serve the interestsof riders and property owners within theAC Transit District."

The meeting was called by the CentralBusiness District Association of Oaklandand included directors from the Downtown Property Owners Assn., UptownAssn., Downtown Oakland Inc., and Retail Merchants, Inc.

Someone Else Can Drive; After 41 YearsOperator Decides It's Time to Retire

After 41 years as an operator, EdwinN. Canby has decided it's time to letsomeone else do the driving - while herelaxes at some traveling, fishing andgardening on his own.

Canby, 65, of 535 36th St., Richmond,retired effective Oct. 1, bu t not withoutfond farewells from long-time passengerson Line 7-Arlington Ave. and from fellow workers.

Some 150 of his friends at the Richmond division gave Canby a specialsend-off, complete with cake, coffee andthe presentation of new fishing equipment and a cash gift.

Earlier, passengers on Line 7 offeredtheir best wishes - and their thanks forhis years of cheerful driving - when hemade his farewell ride down Euclid

Ave. The children, particularly, considered him a favorite and it's going to be adouble case of "missing." Ed thinks he'llmiss the youngsters most of all, bu t hehopes they'll send him cards "so I'll knowwhat they're all doing."

Transportation seemed to run in theCanby family. His father went to workfor the Oakland Traction Co. in 1906; Edfollowed him on the cars in 1922, switching to buses in 1932.

Canby, who had been on L i n ~ 7 for thepast 12 years, expects to have time nowfor some of his hobbies, including theraising of fuchsias. He also expects tocatch up with things around the house."N ow when my wife, Tillie, says 'fixthis,' I guess I'll have to fix it," he

quipped.

LAST RUN - Edwin N. Canby, center, receives a cash gift an d fishing equipment fromCarl Matous, left, chief dispatcher, and N. P. Alevizos, superintendent, of the Rich-mond division, at a party which marked his retirement after 41 years as an operator.


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At an adjourned regular meeting September 26, 1962, the Board of Directors:

Retained De Leuw, Cather & Company of San Francisco as consulting engineers for the District to assist in technical analyses and evaluations, at a monthly fee of $200, on motion of DirectorBerk.

Authorized General Manager to secure appraisal to determine market valueof abandoned Pinedale Terminal property in Hayward, and to request extensionof use permit from City of Berkeley forcontinued occupancy and improvementof. Park and Ride Center, -on motion ofDirector Coburn.At the regular meeting October 10,1962, the Board of Directors: Directed preparation of a resolutioncommending J. Brooks Rice, mainte

nance manager, and entire maintenance

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ALAMEDA-CONTRA C ANSIT DISTRICT1106

BOARD OF DIRECTORSWM. J. BETTENCOURT . PresidentWard IVROBERT M. COPELAND . . . Vice PresidentDirector at LargeROBERT K. BARBER . . Director at LargeWILLIAM H. COBURN, JR . Word IWILLIAM E. BERK Ward IIJOHN McDONNELL Ward II IE. GUY WARREN . Ward V

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERSKENNETH F. HENSELROBERT E. NISBETJOHN F. LARSON .GEORGE M. TAYLOR

General Manager. . AttorneyTreosurer--ControllerSecretary

force for loyal cooperation and for excellence of work performed in achievingFleet Owner Maintenance EfficiencyAward for 1962, on motion of DirectorBarber.

Buses Carry 44 ,000 to Airport OpeningOne of AC Transit's most complicatedweek-end operations also turned out to

be one of its biggest, carrying viewerswho attended open house and dedicationceremonies at the new Metropolitan Oakland International Airport.

During the two-day event, district buses carried 44,000 passengers. Anotherrecord was tallied up on Sunday, with1731 Sunday passes sold, most of them toriders bound for the dedication event.TRANSIT TIMESAlameda-Contra Costa Transit District1106 BroadwayOakland 7. California

Two separate services were provided.A special express bus service was operated from downtown Oakland and Alameda, via an exclusive bus lane direct tothe terminal. Other buses, chartered forthe event, gave continual loop servicefrom parking areas.Both operations performed smoothlyand efficiently, despite the congestion,according to D. J. Potter, transportationmanager.

BULK RATEU.S. POSTAGEPAID

Return Requested ROBERT E NISBET9 T,\Ur\LhiIS RDOakland, Calif.Permit No. 2105

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