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- " mum Cheo'ate%t.edr-der.tte'-eq, "rr' this service were to be implemented. he stated. council would then have to consider the Beechwood area which does not have bus service.. line because they may decide to walk the rest of 'he my - there is a traffic light there now re- plied Mayor Palecmy. Several recommendations re- garding different routes that could be taken by the bus were considered with Ald. badger stating that the addition of the bus did improve the service, but did nothing to improve the routes and that the west side His worship also proposed that it the service to be provided was not quite right it could be ad- juled. However. if there proved to be noak periods at this limo the children involved may just have to learn to rise a little earlier. Mr. Pugh said that there would also be a problem with small children having to cross King street at the end of the trolley was now big enough to handle an expanded route service. Mayor Paloczny again related that the oily would no longer provide what has been termed a "taxi service" ("it school child- ron. but would improve the pub- lic transportation so that child. ren could be accommodated though it would mean sevteal transfers: Mayor Paleczny pointed out that the PUC maintain that it was not public transportation because it did not make regular stops along the way, but went direct to the school. The meotmg ended wivth what appeared to he a full understand, mg that this wan the stand taken by the city. Approxtmately 30 parents ap- peared as a delegation at council meeting from Beechwood, West mount, Maple Hill, Erh, Amos and Menougall Spokesman was George Cross of 258 Alexandra street. Mr. Pugh (pub. sdmol bd.) maintained that the Lourdes- Empire area bus "was" public transportation in that anyone could pay the fare and ride it. so it was the responsibility of the service to provide transportation for this overload. A petition signed by approxi- mately 125 parents had previous- 1y boon presented to Mayor Pal- Quay which related that: stlo,nts, that would normally not")! the new ('90!me school (Amos Ave ) were forced. ltecattse this school was not completed. In attend temporary facilities at 420 This service would be reversed at the time the students left school to return home. The bus would follow fairly closely, the route now in use. The children would transfer at the corner of King and Erb to the trolley which would carry them to the trolley terminal at the corner of King and University. From here, the original bus mak- ing its third run would meet pupils at the terminal and "shot- tle" them to the school. making " many runs as would be re- Mayor Paleczny related that they now have a 20-minute ser- vice in the Lourdes-Empire area from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. The ad- dition of the one has to this route, leaving the corner of West- mount at 7:30, 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. would allow the, children to get to school on time. He advised that with the ad. dition of one bus to the pemrent gervice. all requirements could be handled " The agreement allows only the introduction of "putriie" transpor- tation services. The chairman ad. vised that Waterloo stop provid- ing student "taxi service" and use the buses to improve the public services. (Continued from page I J from the lourdes-Empire m to St. Davids was a "mistake", and not allowed under the terms of the agreement. WILL KEEP . . Mayor Palecuvy said that the public school board was shirkim; their duty because they, not council, received grants for this purpose. "An excellent example of passing the buck", Janke, "this is a ridiculous situation." Another delegate. Mel Bergen of TI Melbourne Cr. said that another mistake was that the whom did not materialize be. cause the ' value was involved. If council was taking this an- proach because $6.000 was in- volved. they should think care- fully because the first accident would he laid at their door. R. M. Campbell of 131 lriquois Pl, questioned why not one mom- ber of the public school board had the courtesy to attend this mvolinu, they know we would he here. “I understand it is the re sponsihility of the board lo pro- vide the teachers, facilities and transportation, and the duty of council to provide whatever moneys they require. When a board falls down on its duties. as this one has done. than this court. cil should got altor them as the senior body." Mr. Janke questioned whether the school board could receive a grant for transportation - Aid. Wagner said there was but it was up to the school board not coun- cil - cries of "Oh come on now" came from the crowd. Mr. Janke asserted that it "tho school board is not doing their duty then it was up to the senior council to see that they did - Ald. Kominek stated that one elected body could not usurp the authority of another. Mayor Paleczny related that he had discussed several aitermr tives with the public school board - one that they change hours slightly so that existing buses be used at no cost to any one - this they would not do. He wgge'sted to them that they, along with the separate school board and the city share equally in the cost of a soccial bus service - this they did not even answer. Mrs Bergen spoke as a mother and teacher, "I am ted up with this passing of the buck, " has gone on long enough and we are in the middle, You should all forgot politics and gel down to business. . If transportation is not pro- vided we will have to keep our children home We don't want to go this far but we may have to." Several other delegates also spoke. He stated that small children would not be able to cope with the three transfers, and termed the shuttle service as "ridietr. Ions". He related that the problem was because of a lack of school construction thus was a eite Pro- blem - a matter of private trans- portation, not public. Fred Janke of 233 Lourdes St said that it was not the job of the Kitchener PUC to tell Water- loo how to handle a Waterloo problem which concerned the safety of children. When he told of the transfers from the bus to the trolley Bee ml cries of “Oh No" were heard from the delegates. Mr. Cross said the solution was not acceptable. Mayor Palecmy told them that a meeting had been held to con sider this problem that after. noon and related that the city could not apply special services for the transportation of school children, but would improve the public service and related how this would be implemented. Council was requested to rec- ognize this crisis and provide adequate transportation to and from the school facilities. This created a severe traffic hazard for either walking Gr cy cling. 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