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WHITBY FREE PRESS,WEDNESDAY,JUNE "My name is 'Whiskers', and if you don't know which one I am, I'm not going to bother telling you. Sheila says that I'm a three-year-old German wirehaired Pointer, tatooed, well trained and good with children. Anyway, you'lI find us at the VVhitby branch of the Ontario Humane Society on Thickson Road North." Free Press Photo Cab fare hikes 18, 1975, PAGE 9 CHECK THESE Heard's, Bell. and Bowman Taxis Companies have applied to Whitby Council for fare increases. In their letter to council the companies said "during the past 18 months the taxis industry has fallen victim to the same severe inflationary spiral that has plagued al othèr sectors of our economy. The rapidly rising cost of living has and is eroding the wages and commission of industry employees. The taxi industry has also taken the full bunt of the even higher inflation rates found in the automotive related fields". As a result, the companies have asked council to revise the current taxi rates as follows: one dollar for the first seventh of a mile; 10 cents for each additional one seventh mile; waiting time unehanged; 10 cents for each bag of groceries or parcel handled by drivers in excess of three pieces except senior citizens; and 25 cents for each piece of luggage in ex- cess of two except for senior citizens. Bell and Bowman Taxi made a further submission Save a Life St. John's Ambulance of Whitby will hold a "Save a Life Program" dealing with resuscitation tonight at 7:30. The session will be held in the Sunday School Hall of St. Mark's United Church at 201 Centre Street South. The one-night program is free to any interested persons. For more informa- tion call Peter Etmanskie 668-6151 or Ken Bird 668- 9672. to council - "as we are pro- posing a rate increase as a necessity, we do think of our senior citizens. They need us more than anyone else, because if any segment of the urban ground transportation network can solve the trans- 'portation problems of the old, the sick, the physically and mentally handicapped, it is us". The matter was referred to the administrative com- mittee. Tenders Accepted Whitby Council recently accepted tenders for four road reconstruction projects. Seal-Top Paving and Con- struction Limited with a ten- der of S300,604.72 was awarded the contract for reconstruction of Garrard Road for approximately 1,100 feet north of Dundas Street to Manning Road. Annes Street from Dundas Street to Dunlop Street will be reconstructed by Bennett Paving and Materials Limited which submitted a tender of $75,810.85. Lamco Construction Lim- ited's tender of $56,586.88 was chosen by Gouncil for the reconstruction of Warren Road from Thickson Road to 600 feet casterly including a storm sewer and storm outlet to Corbett Creek. Resurfacing of Brock Street South from Highway 401 to Dunlop Street will be handled by Repac Construc- tion and Materials Limited with a tender of $30,864. In each case, the low tender was accepted and the work can be conducted only after council rec'eives appro- val from the Ministry of Transportation and Commun- ications. WHISKERS