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Ferry♦ Continued irom 1'itr o«etwharf repairs is not undertaken by Aug. 14. it will order that service be discontinued at theseJwufegs:Forest City at Peaks Island Cleaves and Ponce at I.ong island; the landing at Great Diamond Island, and Chandler s Co\e at Cnebeague.Cleaves and Ponce wore closed earlier, along with the landing at Little Diamond Island, because the PI C deemed them unsafe.Wednesday’s decision was based on a show-cause hearing at which the ferry line was ordered to show why it had not made repair., to its wharves as requiredThe PUC said it is ‘'not yetpiepared to say that ferry transportation can no longer feasibly be provided by private enterprise.”But it added it would recon-ider this possibility if Cascx) Bay Lines o. a sucessor doesn't show signs of providing adequate service by the deadline this monthThe commission suggested tnat the ferry line might obtain money to repair the wharves through a bank loan, since it is making a 7 per cent return on its investment.But the commission did not rule out the possibility of financial help from Portland or the state.)
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Biddeford Saco Journal

Biddeford, Maine, US

Thu, Aug 03, 1961

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