New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-09
TRANSFERS NOT ACCEPTED.
THE CONSOLIDATED TRACTION COMPANY
HAS A NEW SCHEME
NEWARK PEOPLE GOING TO THE wAvERLY FAIR
GROUNDS REQUIRED TO PAY TWO FARES OR
THREATENED WITH EECTIoN - CITY
COUNSEL PRICE DECLARES THE


THREATENED WITH EVICTION CITY
COUNSEL PRICE DECLARES THE
ACTION ILLEGAL
The people of Newark were highly incensed
on Labor Day and yesterday by the action OF
the Consolidated Traction Company in running
a line of cars in Broad-st.. Newark from
Bridge-st to TIE fair grounds at Wavery bear
ing placards announcing that no transfers
would be given or taken on these cars Many
men who boarded the cars with transfers re-
fused TO pay ext fare, and refused also 10
get off. In such cases, the conductors, rather
than have trouble allowed them to ride The
subject was called to the attention of Mayor
Seymour and the Board of Works Commission
ers. and yesterday they proceeded to take action
against the company An ordinance Of the Board
of Works Of July 10. 1894, reads:
Section / That any company or corporation OPP
GERS within the limits of the city OF Newark.
whether such cars DE propelled by horse. eec-
tricity or otherwise shall. upon request withou,
further charge, give to any person who has pald
his fare of five cents on any such car a transfer
ticket which shall entite such person 10 r ro
upon which such transfer was given. whether con-
trolled by said company or corporation or any
other corporation or company.
While the fair ground is outside Of the city
limits, and in another municipality over which
the authorities Of Newark have no control. the
ordinance specially provides that passengers
shall be carried on transfers to any point within
the city limits. and the company even refused
to accept the transfers in Newark. Transfers
have always been accepted on the Elizabeth
cars and passengers have been carried as far
as Waverly on them. Last year the fare
| charged was only five cents to the fair grounds
81 think" said Commissioner Van Duyne yes
| terday. that the running Of these cars Is IN
keeping with the narrow ideas OF this COM
pany. which seems to be always trying to avoid
| doing some Of the few things 1t agreed to do
when it owned the city and secured its very
| valuable franchises.
This company has undertaken to carry pas
| sengers from any part OF the city to Waverly
for five cents; it gives transfers from all its
| routes to the Elizabeth line to Waverly, and
then runs cars to accommodate about one-tenth
of the people who have it's transfers. Then it
| puts on the latter line so-called special cars,
with notice that NO transfers issued on
| this car | consider ii not only contemplate
| on the part of the company. but also unlawful.
and think the people would be entirely justi-
fed in getting these so-called special cars.
handing the conductor their transfer checks
and refusing TO pay an additional fare"
THE MAYOR TAKES ACTION.
Mayor Seymour said in the morning, after
having submitted the matter to City Counsel
Price for an opinion: IF, in the opinion of the
| City Counsel, the traction company can exact
a double fare on this Inc. then shall request
the president OF the Board Of Works to call a
| special meeting at once and take such action
! as may be necessary to compel the traction
company to come to terms. Unless this is done
| the State Fair will be at an end before action
| can be taken, and the traction company won
| care what regulations ale adopted. am IN
| clined to believe that the company has no fran
| chise to operate line Of cars in Broad-st, from
| Bridge-st. to the fair grounds. but is allowed
| by courtesy to operate the extra cars on that
| part Of the line only II such is the case then
| il should be a very easy matter to compel the
company to run those cars over the ehtre
| Newark and Elizabeth route or else give ana
accept transfers as required by law
President Stainsby. of the Board or WORKS
said he was surprised at the action of the
traction company Late yesterday afternoon,
/ he said. Il a car going south stopped near
| Green-st and two officers were called 10 eject
a passenger who offered transfer and refused
| to pay additional fare. The officers very
properly refused to eject the passenger, ana
/ think the company should realize that Il Is
bound 10 accept transfers at least TO the city Inn
| it's The city line is only short distance from
! the fair grounds. and | suppose the company
has a right 10 stop there II Il desires, put Wltn-
! in the limits transfers should not be refused
FOR THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE.
Bernard NJ Stanley, OF the Consolidated Trac-
| ton Company, said in explanation Of the COM
pany's action: "The cars are specials run for the
benefit Of those who take car In the centre
of the city without transfers, and who otherwise
would be crowded out Of the regular cars by
transfer passengers l fail to see why objections
should be made for we adopted this policy for
the convenience Of the travelling pubic ana VIII
hardly realize anything above expenses Dy the
ARRANGEMENT Yesterday our total receipts Oh
the special cars were less than S'oo ana II that
amount were cut in two by the use or transfers
the cars would have run at heavy loss 20 me
| company The car is in every sense speciai
| car and the conductors are not furnlshed win
| transfers and are not permitted to accept any.
'If the city doesn't want them we VIII take them
off and then the public can go down 10 the
| Pennsylvania Railroad and pay a fare or ten
| cents or return TO the old stage system and pay
| the same fare This is extra line we are
| running for the accommodation Of the Increased
! traffic on account Of the far ana IL is eht4reIy
indenendent of our regular line"
Late in the afternoon City Counsel Price, AFTER
! ,ooIinq ar the law decided that the action of
the comnany was Illegal. and he SO announced
| - tho Navor and the Board OF Works Com
| ,,iseioners A meeting Of the Board was called
| late in the afternoon, but II was poslpohed 70
| n m Tomorrow. Notice was served on tne
| companv The Objectionable cars VIII propaDy
| not be run to-day.
HE THREATENS TO CLOSE THE SCHOOLS.