The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-17
TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL.
STREET RAILWAY TRANSFERS
WILL THEN BE SETTLED.

Ex-AIderman w. G. Cam, Who In
troduced the Amendment to Scc-
ton of the Ordinance, Limiting
Fares to Cents, Says the Inten-
tion Was to Require Transfers-A
New Ordinance May BE Introduced
The people of Savannah are likely to be
granted street railway transfers soon
whether the street railway companies are
favorable to the move or not member
of the board of aldermen said yesterday;
''If the street railway companies have not
sufficient regard for their own interests
and the rights of the public to give trans
fers Of their own accord an ordinance viii
be introduced in council requiring them 10
do so. An amendment to the present ordi-
nance governing street railways operated
by electricity is all that is necessary"
Mr.. w. G. Cam, who was a member Of
the city council at the time of the adop-
ton Of the ordinance was seen by a Morn
ing News reporter,
Il remember the ordinance very well,
said Mr.. Cam, for the reason that l in
troduced the amendment TO section .,
which provides that the fare to be charged
by the companies operating under THIS or
dinance from any point on their line OF
road to any other point on their line with
in the city of Savannah shall not exceed
Cents The intention was to give con-
tinuous ride for cents from any point on
one line or system TO any other point on
the same system. 1t was not intended
that passengers should be given transfers
to be used when they saw it, but that
transfers should be given. where neces-
sary, to be used as soon as possible. If
the street railway companies require a
passenger to pay more than one fare to
go from any point on their line to any
other point on the lines of the same COM
pany the intention of the ordinance is
violated. This is certainly the case when
a passenger is required to pay new fare
on transferring from one line to another
line OF the same company If the lam
guage of section of the ordinace is not
sufficiently clear 1t can easily be amended.
Section 6 of the ordinance specifically gives
council the right to adopt such additional
ordinances regulating street railways OPP
Grating under electricity as it may see
fit"
A well known young business man, in
speaking of the change in street car
fares from to cents, said that there is
a tremendous kick all along the line by
people, who object to paying the increased
fare. Il know of some people. who in
tend buying bicycles just on account of
the increase" he said There will I'M
doubtedly be a considerable falling off in
the number of passengers on the cars for
a time. If twice as many people rode at
cents as will ride at cents. then think
there was money in it for the railroads at
the lower fare. This may not be the case,
however and under the circumstances
cents is not an unreasonable fare. Having
made the increase, however, the railroads
should not object to giving transfers. The
giving of transfers would have considera-
bic effect in allaying the feeling on account
of the increased fares. The street rail-
roads are public corporations. They oc-
cupy the streets of the city free of charge,
and the public is entitled in return to some
consideration at their hands"