Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-21
CHANGE CAUSES COMPLAINT
Patrons Of Washington Traction and Electric
Company Have Grievance.
Transfer System Said to Be Objection.
able-Company Claims New Ar
rangement Will Work Well.

The complex and, as yet, unsettled sys-
| tenn of transfers on the street railroads
governed by the new syndicate, the Wash
| ington Traction and Electric Company, 1t
| is said, is a source of some worriment and
concern to the many passengers daily pa
| tronizing the lines The many changes
| which have been made of late in the rules
| under which the transfers are issued have
| resulted in confusion and have called forth
a number of complaints. The company Of
| ficials claim however. that the transfer
| question will soon be definitely settled. and
| that once the travelling public becomes ac-
quainted with the new system all will work
| smoothly.
| When the roads were under separate
management the transfer arrangements
| were so very simple there could not be the
slightest misunderstanding.
Ihe new arrangements are said to be no
more complicated than are those in other
| large cities where the transfer stations are
numerous. The local company claims to be
working In the interest of its passengers
and is endeavoring to cater to their con-
venience in the matter of granting trans
| fers so far as compatible with strictly bus
mess methods
The latest change in the transfer arrange
ments is the adoption of a rule that no
transfer will be issued upon a transfer ex-
cept In very few instances. This is said
| to be necessary to prevent any possible
doubling on the part of INSCRIPTIONS
passengers
The rule has always been in vogue on
the Columbia line. In some instances its
enforcement is said to work a hardship
and prevent continuous ride from one
legitimate destination to another-the pur-
pose OF the transfer law. To thoroughly
carry out the rule conductors have been
instructed not to issue transfers in bulk
at functions as heretofore, but to provide
one for the passenger at the time the fare
is collected. Conductors and passengers
alike are suffering temporary confusion, but
II Is said this Will soon pass away when
familiarity becomes more general.
An Exception.
Transfers on transfers are issued to pas
sengers from the Great Falls and Tenley-
town roads at the herdic junction, 18th and
II streets. Likewise passengers from the
herdics, transferring to the F street line
going west, are granted additional transfers
to Tenleytown or Great Falls. Here it is
pointed out by passengers from other sec
tons is one of the incongruities of the
present system, for passengers from the
Hyattsville, Brookland and lexington
lines, transferring to either the Columbia
or r street lines. are refused an additional
transfer to the herdic. The question of
transfers is said to be receiving due atten-
ton, and it is expected will soon be per-
fected to the satisfaction of the public and
to the best interests of the company
The greatest complaint is heard from pa
irons of the Metropolitan and Columbia
lines. Many passengers yesterday boarded
the F street cars and transferred to the
9TH street line, expecting to change to the
New York avenue cars at that junction as
usual. The conductors were compelled to
refuse. and In many instances brought
down storm of protests upon themselves.
One claim of the passengers is that suffi-
Gent pubic notice is not given in the case
of change in the system.