Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09
A STREET RAILWAY BILL.
A Three-Cent Fare, an Albright Ser
vice and Protection of MOtOrmen.

A Three-Cent Fare, an Albright Ser
vice and Protection of MOtOrmen.
The full text of the street railway bill
I'll R, 541I introduced in the House yes
terday by Mr., Berry. and noted briefly in
The Star Is as follows:
That the rates of fare for a single ride
for continuous trip any distance in one
direction over any of the street railroad
routes in the city of Washington shall be
3 cents, for which the passenger shall be
entitled to such ride and to ticket or
transfer check TO be given to the passenger
by the conductor on the car, good for ride
over any other line or route operated or
controlled by the same company, provided
that such ticket is presented on the next
regular car of such other route within tif-
teen minutes after such passenger leaves
the car on which he paii the 5-cent fare
alii Received said ticket
That there shall be kept on sale on all
street cars in service, between the hours
of o:4J o'clock antemertdtau and o'clock
postmeridian of each day, tickets to be
sold in strips or packages of eight tickets
for % cents, each of which tickets shall be
accepted by said street railroad company
for a single fare for any distance in either
direction over the line or route on car on
which II is presented, between the hours of
5:45 o'clock antemeridian and o'clock
postmeridian, and a passenger presenting
such ticket between said hours shall be
entitled to transfer good for continuous
ride over any other line or route of said
granters as provided for passengers paying
the full fare of 5 cents. Said street rail-
road shall keep on sale on their cars. in
service between the hours of o'clock
postmeridian and 5:4J o'clock antemeridian,
tickets to be sold in strips or packages of
six tickets for % cents, each of which
tickets shall be accepted by said street
railroad for a single fare for any distance
in either direction over the line or route
upon car of which the same is presented
and a passenger presenting such ticket
shall be entitled to a transfer good for a
continuous ride over any other line or route
of the company issuing the same, as pro-
vided for passengers paying the full fare
of cents.
That all street cars owned and operated
in the city of Washington shall be properly
vestt5uled to protect the motormau from
unreasonable exposure to the weather, and
failure on the part of any company to so
protect the motorman shall subject such
company to a fine of $50 for each and
every failure to do every day 1t SO
continues. recoverable as fines and for
FIXTURES are recovered in the courts of the
District of Columbia.
That all companies operating lines by
electricity in the city of Washington shall
after - o'clock midnight cause cars to be
run at intervals of fifteen minutes, in both
directions, until 5:45 o'clock antemeridian.
That the failure of any street railroad
company of Washington city to comply
with the provisions of this act in regard to
the rate of fare shall cause a forfeiture of
all the rights they have heretofore acquired
to use and occupy the streets of the city of
Washington, District of Columbia.
That this act shall take effect from and
acts In conflict herewith are hereby re-
realcd.