The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-25

After many days, the members OF the
Joint select committee on ticket trans
fers have finally come to a general agree
ment and a bin 90 that effect was intro
duced in the legislature. today.
AS stated in The News on Thursday
last. the committee held star chamber
session that afternoon. lasting two hours
and the bill then decided upon 20 report
was an act simply applying 10 cities and
that, while optional in its nature, IL
must be accepted within three days of
it's passage, or It would become null and
void
IN EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER.
The bill has been modified to
apply TO towns, as wen as cities,
but the time limit OF acceptance had been
cut down from three to two days. This
last provision seemed summary, as well
as arbitrary. and so drastic that the ef-
feet of any optional clause would be lost.
After considerable discussion. however,
the members finally agreed on an act
which covers all the trolley lines of the
entire state and provides that the corpo-
rations affected shall accept the provis-
ions OF the measure within eight days
after it's passage.
The News has consistently and per-
sistently made vigorous fight in behalf
OF the people who have cause for con-
graduation.
The system OF transfer tickets is to be
introduced by the street car lines of the
state on Sept. 10. The vote Of the COM
mittee recommending the act for pas
sage was unanimous and II was report
cd 10 the house today. AS all members
of the committee voted for the act II will
undoubtedly be passed by :. an equally
unanimous vote In the house itself and
without much delay The committee
which framed Il being a joint one, it'
speedy adoption by the senate In con
currence seems 10 be foregone conclu
sion and within less than two days th'
act will be a law
FULL TEXT OF THE BILL.
The following is the full text Of tn
bin as reported:
An Act Providing for Free Transfers OF
Street Railways and In Amendment o
and IN Addition 10 an Act Passed AT tn
IAN Act TO Provide System OF Ere
Transfers in the City Of Providence am
for Other Purposes and I'm Addition v
an Act Entitled An Act Concerning TN
Union Railroad Company, Passed at tn
January Session. A. d.. 1882 = ana y
Amendment OF and I'm Addition 20 a.
Act Entitled IAN Act Providing for
Tax on Street Railways" Passed at IN
MAY Session. A. D. lS9S and OF the Act
I'm Amendment Thereof and in Addito
Thereto.
It is enacted by the General Assembly
as follows:
section l. Every corporation operating
lines of street railway In this state accept
ing the provisions of this act shall, on 0
before the 10th day OF September, A. i
1902 provide system or tree trahsie
tickets on its lines which shall enable an
passenger paying the regular fare or nv
cents on any car operated by such cor
poration to ride from the point in an
CITY or town where he enters such car I
any other point in such city or tow
reached by a second car operated by III
same corporation upon track Whlc
physically intersects or connects at
point toward which such passenger mrs
took passage with the track upon whic
such passenger first took passage the pui
nose OF this provision being TO make
possible for one passenger to go by mean
OF one transfer from any point within IN
present limits OF any such city or Tow
reached by any line Of cars as the sam
NAV from time TO time be established Q
such corporation, by a continuous trip 2
near as may be, in the car In which !
first takes passage, and by second CO
running on any track connecting or int
secting as Aforesaid. and used or operate
by the same corporation, 10 any poii
within said limits reached by such Sc
ond car, upon payment OF single rare
Ave cents, which fare said corporation
hereby authorized 10 charge;
TO BE GIVEN BY CONDUCTORS.
Provided. however. O) that no passe
ger shall be entitled to a transfer tick
unless he demands the same at the TIN
of paying cash fare;
(9) that a transfer ticket shall not G
title a passenger 10 be transported up'
anv intersecting or connecting track u
less such passenger takes passage at Z
point OF intersection or connection on {
first car which passes such point aft
the Messenger arrives thereat, and whi
"a being operated over the connecting
intersectlng track In the direction
which the passengers desires TO co.
CD that such corporation shall not
required to issue any transfer ticb
which will enable a passenger to retu
toward the point where he first took pas
age by line running parallel WITH or
substantially the same general directi
as the one from which he Is transferrt
(D that no person shall be entitled 10
transfer In any case where he can rea
his point OF destlnaton on the lines
said company FROM the point where
first takes passage without such trans
upon payment OF a single fare OF q
cents.
TICKETS NOT ASsIGNABLE.
60 that transfer tickets shall not
assignablc or transferable TO any otl
person, but shall bc used only by the ~
son to whom issued.
CO that such corporation shall be
auircd To issue only one transfer ticl
for q ive-cent fare, asd such ticket 81
entitle n passenger TO q transfer Or
the car I'm which he begins his jour-
TO a second car. bat not further:
Ol that such corporation may design
upon such tickets the route or rou
upon which and The direction IN VIII
such tickets will be received IN lieu
fare. and the point OF intersection or q
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