New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
FIGHT FOR SCHOOL RATE
Staten Islanders Protest Against
Increase IN Fare for Children.

Residents q ststen Island and representatives ot
the Board % Education appeared before Commits
si1rer McCsroIL OF the Public Service Coums-
son yesterday 10 protest against the abolition OF
1re monthly school rate which the Staten Island
Es7f5 Transit Railway heretofore has maintained
r-- which II has announced viii be wiped out on
7s--z-v under decision Of the Interstate Com
--sr,a Commission that such rates are 1iscrin,-
s-src-v snd illegal School principals testified that
t-is would work great hardship, and parents
So -hat they would Re forced 10 take children
@-o- school because OF the added expense but the
r7rv representative Of the railroad company pres
en- Who said hat he there officially, de-
-ls--s that ne believed the rates could not and
should uoc be continued.
TIE proceeding yesterday the result Of
complaint order against the railroad. following
fsr-e- written ty Chairman Wilcox on December
s declaring that the abolition Of the school rate
VS. nor demanded by the commission and asking
ths- z -ev tariff schedule be fled ar once.
Joseph ?. Cotton. jr- counsel and a director
a re -osd. asked by Commissions AIcCarrou
sons <-- sbOllshing the school rate, He explained
-hsr -he road had not been summoned TO appear
s. he vas present in any official capacity. Per
ro-allv said he believed the railroad under
-He Jurisdiction OF the Intersta1e Commerce Com
nilsson. and could Tot avoid sbolishing these
-e5uoed rates
.-s-e- Powell 8 rtce-prssidsnt Of the Fifth
z-z-S T--c-cTe-nzrt Association. said he had been
-o1s L1a- here q sentiment IN the board Of
dt-e-0-s C the road 70 continue the rates 81 least
7---1 July =
II -hey ce- retain the rates that long said he
- 6onr see why they should be continued alto
Es-.s-"
-,5o such proposition e-er came before the board
q 5--e--ors- said Sfr- Cotton
% -ou question ny ve-acity that OF my
t-f7--z1r-'' challenged NJ. Powell
Ho-' : question nobody's veracry,'- reto-ted Nj.
Co--oa- .BuS I never heard Of any such propo-
st-ic-. and an forced 70 think there has been
: mistake somewhere
Frank d wIlsey. member q the COMMITTEES
- supplies Of rhe Board IF Education, said there
S-z-s- Island who lad 70 be Transported by the
board u E6uca-ion because that vsz cheaper than
- aul6 school and this rise IN rates would
t-c-eass she cosI OF that operation about 800 Der
cert --ouesLiolsbly. also, in the Curtis High
S--oo- there were pupils VINO would have TO drop
q --e Board Of Educstion vas made Up he said.
the elementary school children, 50 that would
serious -e-reuch-nent elsewhere, the children
r-us- - taken 70 school.
Ez-v 2 Toxle principal % the Curtis High
E--0cL. said ffty-nine % MS pupils would be sf-
ee-re5. five six already had tod him they
~-uI6 ha~e 70 drop out aers- January
-T know three orphans. who I've 81 Totte1vf11e -
szf5 he They are supported by sn aunt e school
teacher. and ell intend become school teachers.
P-- -le- xii have 70 step school they cannot
s<o-5 Es . il vii for transportation each
-7ou----
u-6e-srz1d fully how great . hardship this
ia n rates Is" ints-posed Air. Cotton. and the
s--zzo11sr1 toward the Rad which It VIII en-
gender. Nobody u1ors than regrets that But
E-s- else. under the law, can Be done7'
Do IA directors desire 70 continue the school
-z-es = they are not UesaI- asked Arthur Du
6cts. = counsel for the commission
NJ ~otro1 had direcr snswe- 70 this question