The Washington times., 1908-02-02
FLAT NICKEL FARE
TO GET TRANSFERS
TO ALL COMP ANIES
"a Universal Transfer
Amendment to Traction
Bill Prepared.
Subcommittee viii Sub
nit It's Work to Dis
triCt Committee.

Universal transfers in the District OF
FColumbia, with the provision that any
passenger demanding a transfer from
the lines of one traction company to The
lines of the other shall pay a fat fare
OF cents, instead OF Offering a ticket
purchased at the rate of 6 tickets Tor
= cents, is the arrangement contained
3n an amendment prepared yesterday
afternoon by the Street Railways Sub
committee Of the House District Com
mittee for the trackage bill now PeDG-
dng.
Although there is no intention Of the
committee to legislate so as to do away
with the present arrangements FOR
transfers from line to line in one com
pany, that amendment is now so framed
that It could readily be continued to
mean that no transfer shall be issued
In the District Of Columbia save on the
the payment of a fiat scent fare.
This however. viii be remedied in :he
composition of the amendment by the
full committee.
Whether the universal transfer ar
arrangement Will be reported TO the House
dor passage by the full committee is
merely instructed the subcommittee 10
prepare a tentative amendment con
raining the universal transfer provision.
The subcommittee IN submitting the
amendment 10 the full committee. makes
no recommendation either for or against
the passage OF II.
The subcommittee. in drafting the
amendment yesterday, consulted VITA
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gineer Commissioner MORROW. and Gen.
George H. Harries, general manager OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
The full committee viii consider the
amendment tomorrow morning in exocG-
tive session at 10 O'Cl0ck.
In discussing what would be the &C
IiOn OF the committee in bringing out a
plan fOr the arrangement OF the tracks
of the companies that they may be given
access to the station, Chairman Smith.
Of the District Committee, said last
evening:
There IS, may say, n present con
siderable confusion in the minds OF the
members of the committee and IN the
minds Of the members OF the House as
10 what will be the best ARRANGEMENT
meeting tomorrow Commissioner Nor
row win be present to give US advice
on the subject"
The universal transfer amendment. as
Il now stands. Is as follows:
"All street railway companies now
operating or hereafter operating their
systems, or parts Of their systems In the
District Of Columbia, are hereby author
lied and required ard shall, in said
District, make or cause to be made and
given, and shall receive. at all times
TO all passengers Of any street railway
In said District, free, reciprocal, con-
-tinuOus, universal transfers, inter
}changeable to, from, and over the line
or lines of every street railway COM
Jpauy or companies in said District, good
and receivable at all junction points, in
tersections, or connections, of every said
railway company, with the lire or lines
of every other streeI railway company.
for one continuous passage, in one gen.
beral direction, for one cash fare OF 5
cents provided. all street railway COM
fpanies can continue TO sell six tickets
for p cents, good for one fare. And It
shah be the duty Of the Commissioners
of the District OF Columbia to fix and
determine BY rules and regulations,
which they may alter or amend from
time to time, the period for and con-
diiOns on which said transfers shall re-
main good and the course or courses of
THE said general direction to be taken
by passengers using said transfers.
And the Commissioners CT the Dis
prict OF Columbia are hereby authorized
40 enforce compliance with the pro-
visions hereof in any court Of competent
iedy. either at las or in equity In the
name Of the District of Columbia.
ANY street railway company which
shall refuse to issue or receive a trans
fer as provided by this section shall for
felt and pay the sum Of SIS, TO be reCov-
cred by the party 10 whom such refusal
Is made, by action brought within one
year from the time of said refusal, and
in addition thereto. every officer OF
agent Of any street railway company
who shall violate any OF the provisions
OF this section, shall, for every violation
thereof, be punished by a fine OF not
more than 500 by the Police Court oil
the District of Columbia on infOrma.
zion fled by the Corporation Counsel oil
any Of his assistants"
The second part Of the amendment
sreads as follows:
NO transfer, ticket, or written Of
Eprlnted instrument, giving or pur
porting to give the right OF trans
fer to any person from public
conveyance, operated upon one lin
or route Of street railroad, Of
from one car to another car, upon TIT
line OF any street railroad. snail be is
sued. sold, or given except to a pas
senger lawfully entitled thereto. Any
person Who snail issue, sell, or Civ
away such a transfer. ticket or instru
ment, as aforesaid, to a person not Law
fully entitled thereto, and any person
not lawfully entitled thereto, who shall
receive and use or offer for passage an.
such transfer, ticket or instrument, e
another. with intent TO have such trans
fer ticket used or offered for passage
after the time limited for its use shal
have expired. shall be punished by
fine not exceeding S25. Prosecutions 70
violations of this section shall ~
brought in the Police Court on infOrmG
tion by the Corporation Counsel or an.
of his assistants"
STREETRAILWAY SUES RAILROAD