Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-20

Icompany must agree TO have the car!
meet all trains at the station.
| company's Letter.
Below IL given the letter from Col
lionel Payne to the committee:
Hampton. Virginia,
September 10, 1908.
IMr. Hunter r. Booker. Chairman,
lMr. W. 8. Hudgns.
Mr.. T. J. Haskins.
Committee,
Hampton. Virginia.
Dear sirs:-
This to confirm the understanding
arrived at at our conference this
morning. as follows:
In consideration of the consent OF
the city council, of Hampton. to the
temporary suspension Of the opera
ton of cars over the Locust street
line, on u regular schedule. and OF
the change I'm the fOrmSr schedule
On the King street line We agreed:
That this company will extend tho
fare zone. now ending at the west
end of Hampton bridge. to Normal
school. or Gats woods corner.
A reliable service of either twenty
(2O). twenty-five (25). or thirty 500
minutes to be established from King
and Queen streets to East Hampton.
and said schedule to be operated In
such way as to meet the regular
&c. & O. passenger train, as nearly
as practicable Workingmen's tickets
to be sold in books Of six 60 coupon
tickets for sixty COO cents.
School tickets to be sold at the
rate Of two and One-half t2k) cents
each. in books Of ten IO coupon
tickets for fifty (50) cants. good in
any fare zone for children attending
public schools. This rate Is to be
under such regulation as the company
shall adopt, as to the hours OF use
Mace Of sale and certificate Of en-
rollment. The company will extend
the same privilege to pupils attend
ing regularly established private
schools. burt reserves the right tol
withdraw this rate should 1t be aouS-
ed. in the company's Judgment. In,
the past many abuses of this low
rate have occurred and the company
must be in position to regulate this
rate so that such abuses can be stop
p2d. This privilege extended to tn"
pupils attending private schools Is
not to be included In the resolutions:
but the company will make an an
nouncement of such reduction after
the approval by the council OF th's
agreement.
A an experiment. the company
will, upon the approval OF the city
council of the above agreement. and
of the state Corporation Commission,
OF the proposed reduction In rate, put
into effect, for period OF three (a)
months, a rate OF two and one-hait
(2h) cents. good between the in
Of King and Queen streets,
and the East Hampton bridge (and
the C. & O. depoD. by the sale OF
coupon tickets. in books OF twenty
five for $l.25 per book. The pur-
pose OF this proposed reduction is an
epdeavor to secure additional patron
age for this branch line which has
always been operated at a great loss
II the results are not satisfactory
this reduced rate will be withdrawn
Persons desiring transfers from thi"
branch to the main Tine must pay
the five 90 cent fare. as the red:c-
ed rate will not entitie them to these
transfers.
Yours very truly.
(Signed) ]. W. PAYNE
President.
This, last paragraph, by telephone
authority Of Mr.. Payne. Is modihea
to the extent Of providing 70. books
Of ten coupon tickets on the King
street line for SO cents. instead OF
hooks of twenty-five coupon tickets
for $1.25.
8 GORDON CUMMING. Atty.
Sept. 10, 1908.