The Detroit times., 1909-12-07
EIGHT TICKETS FOR A
QUARTER WILL BE
CITY'S DEMAND
tContinucd from Page OneJ

{, declaicd thdI II WAS OHeTIHB dII
verage fare OF 3.JS cents.
Figures used i'm determining the
lost OF service were for the year 1905
When. owing To industrial depression.
he number OF passengers was abn0r-
nally small This resulted in high.
pr cost per revenue passenger but
3>lso by counteracting result. made
Ne franchise value very small. lr
he committee had the 1909 figures.
he cost per passenger would prob
bly, be shown to be lower while the
franchise value would be greater, thus
Striking about the same average.
With the transmission of the com-
.hittee of fifty reports to the common
ouncil. Tuesday night. the stage ot
negotiations is expected to begin.
The H. L. Il. may try 10 show
hat another method of figuring UNI
Expired franchise values. explained
by Prof Adams in his report is cor
|ect. This would give a franchise
|aluation of s4,2i6207. On the other
hand. the council may collect data to
3how that the d. L. r. operating OK
|Denses were exceptionally high the
Iast three years by reason OF the
mount OF paving work done by the
ompany. an item OF expenditure
Which will likely be less in the com
ing years.
What Figures Show.
4 survey OF the figures compiled
|hp To this time would indicate that
he ID. l.. Il could afford 10 let the
erms OF the three-Cent franchises for
| he old Detroit railway lines stand
Ind sell seven tickets for a quarter
In the other lines. doing the paving
| n addition and paying the present
axes. or the threc-cent lines could
Stand as they are and a rate OF eight
tickets for "A quarter during the day
Ind six tickets in the evening be Civ
In on the present fve-cent lines. with
\ he paving TO be done by the company
Ind possible reduction in taxation.
Any settlement on a basis Of Ger
| ain number of tickets for % cents
youid have 20 take INTO consideration
| he fact that a great many straight
|ye-.cnr fares would still be paid.
Il is probable that the council nav
nv &C. bring the plan In prospect N
)'levelt nd into effect here by allowing
| slightly higher rate OF fare than
|leces eary and providing that the sur
|Iltfs above + per cent on the invest
Inent lo returned to the city.
In both the Adams report and tho
calculations made by Accountant Grid
lev for the cost Of service committee,
many things have had 10 be averaged
hnd taken for granted SO that the tiS-
[res are not claimed TO be absolutely
Exact. They are good basis. how
[vcr. for the negotiations which are
> come
That the committee has not com
klctCd its work with The handing owe.
II the reports cOllated by it's suO-eom-
tittees To BE transmitted by the
mayor to the common council. WIS
/ hc assurance which tho mayor gave
he committee in his talk 10 the NOM
,ers Monday night
Work Just Begun.
Your work has Just begun, he
laid
Because of the fact that the com
mittcc of nifty is hard pressed for
money TO pay for its Investigations,
he reports are accepted now and sent
0 the council. which will print Thorn
1,nd pay the cost of 50 doing. Mon y
.f the members Of the fifty" did not
Understand this; they understood that
They had been appointed to collect IN
Formation. determine the basis OF a
Excitement and negotiate one with the
b. t. X. Therefore they objected To
he handing OF the reports over 10 che
i ummOn council.
The debate did not start at once.
chairman Eddy opened the meeting in
ne council chamber with little talk
In which he told of the troubles OF
HE committee in completing its work.
More than 100 subcommittee meetings
bad been held, he said.
Geo. II. Barbour read the schedules
kommittee report This called attcn-
sion TO the congestion during rush