The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20
WRIT TO COMPEL Scent FARE is ISSUED
CITY STARTS SUIT
AGAINST T.R. & P.
COMPANY MUST REDUCE FARE FERN Huh. OR SHOW
CAUSE BY DECEMBER 3f-ANOTHER BIOCK ABE NAV
RESULT DESPITE ACTION.

BY order of Judge Chapman In
superior court this morning the
t. II. a. r. company was directed
in an alternative writ of mandate
TO operate its cars to Fern Hill
and all other points in the cit,
limits for single fare of five
cents under the settlement ordi.
nance" or to appear in court Dc,
cember 81 and show cause why
1t should not.
The mandamus proceeding
were instituted by City Attorney
Stiles this morning following z
conference between ATTORNEYS
Fitch and Jacobs for the Fern Hill
citizens with Assistant City At,
torney Baker.
Mayor Linck also was busy try.
ing to push the proceedings ant
about 1890 o'clock Judge Stile;
took the papers into court ant
filed the action.
The entire proceedings is based
on the settlement ordinance witt
the T. r. & P. company, which
was agreed to by them in 1908
under which they were to carry
passengers to all points in the city
limits for five cents.
On this basis the city will res,
its case in court and the city at.
torneys expect to win five cent
fare for every resident of the new
and Greater Tacoma.
Following the re-establishmert
OF service on the Fern Hill line
Saturday afternoon cars ran reg
ularly with the exception of a sim
gle hitch when some passenger Ia-
fused to pay ten cents and take a
receipt. The conductor without
word ordered everybody out of
the car at Midway an dthey had to
walk to Fern Hill and there catch
Spanaway car to reach their
homes.
This was the only break in .he
service, although there were
rumblings of dissatisfaction from
passengers and threats of another
blockade.
"assS httSInR Helu.
At the big Fern Hill meeting
yesterday sentiment was intense
against the company and a spirit
of determination was shown tc
fight the company to a finish
Many were for throwing over.
board the agreement patched ur
by Councilman Wilkeson by which
passengers were to pay ten cents
and get a receipt. 1t was fin
lally agreed to wait to see wha,
faction could be set under way in
the courts before resorting to al
Iother blockade, however. Bnt
the people are unit in their po-
sition to fight to the last ard
compel the company to grant five
cent fare or be crowded out OF
business by municipal ownership.
May Make Early Answer.
Under the order of Judge
Chapman today the company will
have to week from Friday to
arrange it's case to come into court
to show why it should not live
up W tIC Why OlulHdlltt Teuul- :"
ing five cent fare in the city linn
its.
The company, however, has
agreed not to delay matters AMI
it may make it's answer earlier.
May BE Another "Strike.''
A majority of Fern Hill resi-
dents are disappointed because the
blockade was called off Saturday
noon and another tie-up may be
started sometime this week unless
the street car company shows a
disposition to hurry a settlement
in court. The agreement to call
off the strike was made by a few
watchers left to hold the cars dur
ing the day and came as a surpris :
to many of the leaders in the
novel warfare.
The committee appointed at the
Fern Hill mass meeting yesterday
to represent the people in the
fight for fve cent fare met this
afternoon at 3 o'clock to consider
the situation.