The Washington herald., 1911-10-26
TRANSFER MEASURE
OBYIATES TROUBLE
Draft of Bill Framed at Citi-
zens' Conference.
EMBRACES MANY GOOD POINTS
"Free, Reciprocal, Continuous
Transfers" VIII Be Demanded
of Street Railways in Proposed
LegfsIatiOn-FinaI Draft to he
Prepared Saturday Night.

The first draft Of bill for free, recip-
rocal, continuous, universal transfers" for
the District was framed last night by the
subcommittee OF the executive committee
Of the conference Of chairmen of railway
committees of the various citizens asso-
Citations at a meeting in the offices of
Charles w. Darr, the chairman, 7O5 G
street northwest
The bill embraces the good points OF all
the bills which have already been intro
duced in Congress-, and obviates many
troubles, for which former bills have fail
ed to make provision. The bill seems to
cover all the points over which there
might arise any controversy. The meas
ure as drawn up will be considered by
members OF the subcommittee, and the
final draft Of the bill will be made at a
meeting in Mr.. Darrs offices at 7:3O
clock Saturday night.
For Continuous Trip.
The bill provides that the railway COM
panies of the city shall offer free re-
ciprocal transfers to intersecting lines,
and that whenever one railway grants
a transfer TO the line Of another railway
the company on whose line the transfer
so issued is received shall issue a trans
fer, if desired. to any other of the last
mentioned company's lines, to enable
the passenger to proceed on a continuous
trip"
This prevents a person starting out On
one company's line, transferring to the
line Of another company, and then trans
ferrinS to a line OF the first company.
Such a state of affairs would be obvious
iy unjust TO the railways. The bill also
provides that the provisions of the act ap-
ply to the Observation-Disclosures Railway
Company at Twelfth street and PennsyI-
vania avenue northwest, to the Great
Falls and Old Dominion line at Thirty
sixth and NJ street northwest. to the
Bladensburg. Spa Spring and Gretta
Railway Company at II street and Bla-
densburg road northeast, to the Baltimore
and Washington Transit Company at
Fourteenth and Kennedy streets north
west, and at Fifteenth and G. streets
northwest At all of these points there is
no physical connection between the rail-
way lines.
Must BE Redeemed.
The bill provides that the transfers be
redeemed by the various companies in
settling their accounts at the rate Of > liz
cents for each fare. Persons violating
the provisions of the act will be guilty OF
a mlsdemeanor, and. on conviction. will be
fined not less than so nor more than
$500. or shall be imprisoned for not less
than a month, or more than $50 days, or
both. The enactment OF the bill will
amend all charters OF District railway
companies not conforming at present
with the provisions OF the act
The phraseology OF the bill will be
carefully considered by the members of
the subcommittee. and the final draft Of
1t will be presented 20 the executive
committee of the conference at a meet
ing next Tuesday.
The members of the subcommittee are
Charles w. Darr. chairman eX officio;
2. V. Heating, Of the Rhode Island Ave
nue. Suburban Citizens Association; p.
J. Ryan, attorney for the Central Labor
Union. and Samuel MCComas Hawken,
president of the West Rock Creek Citi-
zens' Association. George Gall is seCre-
tary. All were present last night with
the exception of Mr.. Bryan.