The Washington times., 1911-05-02
JUST A MINUTE,
THIS MAY Be OF
INTEREST TO YOU
If You Want Universal Inter
/, changeable Street Car
H., Transfers.
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today for the benefit of the people of
Washington and the members of Con-
gress.
At the same time it gives the people
and the legislators a chance to get to-
gether. The opportunity is offered in
the ballot printed herewith. Everybody
who believes the District should have
half-fares for school children and uni
versal transfers is urged to cut out the
ballot, sign it, and send it. or bring it
to The Times.
The Times will transmit it to Con-
gress, and all those who vote will there
upon have made their voices heard in
the Capitol.
II this argument for children's half
rate street car tickets appeals to you,
and if you believe you are entitled to
universal, Interchangeable transfers,
VOTE TODAY.
The Times is able TO present the ac-
companying facts concerning children S
street car rates in other cities because
of the interest in this subject of Allan
Davis, the principal of the Business
High School. MT. Davis may be said
to be the originator of the movement
for half-fare tickets, as he launched a
campaign for this reform in the South
east Citizens Association more than
year ago. From there he carried II to
the Federation of Citizens Associa tions,
which appointed committee on the
subject and made him chairman ,of it.
Mr.. Davis Report.
Mr. Davis has been working for
months TO collect the information which
The Times is presenting to the Wash
ington public today. He wrote TO the
superintendent of schools of every
State in the Union. His report, based
upon his replies, was completed yes
md will ho NH tn q
Federation of Citizens Associations at
its next meeting. So important is that
report, and so significant is it at this
time, that The Times published IL III
full today. 1t is worthy the most care
ful consideration by all Washingtonians
and by every member of each house
of Congress. The report follows.
1.-The problem of bringing tine child
TO the fountain Of public education is in
process of solving by different methods
in different localities. In the Middle
West, where population is sparse and
RAILWAYS few, the state has become A
common carrier for educational puT-
poses and actually brings pupils to and
from the centralized county high
schools by d public coach. Where,
however, interur ban lines have multi
piled. the community has shifted the
duty Of transporting pupils to the rail-
way and has frequently required the
granting Of special rates. This is the
case. for example, in northeastern Ohio.
THE most suggestive preCedents with
respect 10 the relation of the pupil to
the railroad come from New England
where educational systems have been in
existence for a relatively long period,
and where tendencies have had time to
become practices. In BridgeNrt. the
street railway corporation sells a forty
ride ticket to pupils for 81. This COLI
cession seems to have heen made pure
lT as a matter Of business. without leg
islative compulsion. In Maine. the Lew
tston, Augusta, and Waterville street
railway sells a hook of 100 tickets for
$3.50. In Bangor the half-rate also
prevails.
Laws on Subject
"The most Important and significant
condition is found in Vermont and Mas
sachusetts, both of which. BY statute.
provide that half-fare only shall be
charged bv street railway companies 10
children attending private schools. The
Massa achusetts statute. in fact. covers
private school attendance also. Its eA-
net provisions are as follows:
The rates of fare charged bv street
or elevated railway companies for
the transportation of pupils of thu
public day schools or public evening
schools or private schools between
a given point. from or to which it is
necessary for them TO ride in travel
ing TO or from the school houses IN
which they attend school and their
homes, whether such school houses
are located in the city or town in
which the pupils reside or in anoth-
er city OF town, shall not exceed one
half the regular fare charged bV
such street or elevated railway COM
pany for the transportation of other
passengers between said points, and
tickets for the transportation of pu-
pills as aforesaid. good during the