Evening journal., 1911-09-12

to the commissioners if it desired SO
TO do,
And Whereas, On the said first day
of September, A. d. 1911, at the time
last mentioned, the said company by
its president and counsel did again
appear before the said Commission and
did again decline to offer any evidence
in support of its withdrawal OF the
sale OF six tickets for twenty-five
cents as aforesaid,
And Whereas, The Commissioners
find that the said company did re-
fuse, after the thirteenth day of Au-
gust, A. d. 1911, to sell TO the pub
lie six tickets for twenty-five cents,
and did require each adult passenger
riding on its cars after the last mem
toned date, who did not present
tickets previously sold by the COM
pany, to pay a fare of five cents.
And Whereas, The Commissioners
are unanimously of the opinion that
the said company was not justified in
increasing its rates as aforesaid,
And, Therefore, On this first day
Of September, A. D. 1911, after hearing
and examining the complaint made
by Thomas NJ Monaghan, above set
forth, concerning the rates charged
by the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company, a corporation of
the State of Delaware, operating a
street railway in the city of VIII
mington, it is
Ordered, BY the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners for the city
of Wilmington that beginning with
the starting of its cars on Wednesday,
the twentieth day of September, A. D.
1911, the Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Traction Company renew the
sale of six tickets for twenty-five
cents within the limits of the city Of
Wilmington, which tickets when so
sold shall entitle the holder thereof
to the same rights and privileges as
to the fare or ride and transfer on
the cars of~the said company in the
city of Wilmington as was given by
the said company to its passengers
Immediately prior to the thirteenth
day of August, A. d. 1911.
And Il is further ordered by the
Board of Public Utility Commission
ers for the city of Wilmington. that
in default of compliance with the
order above set forth by the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany that the said company shall be
subject to and shall pay a penalty OF
one hundred dollars per day for the
violation thereof.
In witness thereof, We have here
unto set our respective hands and
official seal, this first day of Septem-
Der, A. D., 1911.
Henry NJ Taylor. Pres't.
Samuel G. Cleaver,
]. Jackson Peirce,
William H Vance
c. Frederick Bacher.
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
for the city of Wilmington
Attest: Hermon B. Bothum, Secretary
I, Hermon B. Bothum. secretary Of
I the Board OF Public Utility Commits
sioners for the city of Wilmington, dc
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy
OF the order made by the Board OF
Public Utility Commissioners for the
city of Wilmington on the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
as the same appears upon the files In
the Office of the said Board and in
the minute book Of the said Board
In witness thereof, / have hereuntc
set my hand and the official seal OF
the Board of Public Utility Commits
sioners for the city Of Wilmington
this eleventh day of September, A. ID.
1911. Hermon B. Bothum,
Secretary of the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners for the city
OF Wilmington