Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-27
DEADLOCK over BILL
Commissioners and Citizens
Disagree on Transfers.
HEARING IS HELD TODAY
Committees Substitute Held by
Commissioners to Be Too Drastic.
GIVES TRANSFER ON TRANSFER
Matter to Be Taken Up With Cor
poration Counsel-Mass Meet
ing Planned.
HEARING IS HELD TODAY
GIVES TRANSFER ON TRANSFER

The District Commissioners believe that
the universal transfer bill proposed by the
executive committee of the citizens con-
ference is too drastic to stand much OF q
chance Of being enacted into law by Con-
gress.
Members Of the committee, on the other
hand. are dissatisfied with the measure
offered by the Commissioners as a SUBJ
stitute to the universal transfer bill in
troduced by Senator Works. on the
grounds that it does not go far enough
and will not bring about the legislation
that is desired.
This represents the status of the effort
to have the District heads and the citi-
zens Of the District get behind one bill.
1t views expressed at hearing given in
the Municipal building today may be said
to reflect the consensus Of opinion On
both sides.
Two Bills Compared.
The hearing was for the purpose Of
comparing the two bills. Commissioner
Johnston is out Of the city, but Engineer
Commissioner Judson and Commissioner
Rudolph went over the matter thoroughly
with the citizens representatives. Attor-.
ney Charles w. Darr was the principal
spokesman for the latter.
Others at the hearing, representing the
citizens conference. were william A.
Foster, P. v. Heating and +. j. Ryan.
The Commissioners announced that they
would take the question up with Corpora
ton Counsel Thomas and make known
their decision to the committee later.
In the meantime. it is stated. prepa-
rations for holding big mass meet
ing early next month. with the object
of arousing interest in q universal
transfer BILL which will have the I'M
divided support Of the Commissioners
and residents OF the District, will be
halted until the Commissioners have
announced the stand that they are to
take in the matter.
The principal objection to the Com
missioners bill. as brought out by
members Of the committee at today's
hearing, is that It fails to provide for
the issuance Of q transfer on transfer
by the same company.
Commissioner Judson's Views.
Engineer Commissioner Judson said
that, while he is convinced persons should
be able to travel all over the District on
one fare and that there should be some
method Of compelling the street railway
companies to get together, 1t is his op-n-
ion that the citizens bill is too d asst e
to be assured of favorable action by Con-
gress.
He stated that he would rather support
q bill that will not entirely idealiZe con-
ditions. but will have some assurance of
being enacted into law. than measure
that is calculated to improve cond. tons
to the fullest extent desired, but that will
stand practically no show OF receiving the
approval Of Congress.
The Engineer Commissioner decided
that the substitute measure to the Works
bill will benefit nine hundred and ninety
nine persons, whereas the committees bill
will benefit one thousand, but that the
principal difference Is that the former
measure will stand q chance of being en-
acted into law, while the latter will stand
almost no chance.
Attorney Darr replied that II the Com
missioners' bill, which fails to provide for
the issuance Of q transfer on transfer
by the same company, Is passed by Con-
gress, 1t will mean q setback to the Dis
trict. as conditions then would not be as
favorable as they are at the present time.