Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-11-17

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To The Patrons OF The washinptou
Aud Rockville Electric Road.
As is generally known have during the
last few years appeared before the Legis-
lature, the courts and the Public Service
Commission of the State in support of
several propositions looking to better trans
portation facilities and rates on the Wash
ington and Rockville Railroad Senator Lee
and Mr., George H. Lamar have assisted in
the legal proceedings growing out of this
movement On the 9th instant Mr.. George
Weems Williams, Receiver of the road,
brought about a meeting of Mr.. King, the
new President of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. Mr.. Fuller. Vice
President of the same company, Mr.. Geo.
H. Lamar and myself. Senator Lee. though
requested to be presented, was unable to
attend on account of his absence in the
East. t
Mr.. King stated that it was the earnest
desire of the present MANAGEMENT to adj
just, as far as possible, all differences with
the patrons Of the road and cooperate
with them in developing the country through
which it runs, and offered the following
proposition, to be accepted as a whole as
complete adjustment of all existing diff
ferences between the road and its patrons +:
Amend the Henderson rate law so as to
provide for
ID The maintenance of the existing
three fare zones.
(2) The establishment of the monthly
Communication rate as it existed prior to the
passage of the act for the first fare zone
District Line to Alta Vista), that is. $1.08
for monthly communication ticket. Also
the re-establishment of the old commuta-
ton rate from Alta Vista to Rockville in
the proportion that the present two zones
sustain to the three former zones so that
the total communication rate to Rockville
from the District Line will be the same as
formerly existed, making the monthly COM
mutation book from the second zone to
the District Line $2.73, and the third. or
Rockville zone. $4.39: Communication tickets
for single zones or from any zone to Rock
vile to be sold at the same rate per zone
covered. School communication tickets also
to be sold as at present.
(O Family or party tickets in books Of
so. each ticket when presented with the
book good for one person over any zone, or
any number Of persons travelling together
may use tickets from the same book, such
tickets to be good until used and to be sold
at the present cash fare rate of cents
each, that is $2.50 for the book of so
tickets. .....
(4) The re-establishment of the former
total cash fare charged from Rockville to
the District Line. through tickets to be sold
by conductors for 20 cents each. Cash
passengers over one or two zones only to
be charged at the rate of cents for each
Of such zones.
(5) Mr.. Kings personal investigation of
the feasibility of running the Rockville
cars without stopping Ito take on or put
off passengers during the busy hours. morn
ing and afternoon) from Wisconsin avenue
and P street to the District Line, or vice
versa, in order that the running time may
be shortened and also to relieve the present
over-crowded condition Of these cars, and
If found practicable to do so. promptly to
inaugurate this change in the operation of
the Rockville cars over the Georgetown and
Tennallytown line.
Mr.. King stated that it was to the best
interests Of the company to furnish every
possible facility for building up the country
through which the road runs, but that a
greater revenue was required than the road
at present produces, and that he considers
the proposed cash fare low in comparison
with similar service on many other roads
with which he is familiar. and especially
reasonable in comparison with the b. & o.
rates from Rockville to Washington. which
are so cents for straight ticket and 65
cents for round trip excursion ticket good
for two days.
Mr.. King was urged to put into his pro-
position a provision for some relief for the
Somerset Heights people. lie said that
the proposed low Communication rate would
afford them some relief but at present he
did not see how an exception in favor Of a
special locality could be made in any one
zone without similar demands. with per-
haps as good reasons TO support them
being made by other localities. the granting
Of which would destroy the zone system
Of operation. He also said that the Som
erset Heights people have a case pending
before the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in which they are seeking relief and
that in no event could anything be done
by his company until the Commission had
disposed of that case.
After much discussion and many sue-
eestions. Mr.. King stated that his PROPOSE
ton, as above presented. was the best that
his company could make. and promised
to submit il to the patrons Of the road for
their consideration and such recommended
tons TO the Senator and members Of the
House Of Delegates as they may see fiji to
make
shall he glad to have the views Of the
patrons Of the road as 10 what action
should be taken upon this proposition. 1t
will be seen that 1t is offered by the Presi-
dent Of the road as a whole and as a com
plete solution Of all existing differences.
Mr.. King stated that the car service
would be increased as repidly as the traffic
warranted that he should be glad to see
the road require as good as a five-minute
schedule, but that the frequency Of cars
depended upon the number Of passengers
to be handled
1t is well known to the patrons Of the
road that the track is not now in first-class
condition. However, this matter comes