The Washington herald., 1911-04-15
NEW TRANSFER PLAN
Universal Exchange and Half
Fare for Children.

The first step in the fight by the Cham
Der Of Commerce for universal transfers
and half-fare street railway rates for
school children was announced yesterday
from the committee on law and legisla-
ton Of that body. A. Leftwich Sinclair,
chairman of the committee. announced
that the draft of a proposed bill requir-
ing these concessions by street railways
operating in the District has been pre-
pared and is ready for presentation to
his committee at the meeting on Mon
day.
The drafting of a bill was directed by
the Chamber at its April meeting, fol-
lowing the adoption of a resolution pre-
sented by Charles w. Darr. The draft
is assured of favorable consideration by
the committee.
Goes to Committee.
The draft which Mr.. Sinclair will pre-
sent to the committee provides that all
street railway companies operating within
the District of Columbia shall issue free
universal transfers, interchangeable from
the line or lines of one company to the
line or lines of another, which shall be
good at all points of intersection in said
vided that the companies shall have the
right to stipulate that such transfers
shall be used only in continuation of the
trip on the line for which they are issued,
to prevent passengers from travelling
from one point to another and return on
one fare, and provided that the COM
panies shall not be required to issue a
transfer on a transfer.
Taking up the financial end of the plan,
the bill provides that in the adjustment
OF their accounts resulting from the in
terchange Of transfers required by this
act. the street railroad companies shall
prorate the amounts due on a mileage
basis, according to the length of the lines
which are involved in each particular
transfer, upon the assumption that the
transfer was used from the point OF
transfer TO the end of the lIne and the
line which issued the transfer shall be
entitled to a prOrate on mileage from its
initial point to the point of transfer. and
the other line from the point of transfer
to the end of its line.
The clause relating TO the carrying OF
school children does not restrict the hours
during which the half-fare rate shall be
applicable. 1t was thought possible this
might be done. although Mr.. Darr's orig
inal resolution mentioned no such restric-
made in Mr.. Sinclair's draft by the COM
nittee at the meeting on Monday.
AS the draft now stands. it is provided
that all street railroad companies shall
carry all children attending the public
schools at a rate of fare not exceeding
cents for each passenger for one con-
tinuous ride TO any part of said District
and shall sell tickets to children at the
rate Of twelve tickets for % cents, and
tSSna haf
on and after the passage Of this act all
street railroad companies operating with
in the District of Columbia, shall carry
all children under the age of six years,
accompanied by their parents or guard
ians, as passengers. to any part of said
District free of charge.
Every officer or agent of any street
railroad company and every street rail-
road company violating any OF the pro-
visions Of this act shall. upon conviction,
be punished by fine of not less than SO
hor more than 500 for each offense.