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COMMITTEE APPROVES,
UNIVERSAL TRANSFERS S
Changes from First Draft of Congress Measure In
clude All Children in Half Fare Rate.

With a few minor changes, the commit
tee on law and legislation of the Cham
Der of Commerce unanimously approved
the universal transfer bill drafted by a.
Leftwich Sinclair, the chairman. and at
yesterdays meeting authorized Mr.. Sim
clair to appoint a subcommittee to place
the bill before Congress and work for its
adoption
The changes from the first draft
broaden the scope of the measure TO in
clude all school children in the half-fare
rate. and relieve the street railways from
issuing a transfer on a transfer, only
when the first transfer is taken up by
different company from that by which
II was issued.
The draft in full follows:
''To require all street railroad companies
in the District of Columbia to issue free
transfers, interchangeable from the lines
of one company TO those Of another, and
for other purposes.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
thirty days after the passage of this act
all street railroad companies operating
within the District Of Columbia shall, at
all times, issue free reciprocal, continuous
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
District, on all intersecting lines; pro-
vided, that said companies shall have the
right to stipulate that such transfers shan
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; provided further, that none of said
companies shall be. required to issue
transfer on transfer to the line of an
other company.
Sec. 2. That in the adjustment of their
accounts resulting from the interchange
of transfers required by this act. the
said street railroad companies shall pro-
rate 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.
Sec. g. That thirty days after the pas.
sage of this act all street railroad com.
panies operating within the District of
Columbia shall carry all children attend
ing public or other schools at a rate of
fare not exceeding cents for each pas
senger for one continuous ride to any
part of said District. and shall sell tick
cts to said children at the rate of twelve
tickets for Is cents, and shall issue free
transfers thereon. as provided in section
hereof; provided that before complying
with the provisions Of this section said
fha fnh&
school children to produce a certificate
from their teacher or instructor: giving
the name and location OF the school they
attend.
Sec. 4 That on and after the passage
of this act all street railroad companies
operating within the District of Column
bia shall carry all children under the