Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-05
WANT The OLD RATE
Complaint Against Railways
by Suburban Residents.
CHARGE LAWS VIOLATION
Petition From Somerset. Drummond
ard Friendship Heights
PLEA OF THE COMMUTERS
Claim That Twelve Years Continu-
ance Showed One Fare 10 Points IN
District Was a Reasonable Rate.
PLEA OF THE COMMUTERS


That the Washington Railway al
Electric COMPANY. The Ge, gSctouu at
Tenleytown Railway Company. t'e
Washington and 10 ll,ille Railway
Company and It's receiver. Geor-r
Woems Williams. are violating the act
To regulate commerce. passed by Con-
lrcss in 1857. and its amendments. il
alleged In a complaint fled with IL,
Interstate commerce commission todar
lay Charles =. Moore attorney for resi-
dents OF Somerset. Drummond aHI
Friendship Heights. Md. 1t is alleged
thet as inducament for persons locat-
Ing In the sections named the railway
about twelve years ago extended the
one-fare zone from the District line ID
Somerset. taking passengers at thu
rate OF a hvc-ctnt cash fare or a car
ticket sold at the rate % six for a
quarter from these points to points In
the District of Columbia
ON June 1910, IA violation OF the law
1t is claimed. the railways did away with
this rate and made II a cash fare OF iile
cents or monthly communication rate OF
Sl.i3 from Somerset anh Friendship
Heights to the pistrir' nne and from
there on IT,, additional fare as charged in
the District OF Columbia. The ~astoration
of the Old rate is asked.
Petition OIL the Commuters.
The complaint is OF wide interest TO ths
commuters of the special section involved
and the matter Of adjud.catins the d.5-
pute, it is expected. Will be taken ~
shortly by the commission.
1t is recited. first. in tie petition that
the Compartments are res d Its OF Souler-
set. Drummond ana frlelusuIp irIsn;S,
Md. adjoining the District ot Co unoIi
on the lines OF railroad o. the above
named companies. and a. -uch leS.Iel.tJ
and members OF the pu:iic travel be-
tween the points in the District OF Co ilin-
bio and in the state OF Maryland on tho
lines OF the above named defendants.
. THAT the defendants are cominpn
carriers engaged in the tanspoIta lon ot
iasSsl47tIs, ana proi,eli. u -oat-naouS
carriage wholly by railroad, between
points In the District OF Columbia ana
points in the state of Maryland. and
as such common carriers subject 10
the provisions. of the act TO regulate COM
merce, approved February 4, 1887. ana
acts amc ituatofy tneI Sol or supplenen-
tary thereto.
IS. That the complainants In the course
of then bus.n mess, dnu uulies travel as
passengers on the lines OF the said de-
PENDANTS between points in the District
of Columbia and points In Maryland
named in paragraph one hereof and
! points in the District of Columbia, in
both directions paying therefor street car
t.,nets idreo oT Nominulatlon
tickets sold by the Re aants.
Rate Fixed Twelve Years Ago.
years ago, on solicitation of the owners
Of subdivisions Of land at Somerset, and
for the purpose of encouraging develop
ment near their lines. extended the enc.
fare zone from the District line to
Somerset, charging fare of . cents
Ior one car ticket. at the rate OF SIX
tickets for % cents, in either direction
between Somerset and points in the
District of Columbia.
with the understanding that this rate
of fare was to be permanent, and was 10
the mutual advantage of the residents
|of Somerset dLA said defendants. tho
entire community has been developed.
and at the present time there are about
800 persons residing in the subdivisions
of Somerset, Drummond and Friend
SHY, Heights ,,s ..,s sot.na,n,. maintain,
said rate of fare between Somerset and
Friendship Heights and points in the
=
without any change OF rate, and by 80
doing have represented TO these clti-
zens and the public that said rate OF
fare was a reasonable one.
Increase in Rate.
wi That July l, 1910. sa defend
ants increased the rate of fare be-
tween said points to a cash fare of D
cents or a monthly commutation rate
o. Si13 from Somerset ami Friendship
Heights to the District line, and from
there on to points in the District
fare of ) cents, or tickets at the rate
of six for % cents, with Ike fares in
the opposite direction.
VII That the rate of fare now
q argpd between said points unred-
Sonable excessive and unjust. for tho
service performed. and in violation Of
section l of said act to regulate COM
merce.
Old Rate Wanted
Wherefore. the plainantS pray that the
defendants may be required 70 answer
the charges herein, and after due hearing
and investigation an order be made COM
manding the defendants to cease and de.
sist from said violations of the act to
regulate commerce; that the former rate
of fare of ) cents or one car ticket At tho