Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-18
SEGER TO INTRODUCE
RESOLUTION FOR TALK
ON scent FARE IDEA
Agrees to United Business
Mems Proposal for Confer
ence Between Councilmanic
Committee, Mayor and
P. r. T.
IN COUNCILS THURSDAY

select Councilman Charles Seger has
agreed to introduce in Councils at the
meeting next Thursday joint resolution
authorizing n conference between Coun-
ellis Street Railway Committee, Mayor
Smith and the Director of the Department
of City Transit-not vet appointed-and
officers Of the Rapid Transit Company for
the purpose OF considering a mutually
satisfactory plan for free transfers on a
scent fare basis and the Immediate ellmi-
nation OF the Scent exchange tickets.
Mr. seger Is the Organization leader of
the 9TH Ward and in the transit discus
sions In Councils last year played not
inconspicuous part on the side of John
r. Connolly and others who opposed the
adoption of the Taylor plan in its en-
tirety.
The Business Mems Committe. started
their campaign for f1ve-cent fare agree
ment at the first meeting OF Councils
under the new administration when they
petitioned the chambers to take immed-
late steps to settle the long-disputed
transfer issue. The Seger resolution is as
follows:
A Resolution. Authorizing the Street
Railway Committee to confer with the
Mayor of Philadelphia, the Director of
the Department of City Transit and
the proper officers of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company. with refer
ence to an agreement between said
company and the city for the operation
by said company OF city-built high
speed lines in conjunction with the
company's present lines as one unified
system of transit for the City OF Phil
adelphia, with free transfers on a five-
cent fare basis.
Whereas, The City of Philadelphia
has begun partial construction of two
high-speed lines. ths Broad street sub
way and the Frankford elevated rail-
way, and provision must be made for
their completion and operation and for
the building and operation of other
proposed highspeed lines, and
Whereas. The citizens of Philadelphia
will not be equitably benefited by the
construction of these lines unless they
are operated in conjunction with the
present surface and hgh-speed lines
of the company at uniform rate of
fare, with free transfers; and.
Whereas. No such operating agree
ment has been reached between the
city and the company therefore,
Resolved. by the Select and Common
Councils of the City of Philadelphia,
That the Street Railway Committee of
these Councils Is hereby authorized to
confer with the Mayor of Philadelphia,
the Director of the Department of City
Transit and the proper officers Of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company,to
consider and determine n mutually sat
sfactory plan for the operation by the
company of all city-built lines with the
present surface and high-speed systems,
with free transfers on a scent fare
basis. and preliminary thereto, the i'm
mediate elimination of the Scent eX-
change tickets from use on the present
surface lines and the adoption thereon
of system of universal free transfers
on scent fare basis, and to report to
these Councils the results of such con-
ference at the earliest day possible. to
the end that car fares in Philadelphia
may be equalized for every citizen and
every district therein.