Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21

to the contrary So answer yes TO your
question"
Mr. Taylor then asked III the present
threc-ceut exchange ticket charge "onsti-
tutea an Illegal discrimination against per-
sons and localities whether the city would
not he incompetent to lawfully agree with
the company that this Illegal charge shall
be continued or perp5tuated?'
Upon your assumption" replied Mr.
Lewis, "G answer yes The exchange tickets
are alleged to be discriminatory. a num-
her of lawyers among them, gave an opin-
ion to you. when YOU were director, that
they could be abolished We We're hopeful
that you would institute proceedings for
their abolition. For some reason you did
not do SO When we opened negotiations
with the transit company we had these
exchange tickets and we arc forced TO
either accept them or say to the company.
We are going to test their legality ! think
oven Mr. Taylor will agree that lawsuit
Is a poor way 90 begin making bargain.
As the lease has 90 go to the Public Service
Commission for approval. any one can ask
action then on the exchange tickets, Know
ing the facts we have treated them as We
have"
AZ this point Mr. Ganncy asked, Is II
not true. MIR. Lewis. that Mr.. Fluck has
instituted suit 70 rabuliton of the tickcts?'
Yes" replied Mr.. Lewis
Mr. Ganfncy added, III the commission
rules them discriminatory aud illegal ana
orders them dbbllSntu' lN'N NuNp'9 '''i
out Of the lease without further discussion
Under Mr. Taylor's lease the city would
have had to pay Sl2,oOUO0O for something
which might have been declared Illegal
Mr. Taylor then asked HAS the city
ioined Mr. Fluck in this suit Mr.. Lewis
replied that It had not, because that matter
would have to come up for discussion when
the lease came up for consideration,
The next question Of Mr.. Taylor was
Would not an agreement on the part of
the city authorizing the company 70 CON
tinuc the three cent exchange tickets
charge constitute a betrayal OF Ur p'"pIt
of Philadelphia
~ don't just know how 10 answer that.
replied MIR Lewis. lie paused to read the
question or Mr. Taylor Then he added
'If you hctray some one you Iead nm
into a position which hc was not expecting
and against his knowledge. Certainly the
lease is not being rushed through. No one
I is being forced against his Will
Mr. Taylor then added:
Would the Smith lease SECURE to me
r. Il. r Company. i'm addition TO one-haIl
| the profits OF the unified system, the rlEht
| to pay out of gross revenue of the unthed
! system, under Article 90, Item 5, diNidendt
! up to but not exceeding per cent per
| annum. cumulative from and after the date
! upon which the Smith lease shall become
! effective. on the S3O.oOVOOo ol }. J." j.
! stock now outstanding
In answer to this. Mr.. Lewis said:
"If the gross revenue is there ! answer
! ycs Your reserve is divided into items,
! an dG want to make it as public HR possible
! that Items Q, 10 and II are in there out OF
| caution. The people will be fooled If theN
! think there is any chance for these items
/ don't believe there is one chance IN mill
| lion that any money viii bc divided, nifty
| fifty. under the eleventh item. II is hardly
| conceivable that there is ever going TO De
any surplus after the opening oi 'ne hro"u
ss hot