Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-11

sioners, well knowing this fact, in bad
faith permitted him to participate III ana
vote upon said increased fare, he, Clarence
r. Holt, voting in favor of said increased
fare.
"G"-Said Board of Public ,.tuity
Commissioners we'll knew the public at
large was vitallv Interested III SAID IN
| creased fare and vet it did not give que
| and proper notice of the same 10 the
| public at large before the granting oil said
| increase. And it granted said increase
| after Il hearing Mt | 30 p. IN. III It's once
when and where but few persons could
attend, all of which doings were not IN
accord with good faith towards citizens
| and taxpayers of the city OF Wilmington,
| or the persons who ride upon cars OF sad
| traction company.
.U''-That the said Board of Pubic
| Utility Commissioners well knew under
the law under which IT was created that
an appeal from its order or orders were
required to be taken to the superior court
of this state IN the county OF New oaStle
and with said knowledge the said Board OF
Public Utility Commissioners granted the
said order on Wednesday, June the NTH,
A. u. 1915, about 80 p m, or later in
superior court of the State in and for
New Castle county. had adjourned in the
forenoon of the same day; and your com
plainants aver that said action was not IN
accord with the exercise of good faith
toward those interested IN said increase
and who desire to appeal from SAID order
and take immediate action IN SAID supc
rior court.
"I'-That shortly prior TO the grant
ing of said increase to seven cents per
passenger. said Board of Public Utility
commissioners had decided to grant the
increase asked for by the said Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Co. of one
cent. making a total fare of SIN cents per
passenger carried, and To this increase
to SIX cents there would have been gcncr-
nj acQuiscnce on the part of the public
The said Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Co. finding Il had thus easily
obtained this increase of one cent. your
compliments have been informed aver
and so charge. connivcd nj fake strike
for increase IN wages on behalf OF the
mOtonnen and conductors of the sad VIII
mirgton and Philadelphia Traction Co. IN
order 10 use said strike as "a preteXt for
asking for an increase of an additional
cent thus bringing the increased fare to
seven cents instead of SIX cents rs ut
first asked by the said Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Co. and your COM
plalnantS aver said action was connivcd IN
by the said Board Of Public Utility Com
mIsSioners and by So doing did act
fraudulently and in had faith
-" That said Board OF Public Utility
Commissioners upon granting said increase
made the same operative at once thereby
preventing persons desiring to take an
appeal from its said order reasonable
opportunity so 10 do. but said Increased
fare charge would become effective and SO
doing your compliments aver SAID Board
of Public Utility Commissioners connived
with the said Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Traction Co. and acted frandulently
and in bad faith
Your complainants therefore pray as
follows:
First That subpoena be issued to
the respondents in this case;
Second: That said respondents an
swer all the allegations set forth IN this
bill, answer under oath being waived
Third: That preliminary injunc
ton issue from this honorable court
said Wilmington 4 Phla-
delphia Traction Co, its officers, at
torneys, agents, servants. and employees
directly or indirectly, from charging Or
TO collect more than five cents
per fare per passenger carried by sad
company from the 10th day Of June A. D. !
1918, until the twenty-ffth day OF June |
4 D. 1918, or until the further order Of |
he Chancellor
Fourth That a permanent lnjunc- |
ion be granted your complainants per |
restraining said Wilmington & |
Philadelphia Traction Co, from over !
charging more than five cents per fare per |
carried until said company |
u accordance with Law is given the right |
% do so,
Fifth: That your compliments have !
such other and further relief as the nature |
II the case may require, and 10 which |
hey may be entitled, and your complain |
ants viii ever pray so forth.