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

to charge ut the rate of seven cents &c.
per passenger for each passenger carried
upon its railway cars in the city of vii
mlngton;
"And whereas, after mature and due
elaboration and consideration, this com
mission is of the opinion that by reason
OF the present abnormal conditions the
said Wilmington IL Philadelphia Trac-
ton Company should be allowed TO raise
ITS rates for transportation OF passengers
within the city of Wilmington.
Now therefore be it ordered, That
from and after the tenth day of June,
A. ID. 1918, the Wilmington d philadel-
phla Traction Company be permitted
/ To charge within the city Of Wilmington q
straight seven cent (7c.l cash fare for each
+ 'sscnger carried upon lts railway cnrs
and that the same transfer privileges which
now obtain shall remain i'm force.
And be il further ordered, That the
SAID Wilmington d Philadelphia Traction
| Company shall he required to sell to its
| passengers. upon application made by
them, four a tickets for twenty-five
f25c) cents, which shall be accepted by
the said company in lieu of the seven
lIc.) cent straight fare, and that the said
tickets shall cntitlc the person presenting
the same To the same transfer privileges
WhiCh now Obtain
And il is further ordered. That AL 81
the tickets heretofore sold for five cents
de- each by the Wilmington x Phlla
delphia Traction Company md the com
panics leased bv it, shall only bc received
Ivy the said Wilmington 4 Philadelphia
Traction Company and the companies
leased by 1T upon the payment Of two
cents (2cJ by the person presenting the
same for fare, and the person presenting
the said tickets and the two cents t2c
additional shall bc entitled 10 the same
transfer privileges which now obtain
And hc il further ordered, That any
five of the tickets heretofore sold for
3 cents each by the Wilmington II Phlla-
dclphla Traction Company and the
companies leased by 1t may be exchanged
for of tho tickcts to be issued under the
preceding paragraph of tins order
And be II further ordered That the
Wilmington Il Philadelphia Traction
Company beginning on the first day Of
July. uinctccn hundred and eighteen
and on the iirsthf cnch month thereafter,
submit 10 this Board in writing state
mcnt Of their receipts and operating
expenses duly itcnized rs previously sub
mittcd TO tins board
And he il further ordered, That the
Wilmington Il Philadelphia Traction
Company submit to this commission 3
true copy Of their quarterly report as the
same is now prepared by il for it's own
use,
And he il further ordered That the
Wilmington Philadelphia Traction
Company will make no sale or transfer
Of any kind or character by lease hypo-
thecation or otherwise ~ any Of lt's prop
critics without first submitting in writing
with full detail fon tho approval Of this
commission such proposed sale. transfer
or hypothccatIon,
And be II further ordered, That all the
orders herclnbeforc made this day in this
cause shall stand until furt her order Of this
commission
Il hereby certify, That the foregoing
is true and cxact copy Of the resolution
as adopted by the Board Of Public Utility
Commissioners, this fifth day Of June,
1918
l'Walter J. Durham,
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