Evening journal., 1918-06-05
.SEVEN-CENT FARE
Increase Granted
Protests Against Action by
E. NJ. Davis and Edgar
NJ. Hopes, Jr.
DAVIS SAYS HE WILL
FIGHT 1T IN COURT

Members OF the Board OF Public
Utility Commission this afternoon
adopted unanimously a resolution EN-
powering the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Traction Company TO charge
seven cent carfares, providing they sell
strip tickets four for a quarter and pro-
viding also that the Board may cause
the company 10 reduce the far when
ever the companys revenues justify
such reduction.
The formal order. adopted unani-
mously by the board is as follows:
Whereas. Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Traction Company did file its petit
tion in writing on the sixth day Of May,
nineteen hundred and eighteen, with
this board, where and whereby IL re-
questtd that permission be given il to
raise the rate from five cents Sc to
six l6c) cents per passenger for the
fares charged upon its street railway
cars in the City Of Wilmington; and
Whereas, This commission having
retained the services Of highly train
ed and efficient expert, has had him eX-
anime both the financial and physical
affairs Of the said Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company; and
Whereas, The report OF the said ex-
pert has been submitted and explained
10 this commission and at a public
hearing held for that purpose;
Whereas. on the third day Of June,
1918, the said Wilmington q Philadel-
phia Traction Co. did submit an amend
ed petition asking that It be allowed
10 charge at the rate OF seven cents ,7cl
per passenger for each passenger car
ried upon its railway cars in the city
Of Wilmington. and
Z Whereas, After mature and due de-
liberation and consideration, this com
mission is Of the opinion that by rea-
son OF the present abnormal conditions
the said Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company should be allowed
10 raise its rates for transportation OF
passengers within the city OF Whining
ton: now therefore, be 1t
Ordered. That from and after the 10Th
dav OF June. A. d. 1918, the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany be permitted TO charge. within the
CITY Of Wilmington, a straight llcl cash
fare for each passenger carried upon
its railway cars and that the same
transfer privileges which now obtain
shall remain in force; and be II further
Ordered. That the said Wilmington
and philadelphia Traction Company
shall be required 70 sell TO its passen-
gers. upon application made by them,
four 8 tickets for twenty-five, l25cl
cents. which shall be accepted by the
said company in lieu OF the seven t7cl
cent straight fare. and that the said
tickets shall entltle the person pre-
sentlng the same TO the same transfer
privileges as those persons paying the
cash fare.
"And II is further ordered. that all OF
the tickets heretofore sold Tor five
cents( SCI each by the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company and the
companies leased by it shall only be
received by the said Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company and the
companies leased by 10 upon the pay
ment Of two cents % by the person
presenting the same for fare. and the
person presenting the said tickets and
the two cents l2c) additional shall be
entitled to the same transfer privileges
as those persons paying the cash fare.
And be it further ordered, that the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Company, beginning on the first day OF
July. Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen,
and on the first Of each month there
after submit TO this board in writing
statement Of their receipts and oper
ating expenses duly itefnlzed as pre-
viously submitted to this board:
And be Il further ordered, that the
and Philadelphia Traction
Company submit 10 this commission a