Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-08-09
mix" On The &c Ticket
LAW COMMITTEE TURNS DOWN
SIX CENT FARE
After Thorough Investigation the
Committee Reports Adversely
on Proposed Increase

The law committee in it's report at
last Mondays council meeting did not
agree to the increase in fare asked
by the Ohio Electric Co. on the city
lines.
The report of the committee, while
granting a straight five cent fare, re-
quires the company to extend its limits
to the west as far as the Cherry Val
lev school house, and east to Madison
Heights, and to continue to sell eight
labor tickets for 25 cents.
The conditions embodied in the re-
port are eminently fair and reason
able, and the committee is entitled to
much credit for the attention gwen
to this important matter.
Following is the report in FULL
Subject: Increase Street Car Fare.
The reference of a communication
from the Ohio Electric railway COM
pany asking change in the ordl-
nance to read: "SiX cents (6c) city
fare, or nine (9) tickets for fifty
cents (5Oc). The report and figures
given your committee by the ONO
Electric railway have been fully con-
sidered by us and we have concluded
to recommend that the ordinance be
changed to read: Give cents (5c)
city fare;" providing the Ohio Elec-
trio will agree in writing to-wit:
/. To maintain Labor Tickets g
tickets for 25c) during certain hours,
as are maintained now.
2. That city fare be maintained
west to the Cherry Valley School
house, as this is now city school
district. Should the corporation line
be extended past Cherry Valley school
then SC fare to corporation line.
3. That city fare be maintained
east to Madison Heights addition.
4. That the Ohio Electric railway
change a spur just north of Sybll
run on Fourth street to be made IN
to a switch, so cars can run through
instead Of backing out to main track.
Suggestions.
|. That inbound cars on Union
street that stop for the block near
Eleventh street stop 80 feet further
west so as to not congest traffic While
waiting for west bound cars to pass.
2. That the Ohio Electric railway
company cease to block the side walk
at their depot with freight and pas
senger cars longer than three minutes.
This change to be kept in force one
year after peace terms are signed.
Frank Knauber,
S. o. Riggs,
H. C. Ashcraft,
Law Committee.
Supplemental Report.
August 5, 1918
At an open meeting at the city
council chamber, a children's fare OF
&c to the age of II years was sug-
gested. The city street car MAN.
tains free fares up to 6 years of age.
Most persons are under the impress
sion that this is granting a new
franchise.
The proposition before your COM
mittee is to change the reading OF
one section of their franchise. While
we are heartily in favor of &c children
fare, we fail to see where we can IN
clude it in our report.
This also should be taken up by
the city council and the Ohio Electric
railway company with the main re-
port on this subject.
Frank Knauber,
S. o. Riggs,
H. C. Ashcraft,
Law Committee.
Supplemental Report No.
In the report of the Ohio Electric
railway company to your committee
reads as follows: In view of the
fact that it furnishes power to many
large industries in the state and
furnishes prompt, rapid, and in
MANY cases exclusive services for
transportation of employees of such
industries, many of whom are engag-
ed in important war work, and the
further transportation of materials
for such industries, etc. We would
recommend the council grant permis-
sion and urge the Ohio Electric rail
way company to sell power at the
same rate now charged by the Central
Power Co. to manufacturers. This