Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-28
4 METAL TOKENS
FOR A QUARTER,
NEW CAR TICKETS.
Cards to Be Used in Novem-
Der; Continuation of Trans
fer Plan Detailed.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day authorized the street railway lines
to issue four metal tokens for % cents
instead of four paper tickets when the
new schedule of fares goes into effect
Saturday. -- = Re- .r
This >will permit the companies to
continue using the fare collection
boxes recently installed. and which the
commission@ says have beea.+found sue
lected. q ESQ ~
while paper tickets will doubtless
prove to be more, convenient to the
travelling public. the commission Is of
the opinion that the advantages de-
rived from the use of metal tickets
will outweigh the greater convenience
of the paper tickets" the order reads in
part. -
The companies have informed the
commission that they would not be
metal tokens made by November l.
For that reason, the commission
ordered that paper tickets could be
used during November. rs
Transfer Rules Announced.
The commission also made, it clear, in
the order issued today that the pres
ent practice will be continued after
November l of issuing transfer on
an intercompany transfer to patrons
of suburban lines that do not operate
through cars to the heart Of the city
On this subject. the commission
states:
I'm order to avoid excessive rates
Of fare to the patrons Of those street
railway lines that do not run cars
into the heart of the city. where free
transfers would be available to them
the companies involved have suggest
intercompany transfer and the re-
verse at certain points. as is now
done under existing orders of the
commission. The commission is OF
the opinion that this practice should
be continued.
Commission Explains Order.
To make clear which lines shall
issue these transfers on inter-com.
pany transfers the following explana-
ton is contained in the commissions
statement today:
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company. the Georgetown and
Tenleytown Railway Company and
the Washington Interurban Railroad
Company shall issue and receive
transfers or Identification checks at
certain points on their lines as fol-
lows:
patrons. of the Kenilworth and
Washington interurban lines will be
issued free Identification checks
good at 18th and H streets northeast
which will entitle them to purchase Q
2-cent intercompany transfer, north
or south, at 9Th and H streets north
east. Patrons bound for Kenilworth
and points on the Washington inter-
| urban line presenting at 9Th and II
streets northeast an fntercompany
transfer in payment of fare will be
given a free transfer good at 18th and
II streets northeast on their respec-
| tive lines.
Tenleytown line will be issued free
Identification checks. good at Wiscon.
| sin avenue and o street, which will
entitle them to purchase a two-cent
| transfer north at 18th and H streets
patrons bound for points on the
| GEORGETOWN and Tenleytown line
presenting at 14th and n streets an
intercompany transfer in payment of
| fare will be given a free transfer
good at Wisconsin avenue and p
street on the Georgetown and Tenley-
| town line.
patrons Of the steel plant line vii,
he given a free Identification check
good at Portland street and Nichols
avenue which will entitle them 70
purchase a two-cent transfer north
at 9Th and G streets southeast. pa
| irons bound for the steel plant nre-
senting at 8th and g streets south
| east an intercompany transfer in nav
ment Of fare will be given a free
transfer good at Portland street and
Nichols avenue to tho steel plant"