Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
W.R. &E. ASKSF0R
HIGHER FARES ON
maryland LINES
In Petition to !. C. c., Com
pany Indicates Increase of
One Cent Per Zone.

bdSiHS us CldiuI loE IuCTSdSco IAScS
on it's lines running from the Dis
trict of Columbia into Maryland on
the statement that in the nine months
ended September 80. the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and it's
subsidiaries has suffered a net loss
of $135. 966.44, the company today petit
toned the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for authority to file, on two
days notice, applications for increases
on all it's Maryland lines.
In effect the petition asks for a fiat
increase of l cent per zone per pas
pany also states in its petition that
new tariffs, effective December /, will
be filed by the company with the
Public Utilities Commission of Mary
land. fixing the local one-way fare at
cents per zone in Maryland.
States Sole Object.
1.-The sole intention of the petit
TONER" the application states, "is to
increase monthly Communication and
family Communication rates to include
344 of the Public Utilities Commission
of the District of Columbia. Trans
fers in intra and interstate traffic
will be issued as ordered by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Removal of the
two-cent charge for transfers in the
District of Columbia has reduced the
net operating income OF the company,
the petition says.
The company asks the commission
to grant an order fixing the one-way
local fare in either direction between
Washington and Cabin John bridge,
Md, at IA cents cash. or cents cash
a nd nyoo niSf ri ~ 4 iplyn A1on hi
books containing twenty-six round
trips between points in the District
and points between the District line
and Cabin John bridge would be sold,
under the new rates. at S4.71 per
book. Transfers would be issued to
and upon such conditions and terms
as may be ordered by the Public Utili-
ties Commission of the District as to
intraState riders.
On Other Lines.
Between Washington and Riverdale,
Md, on the lines of the City and Sub
urban railway. subsidiary Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
cents and one District car ticket, is
asked: to Berwyn. a cash fare of 81
cents, or IA cents and car ticket:
to Beltsville, cash fare of % cents.
or 81 cents and a car ticket; to Con-
tee. a cash fare of 35 cents or %
to Laurel, a cash fare Of 42 cents, or
35 cents and car ticket. ouin.a ID
ton books Oh this line would be sold
as follows: Riverdale, SAT-: Berwyn.
$6.14; Beltsville, $7.25; Contee, 1856,
and Laurel, 1915.
Fare increases on the Washington
and Rockville Railway Company and
the Georgetown and Tenleytown
Railway Company lines are asked as
follows: Between Washington and
cash and one District car ticket; be-
tween Washington and switch No. 4,
81 cents cash. or IA cents cash and
one car ticket; between Washington
and Montrose, % cents cash, or 81
cents and car ticket: between
Washington and Rockville. IS cents
cash, or % cents cash and one car
ticket. Family communication tickets
in connection with tho Georgetown
and Tenleytown railway containing
two round trips between Somerset,
Md, and the District would be sold
at "a cents per ticket. Communication
books of twenty-six round trip tickets
to Alta Vista would be sold at SAG:
to switch No. 4. at $5.6S; to Montrose,
at $6.S9, and to Rockville, at sS.1I.
Forest Glen Division.
Increases on the Forest Glen divi-
sion OF the Washington Railway and
Electric Company between Washing
ton and Forest Glen are asked, as fol-
lows: To Forest Glen, Md, II cents
cash or Z cents and one District car
ticket. Monthly Communication books,
containing twenty-six round trips,
would be sold at $4.71.
The company asks permission to
charge a joint one-way fare on the
lines of the Washington Interurban
Railroad Company, between Washing
ton and East Riverdale. Of IA cents
cash. or cents cash and a District
car ticket; between Washington and
East Berwyn, 81 cents cash, or IA
cents cash and a car ticket. Monthly
communication books of twenty-six
round-trip tickets to East Riverdale
would be sold at $4.71, and to East
Berwyn at $6.14.
The increases asked will be consid-
cred by the fifteenth section board of
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
without public hearing. unless some
interested party or parties file COM
plant with the commission and re-
quest a public hearing.