The Washington herald., 1919-06-01
SEES LIFTED FINE
" FW. R. & E. IGNORES
RULE FOR MORE CARS
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sisituation and AFFORD the street car
public relief
a Clayton AYERS that the commission
mas issued many orders to the street
Nar company which have been ignor-
ed. Intentionally or otherwise, and
adds that no attempt has been made
30 levy a fine OF 800 a day provided
for an infraction of the order.
With the company claiming it an i'm
Possibility to provide the additional
Service. and a member OF the COM
mission admitting the same. many
persons today consider the street car
situation laughable as well as seri-
Sus.
% VIII Check Up on Company.
A checking will be made to see
the order. said the official. but what
faction will be taken should it fail. he
was unable to state.
90 II is apparent that this leaves the
w. r and E TO do as il sees fit with
regard to the order. II is claimed
Iky the car company that it cannot
afford to spend more money on It's
,rollin- stock and that il is running
'as many cars now as men can be
obtained to handle. The number in
use, it is claimed. is more than orig
,fnally called for by the commission.
n IL was stated by the utility Official
that the order for additional service
ioame after an investigation showed
that a substantial addition to the
street car schedules was necessary for
,adequate service. The investigation.
he said. was made during the months
~ March and April.
Two-Cent Transfer. Now.
u, Criticism is rife oter the compro-
mise attempt of the commission to aid
the W. r. and f. with the 2-cent
transfer. which went into effect at
rnidnigh: last night
Several prominent lawyers have de-
clared that THE paid-for transfer Is
Illegal Harry Z. Davis. in a state
ment issued yesterday, said that the
a-cent transfer IL a direct violation of
the act of Congress which provided
m the charters OF the street car COM
panies that one fare only shall be
charged to ride within the District.
The Utilities Commission, he said,
is empowered to fix the rate Of the
single fare
- 1t iS a general opinion. leaving out
the commission. that revenues from
the transfer will not aid the W. R.
and E appreciably. and especially il
the new schedule is enforced.
~ Many persons are still wondering
Why the W. r. and f. should be in
such financial straits as claimed
when the company hauls as maey
passengers as the prospering Capital
Traction Company.
TT is the opinion of the Utilities
Commission that the 2-cent transfer
will enable the w. r. and E. to
nealiZe the profits warranted by its
valuation" one OF the commissioners
said yesterday.
y Complaints Pour In.
!, While the mix-up goes merrily on.
more complaints than ever are being
heId against the, service of the w.
n. and Z. During the last week
especially patrons Of its line have
teen annoyed through frequent tie
ups and generally poor service.
aOf late three cars have gone of the
track on the Cabin John line, al
though no casualties occurred
"Tie-ups on the Mount Pleasant sys-
tenn have become a habit. according
TO its patrons, many or whom have
had TO do considerable walking during
the last week
asimilar complaints come from other
w. R. and z. lines.