Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-14
FREE INTERCOMPANY
TRANSFERS ORDERED
AT FOURTEEN POINTS

At FOURTEEN POINTS
Continued from First Pase.l
way cars to eastbound Capital Tfac-
ton cars: from westbound Capital
Traction cars to northbound Washing
ton Railway cars: from southbound
Washington Railway cars to west
bound Capital Traction cars; from
eastbound Capital Traction cars to
northbound Washington Railway cars.
Eleventh and u streets-From
southbound Washington Railway cars
to all westbound Capital Traction
cars; from all eastbound Capital Trac-
ton cars to northbound Washington
Railway cars; from southbound Wash
1ngton Railway cars to eastbound
Capital Traction cars: from westbound
Capital Traction cars to northbound
Washington Railway cars.
Eighteenth street and Columbia
road-From westbound Washington
Railway cars to southbound Capital
Ifactlon cars; from northbound Cap
ltal Traction cars to westbound Wash
lngton Hallway cars; from southbound
capital Traction cars to eastbound
washington Railway cars; from west
bound Washington Railway cars to
northbound Capital Traction cars;
from southbound Capital Traction cars
to westbound Washington Railway
cars; from eastbound Washington
hallway cars to northbound Capital
Traction cars
Fourteenth and H streets - From
southbound Capital Traction cars to
westbound Washington Railway cars
or the Georgetown. Cabin John and
Washington Railway cars of the
georgetown, Cabin John and Tenley-
town lines and to passengers boarding
all cars south of Dupont Circle, to
northbound Capital Traction cars.
wisconsin avenue and NJ street
FROM southbound Washington Rail-
way cars to eastbound Capital Trac.
ton cars: from westbound CAPITAL
traction cars. west of 18th street, to
northbound Washington Railway cars.
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
aVenue--From northbound Washing
ton Railway ears to eastbound Capital
traction cars; from northbound wash
lngton Railway cars to westbound
CapltaI traction cars; from westbound
1api.ai traction cars to southbound
w ashlngton Railway cars; from east
pound Capital Traction cars to south
bound Washington Railway cars,
Existing System Continued.
go That nothing In this order shall
be construed to abolish or abridre the
existing free transfer privileges now
granted by the Capital Traction Com.
pany and by the Washington Railway
ana Eiectric Company and its affiliated
companies, provided, that these COM
panies shall not be required to issue
an intercompany transfer except tnon
payment of a cash fare, nor shall thew
be required to issue transfer on an
intercompany transfer
~ Ihat the several companies az
rected by this order shall post annro-
pirate notices in their cars informfns
their patrons of the transfer priyi.
ieEes herein ordered.
(s) That the several companies AT.
fected by this order file with the com
MISSION within ten days amended
tarlns in accordance with the pro-
visions of this order. pio
CD That this order take effect on
February I, 1919. and remain in force
until otherwise ordered by the COM
Views of Commissioners.
Discussing the order issued TODAY
establishing free intercompany trans.
Iers at fourteen OF the most impor-
tant points of intersection or connec-
ton of street railway lines in the
District of Columbia. members of the
Public Utilities Commission expressed
the belief that the transfer points es-
tablished will go far toward solving
problems of congestion, delay ana
inconvenience long suffered by street
car patrons here.
''The commission does not, however.
consider that in establishing these
intercompany transfer points it is
estopped from consideration Of addi-
tional points for intercompany trans
fers or from directing that such addi-
tional points be esta blished," said
Commissioner Gardiner.
The commission in ordering estab-
lishment of these intercompany transfer
points has had in mind the largest nos
sible use of street railway facilities by
the travelling public, and also, in 80 far
as possible under existing conditions.
Of the transportation sys-
TENS. In ordering the transfers the COM
has also borne in mind that
period of experiment is necessary, so
that the question OF possible decreased
revenues may be decided in the lfeht
OF actual experience OF the companies.
With these facts In mind il is not too
much to say. at this time, that the
order, issued today. while
1t cannot be considered as assurelIy
permanent, is also not to be considered
as final or as a bar to establishment of
other fntercompany transfer points in
the future, should 1t be shown that a
necessity exists for them or that the
Iublic convenience will be served by
them"