The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-19
FARE INCREASE
TAXES EFFECT
NEXT MONDAY
no Change In Faro Rates IN nSfS>ns
Ferry, as Franchise Prohibits.

When the people Of this city and
+ovrns served BY the Whrling. Traction
Company 80 to their work Monday morn ~.
ing they may have to dig !ttoie ;,, ",
decocr il they ride out OF one zone my"
another, as the zone system ana IN,
creased fares go in operation 4" '"e
beginning Of the week. :.
The Wyhs Ing Mtb Tr1 ,bH pro o%," new
rates on all branches Of their system
following the permission OF me ~,
state commerce" cotnmlSSlon o. 49,,
Ohio, but the legality OF the raising
Of rates in this state is for the est
Virginia public service commission o1 ~
say yea or nay Srs ! ne Sr i6c conr,is-
sion. but the commission has nor sl'sr
an opinion yet. nor is 1t likely 10 W.
SO for a few days. ,r..-
On the Ohio. side. the cry o5 I'm
tins Ferry took up the hEnt ana W. ::
40 nctftion OF City Solicitor Henry -
Pratt the Interstate commerce colus.'S
sion yesterday announced me E5o,i;,,,.
NJ ali new rates filed by IN" hcs'.uS
Trsction Company and recognizes the
fHnchisc rights OF the city OF MAJ I ms
Ferry, where the traction trancntse n,.S
twelve more years to run on d n'e>'''
fare basis. o,,ss,o,
The Interstate Conmerce Commission
5cc1ared Tho now rates void because o.
the failure Of tho company 10 SlNS '''e
thirty days motto" required ny Jaw. :;
finally declared legal in the end 1t VIII
Five tho traction company an lncisaS
In gross revenue from 20 70 - per ceut,
The following arc the new rates anu
zone boundaries:
south TO Eighth street. Benwood' VIII
be five cents. this making up me li .so
1onc Fare per passenger remanin6 1hc
same for any part Of the city.
: Second zone includes from KlVcrslo:
,,if1 Bengood, to McMechen car oaInS:
.hird zone from car barn TO Glendalc
Tetal works; fourth zone from Glen
SaIe nostofficc 70 Noundsville. making
fare from Wheeling to NoonosvllrS;
twenty cents. Five cents IS c"s- eeo
: between each zone ,ro.a
vile to Glendale postoffice. TO NC
Mncben harm. to Riverside mill ana then
to First street. Wheeling. present A"'e
to, Moundsville is Is cents.
North bound tlrSt zone ne. eS of Wsesing
fnithc north corporation line OF war
wood: second zone. north cmrp2Mr2;,tion
line of Warwood TO stop -. " -. 80 ~
atreet. third zone from Wilson street 10
Windsor, Stop ~: fourth zone. windsor
~ Reech bottom, arm. stop Sc: NTH zone
TO La Belle mine. stop %: SKIN Iii.
extends TO corporation !lnr % o. c Mt.s
p eprk far". . cSnts. ,
Martins FErry llnrS--trom nce't ,n,
loop any point in Martins F"rrE' zen
First zone. from Wheeling 70 nortn
corporation line Of Bridgeport: $ccoma
zone. from Bridgeport 20 north c9 co ,onc
fIon line Of Martins Ferry: 'h'ru Eon.'
north corporation line Of Ferry to YORK
Vile. and fcuth zor". from that point rdJ 10 in
Rayland. Five cont faro IS chaIEeo ~
each zone. making total OF " .
from wheeling to Rayland. Present
fare Wheeling 70 Rayland. scents.
I Returning. the third Ion" enGS "a
BridSc street. bridgeport. the tourtn
Zone extending from there to Wheeling:
2rton linH-t'rom Wheeling s 70 m xonc
Sacond zonr, from tha; point west 20
Lansing. stop IS: third zone. to Llnw zoo
cemetery. stop 10: fourth zon". to BAR:
to Barton Of 90 cents. -
Beilairc lines-F'irst zone: from -Four
teenth and Market streets. Wherllne. 10
West wheeling. Stop Q: second zone
west wheeling 10 Pinch Run. and thrr"'
from Pinch Run to ShadySidc.