Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-08
Bureau of Engraving En-
pIoyes and KeniIWorth Citi-
zens Are Plaintiffs.
UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS
NAMED AS DEFENDANTS
Claim That Charters Authorizing
One Fare, Including Transfer,
Have Never Been Changed.

Two suits to compel the Public
Utilities Commission to set aside Its
order permitting the local railway
companies to collect cents for trans
fers, were filed in the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia today.
One suit was brought by repre-
sentatives of the twenty-three trade
organizations of the bureau of en-
craving and printing and the other
by the officers of the Kenilworth
Citizens Association. The suits were
filed through Attorney Henry E. Da-
Wis, who is giving his services gratui-
tously.
Edward R. Williams and Matilda
Lindsay represent the bureau en-
ployes, numbering about 100 Of the
following organizations: Bank Note
Engravers No. Is. Brotherhood OF
Painters. Decorators and Paperhang-
ers. Competitors, Federal Employees
Union No. los, Federal Employees
Union No. 2. Federal Union No. II,
Federal Guard and Watchmen's
Union, International Association OF
Machinists. International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers. international
Union of Steam and Operating Engi-
neers, lnternatlonai 5rothernooo ol
Transfers and Chauffeurs. Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men and Oilers, Journeymen Book
binders Union No. 4. Laundry Work
ers No. ITO. Plate Finishers, Plate
Printers, Printing Freshmen No. l.
Steel Plate Transferrers, United As
sociation of Plumbers No. S02. United
Association Of Plumbers and Steam
Filters, United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, Amalgamated
Sheet Metal Workers No. 102 and
Amalgamated Lithographers No. 10.
Suit Rrourht nv Officers.
The suit. filed on behalf Of the nine
xans. a s.oc,at,or ma. hrourht NV ~.
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Waskon, president: S. Joseph Clark.
vice spxestdent;s IL RichNIA - 4N6Sonu
treastHen IA q u IL
retary.5 (, ~. =. =. !.
sConmissioners Charles EW. Kut4,
Louis SBrownlow and W. Gwynn
Gardiner, constituting the PuDiic
Ut1nties commission OF the Distrlct
OF columbia, are named as .defend-
ants.
: ~ F 3
vested IN the puuuc utiIlae9, aHc
gives the history OF the orgamsation
y. e ~ 6,.tuos 80 H"aH,, III,
p1hIes q. Tue ie1rcs anu nn0ns ,, ,nei !,
ny enS rstay
Tnu 1000
r. 10 .et forth thai nrJor IN The time
~ acnu;s;t,on ~ tha ofher roadc h,, .fhS
Washfnaton Railway and Electric Corn :
Many n was nroviiisd where arch, com :
could charge one fare over the same for
sny distance between the Terminal Of
the line. and where such road had a main
line and also q branch line or branch
lines, 1t could charge but one fare. This.
it Is declared in the petition, has not
been changed or altered, and remains in
full force and effect.
Charges of Petition.
In carrying out and complying with
the provisions Of their respective char
tiers or acts of incorporation respecting
the rate OF fare chargeable and recetv-
thereof to the passengers patronizing !:
several companies adopted the system
of transfers, commonly so called. In
accordance with this it is contended
any passenger entering a car of any
OIL the SdlQ companies trdVcTSlHS- ltS
main line and desiring to be trans
ported to q point on one Of its branch
lines, or vice versa, upon paying his
fare received a transfer emitting him
to continue his Journey to destina-
ton upon the branch or main line OF
the said company. the possession OF
the said transfer being evidence OF
PAYMENT by the passenger Of the rate
Of fare prescribed and reoufred Of him
for such continuous passare. and the
same being receivable by the said
charge therefor II is contended
that until the MAKING NV the commits.
sior ~ its order az Mav 90 Ie1a III.
Voc ~ such tranafers was venarai M
unnnestioned and recopnfzed mot onIy
hw tha GO "a cnrnoniaa eho~saiva. 800
tIa re+rons NJ thair seyarai rasna.ti,,e
rneds hit aIso hu The sofa Gnrsra.s
~ ths Tn,ted states 90 a,dssnnsS I rs
it's enactments in relation thereto n,
e ,n hiing each passenrer r. hav w. th ~
benefit and adyantage of the single
'"'e VI
r. o,1u r..,s
va" onA1 oAe1oe1 1saIes'
IF Is argued in the net;tion that Z,
determini1p whether anv ouch rate 4,
rea sonahie or insuff1c;ent The non,nots
sion NAV not consider only the mar
tic,,lar nnbIic utiIitv concerned hut n,
the Contrary must and can only con,
slider the rates Of similar public utiii
ties in the District of Columbia. 1t ii
oeterminins anu nA e,s suon rates. Re
saro only' w. LII,
equlpmeht.: co 1.tn .sn ' emsn. 80. o.
n nm co hui n,ust enG can an1,