New-York tribune., 1919-08-29
I1-Cent Fare for
North Shore Cars

yesterday divided the territory served
by the trolley cars Of the New York
and North Shore Traction Company
into four zones, so that passengers, be-
ginning to-day, will pay from six cents
to eleven cents for ride, where for
merly they paid five cents.
Acting Corporation Counsel George
P. Nicholson declared that the city
would fight the order, saying that the
franchise granted the road by the city
in 1906 calls for fve-cent fare.
~ regard this" said Mr.. Nicholson,
Gas the entering wedge in the fight of
the traction interests for an increased
fare. The city will contest it to the
limit. l shall first ask for a rehearing
before the Public Service Commission
and if beaten there l shall ask for a
writ of certiorari and seek to prove
before the Supreme Court that Com
rights in issuing this order. Such an
order, in my opinion. is not valid un-
less it is approved by the Board of
Estimate"
Have Been Paying Seven Cents
Mr.. Nicholson said it was true that
the people of the affected territory
which embraces Flushing, Bayside
Whitestone and Little Neck, were for
own volition paid seven cents during
the last few months. His contention
was that Commissioner Nixon had
virtually abrogated contract in issuing
his order
The four zones follow: Zone I, from
Prince Street and Broadway, Flushing,
to Twenty-eighth Street and Cocheron
Avenue, Flushing; Zone 2, from
Twcnty-eighth Street and Cocheron
Avenue to Ashburton Avenue and Bay
side Boulevard, Bayside: Zone 3, from
Ashburton Avenue and Bayside Boule-
ward to the City Line at Little Neck;
Zone 4, from Chestnut Street and Cen
tral Avenue, Flushing, to Whitestone
Landing.
The new schedule of rates, which
VIII be IN effect for three years. follow:
From and point in any of the zones spe
cinea e IN paragraph hereof to any other
point IN such zone, cents.
FROM any point in Zone to any point
in Zone cents.
From any mt IN Zone l to any point
In Zone 3, 10 cents.
t., rom any point in Zone l to any point
IN zone 4. cents.
From any point in Zone to any noint
IN Zone !, GETS.
From any point in Zone to any point
in Zone g. cents.
From any point in Zone TO any noin,
IN Zone T. cents.
From any point in Zone to any noint
IN Zone 2 cents.
From any point in Zone 2 tn anv min,
In Zone l. 10 cents. 'N''''
From any point in Zone to any point
IN Zone T. II cents.
FROM any point in Zone to any point
IN Zone ). cents.
From any point in Zone to any point
in Zone 2. cents. '0''''
IRON any point in Zone 4 TO any noint
IN Zone 3. II cents.
Barrett Advised Grant
Inc order was made on recommends
tion Of Deputy Commissioner Barrett
after hearings before him =. which it
was stated that the road would shut
Gown and go out of business within a
lew days If an increased fare was not
granted. For twelve years the inter
est on its bonds has been me, on but
four occasion. The road never paid a
dividend. 1t had an operating deficit
OF $4,000 in 1917, which has risen to
nearly $4,000 since. Recently the en-
ployes thrc..tcn to strike unless
more money was given them. at a
hearing last Saturday in Queens be-
tore commissioner Barrett .he repre-
sentatives of civil organizations in the
affected territory asked that whatever
fares were necessary to insure the
continuance of the road be fixed.
AT the office of the Public Service
sentiments were voiced at a hearing
conducted by Mayor Hylan more than
a year ago, and that at that time "the
travelling public was assured prompt
action would be taken" None was
takcn