The Washington times., 1919-10-18

provided for the sale OF metal tickets
or tokens to the Federal and District
governments for the official use OF
their employees at the rate OF I'VE cents
each (order number 294J. These
tokens arc accepted by the streer
railway companies as cash in pay
ment for initial rides and for the
I purchase or transfers; In the latter
case the rider is given three cents in
! change by the conductor. The COM
missions action in providing for the
sale OF tickets will enable the govern
| ments TO abandon the use OF these
| tokens in payment for an initial ride.
/ only obtaining a sufficient number Of
them TO be used for the purchase OF
| fnter-company transfers.
In view OF all the facts I'm this case
and after careful consideration OF the
| evidence before il, the commission Isl
| Of the opinion that the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, the
/ City and Suburban Railway Of Wash
| ington, the Georgetown and Ten
nallytOWn Railway Company and the
| Northumberland Railroad Com,
pany are in need OF financial relief
which can only be obtained through
| increased rates Of fare.
1t Is, therefore. ordered:
That the initial rate Of fare on
the lines Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, the City and
Suburban Railway Of Washington. the
| Georgetown and Tenleytown Railway
Company, the Washington Interurban
Railroad Company, the Capital Trac-
ton Company, the East Washington
Heights Traction Railroad Company, !
and the Washington-Virgin Railway
Company within the District Of COlunn- !
bia Is hereby increased from B cents
cash to Z cents cash; provided. how
ever, that each OF the said street I
railway companies shall sell four
tickets for % cents. and shall re-
ceive and exchange tickets with each
other.
2-That each company shall Issue
its own tickets and sell no tickets is
sued by any other company, and such .
tickets after having been once used {
shall be cancelled by the company
which issued the same. For the pur-
pose OF this order, the washington z
Railway and Electric Company, the 4
City and Suburban Railway Of wash 4
ington, the Georgetown and Tealey-
town Railway Company and the
WashingtOH-In -Interurban Railroad Com
pany shall be considered as comprise
ing one system and one form OF tick
3-That the said companies shall I
make monthly settlements with each J.
other and shall redeem in money any
tickets in excess Of the number Of
tickets exchanged.
THAT Order No. 32l, dated March
%, 1919, authorizing a charge OF
cents for transfers between the. lines /.
o the several street railway COM
panies in the District Of Columbia, Is
hereby revoked. and In lieu, thereof
IL Is hereby ordered:
(al That the washington Railway
and Electric Company, the City and
Suburban Railway Of Washington,
the Georgetown and Tennalytown
Railway Company, and the washing
ton-Interurban Railroad Company
comprising the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company's system)
shall continue 70 issue and receive /
transfers and Identification checks
between the lines Of the several COM
panies mentioned and between the
lines Of each company as at present
except that no charge shall be made
for such transfers or Identification
checks.
(b) That the Capital Traction Com
pany shall continue to issue and re-
ceive transfers between its own lines
as at present, except that no charge
(c) That the Capital Traction Com
pany and the East Washington
Heights Traction Railroad Company
sehall continue to issue and receive
transfers between their respective :
lines without charge therefore, as at
present.
I'D That the several companies
mentioned in section 4 tal and (b) /
above, together with the Washington-
Virginia Railway Company, shall con-
unue to issue and receive inter
company transfers at the points Of |
intersection Of their respective lines /
as required by the Commissions order
No. 303, dated January "A, 1919 III
the charge for which transfers shall |
be at the rate. of two cents each:
Provided, however, that the said /
shall not be required to / |
issue transfer on an inter company
transfer.
Except TO meet emergency con-
ditions' 10 change shall be made in / /
the present routing of cars over any |
OF the lines OF the several companies
mentioned in this order without the |
prior approval Of this Commission.
6-That the metal tokens authorized |
by Commissions order number 294
dated November 6, 1918, shall not be |
valid for transportation after October !
81, 1919. Any such tokens then out
standing shall be redeemed by the |
issuing the same at their |
face value. After October 81, 1919,
the same or similar tokens shall be
provided for the use of the Federal |
or District Governments in payment |
for inter-cOmpany transfers at the |
rate Of two cents for each token.
THAT this order shall take effect
at l2:Ol o'clock a. m, November I,
1919. and remain in force until 1901
o'clock "A. IN, May 1, 1920. On May
|, 1920. the rates Of service shall be
restored automatically TO those in