Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
STREET CAR FARES
RAISED BY COUNCIL
Six-for-a-Quarter and Two-and-
a-Half-Cent Rates Are
Abolished.
IN EFFECT FOR ONE YEAR
Labor Men and School Children
Get Concessions, but Pay
More Than Before.

crowd of some 125 leading business
men and about thirty members OF the
Common Council last night. by u vote
Of II 10 s, decided TO grant the VIr-
EinIa Railway and Power Company an
The vote. was on the joint resolu-
Lon ,1Om aavssrtising eve the proposed ordi-
nadins, namTe, and not on ilnal passage of the
test Of strength. and is practically de-
Gisive or the matter as far as the lower
Ieg.siative branch OF the city govern
ment is concerned.
With TWO amendments the Council
approyed anrntny TIE The street Committees
fares. The amendments in question
were offered by Councilman English.
One provided that the. company should
methods and inapa cement investigated
r. sSpeF,s :i,ecna 70 ne appointed by the city
Of n n o En-. vas o,ba adopted BY vote
uniform may ride free of charge.
'sTRAIGHT ,ssTG.p s,cEHT Sc: a!nE EanE
ordinance are finally passed the street
car fares In Richmond. for the period
er,ins, 81 Gns ysa., c.n VII be & as follows; a
public. instead Of the six-for-a qua rter r
tickets now sold.
Labor tickets. to be six for o5 cents.
OF the present rate OF 2l-2 cents each.
School ticket 10 remain the same as
at present.
Thc stree, COMMITTEES estimates that
the proposed ra:e of fares will give
pany an increased net revenue for the
year OF S20s.i63.
Final vote on the adoption of the
Ayes-Batkins, Butler, English. Ladd.
Mills. Moore. Powell. Rodcn, Rose, Sea-
ton Hayh;k'nsps sallIGj1; ps,ersms Grimes H,dson
Letter. Jones, Morton. lowers. I'm
AMENDMENTS FOR LOWER
FARES MEET WITH DEFEAT
Three amendments. offered by Coun-
proposed that the period of increased
fares be placedtat six months instead
Of one year II only received the votes
sold at the rate Of seven for Is Cents.
sns !SAs ,hs ss; :s
Powers and Morton.
in behalf OF his amendments. He
criticized the service OF the street cac
company and declared that, on Broad
Street. Cheese boxes" had been sub
stituted for the large cars.
lie declared that the company talked
OF the car fare being that Of twenty
years ago, but Il was fact that tho
cars were those of twenty years ago.
The people were crowded in like cat
tie and il was shameful that the good
women Of thc city were subjected 10
such conditions.
He believed that there should he An
increase IN fares, but thought that the
increase in regard TO labor tickets was
100 great.
LEADER OF OPPOSITION
Those favoring- advertisement of the
ordinance had little to say during the
session, resting on the full report
The opposition vas led by Councilma n
Haddon. who made an impass:oned ad-
dress.
Mr Haddon declared that the Coun-
increase unless the company could
demonstrate thai II had failed to re
ccive a fair return on the. moaey in
ii had failed to do. The Council had
no right to consider the railway prop
crty and no, consider the returns from
part and parcel OF he business OF the
same corporation. he said.
Investigation. he asserted. showed
that the company was getting more
than a fair return from its lighting
franchise. and in regard to the opera
ton OF the, street railway, The COM
its net revenue in 1918, up TO the time
Of it's report made at tho close Of bust
ness on June 80, was the same is its
net revenue in 1918. Notwithstanding
the period of the war was embraced
by figures quoted.
QUOTES COMPANY'S FIGURES
IN COMBATING INCREASE:
Mr.. Iiaddun declared that figures In
the Office OF the State Corporation
Commission showed that the company =
stock has been wate-ed and that bonds
far in excess OF money invested had
been Issued
According to the Councilman. the
company's sworn statement to the Cor
poration Commission declared tina,
only 100000 was Invested III Rich
mond.
fIe read a statement which he de-
clared was issued In ths sumner by
the Virginia Trust Company and the
First National Bank in which II was
said that the net earnings OF the com
pany fo- the year were more than
double the interest for the year. The
vote followed Councilman Haddons
speech
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