The Washington times., 1919-09-30
I GENT FARE
LOOMS ZONE
SYSTEM DIES
EnaoOstia Residents Would Pay
Is Cents to Union Station
Under New Ham Plan.
By Bill PRICE

By BILL PRICE
A proposed zoning system on wash
iurton street railways apparently
u-ae killed before the Public Utilities
Commissioh today BY revelations that |
even BY imposing an adduionaI 5
cents fare on passengers living in the /
second zone the revenues therefrom |
--ouid fral short nearly 100000 Of 1
meeting the requirements Of the /
Washington Railway and Electric 1
Company.
With the apparent passing Of the /
zone plan, which Mr.. Ham presented /
on request Of the commission, but /!
which he cOutended was tair ana I
5 rirht. there looms up for Washington {
a street car fare on all lines Of
cents, with probable transfer charges l
of u cent Ticelzts at four for p cents /
NAV reward thrifty passengers.
hnaeo-tlu 70 stutign. Is Cents
lrr- Ham contended that 70 obtain
the revenues his company requires,
ana which wiz be little above the
rcturns which the commission must
make upon sI6OO0OO0 valuation,
there should be q 7-cent straight
fare. q second zoue fare Of cents
and 8 transfer charge Of at least
cent This would cost a man riding
from the Union station 70 Anacostias
for instance, IS cents, although the
distance, would be only about three
miles
ne developments Ga the mornings
he.rlnr before the Pti1fties Commits
sion came thick and fast ia the pres
encs of q large gathering OF citizens,
rerreaeutinF various communities
which are strongly hostile 20 zone
Eyrfem. These representative ap-
plauded strongly all points made
against such a system W. NICK. Clay
ton representing the Federation OF
Citizens Associations lea the ngnI on
= ne plan. he 0rgt announced that
ff ne commission intends to consider /
suth 3 plan his association viii wish
10 Introduce may WitnesseE, Including I
AaErerts. 20 show the untairness OF
rush 4 gvrtem ana rs harmful emects !
uror the life OF . city IKE Wasning- /
fcr Chairman Kutz did not agree to
nft confederation Of this plan al
frrrrh Mr.. clayton called attention 20
- fact that the ". r. and r, IN its
orrrinn1 petition for further relief, /
neE only fer an increased straight
InsTulties - TEunEfeHL
important feature. an
urrrerf - C.hnfFnla.n EutE was that
Ghe Commission intended 20 consider
Ghe Inoquitie8 Of a transfer charge as
Between the Capital TractiCu and the
". r and u aystems. Ar. Ham
bFUught this forward as particularly
auplvtng 70 the Georgetown and Ten
lgVfoETn line, which he called feeder
for the Capital Traction. he pointed
cut that this line brings passengers
fn for many miles from outlying
BointE, and they transfer 70 the Capt
tai Traction, which hauis them only
q. snort distance and obtains the real
GnrnciaI results. He suggested the |
revenues from such rides should be
divided tWo-thirds 70 the ". r. and =. |
and one-third TO the Capital Traction /
Nr. Ham also brought out other
points az which this occurs, including /
the city and Subuarban, BrooEland, /
Auaeostta, and other lines.
Chairman Eutz gave notice 20 the /
Capital Traction TO be prepared to /
testify on these points
IN the event that car fares are in-
creased in Washington - z cents, /
with transfer charges, tIag Capital 4
Tratclon would fatten financially Tar
beyond It's needs. but the commission /
appears helpless. "a the light OF to-
days testimony, to prevent this BY /
dividing revenues from inequitable \
revenues Of the Capital Traction
would be reduced 20 some extent, the
". r. & z. benehting.
Mr. Ham'u Eoae Plan.
The zone plan submitted By Hr.
Ham at the request Of the commission
iG practically the same one hereto
fore introduced II provides for an
inner zone OF the average length OF
% miles, on which one fare would
be paid The outer zone would aver
age about 81 miles TO the District
line, and the charge on this would be
cents. The proposed outer limits
ot the inner zone on ". r. & z. lines
are as follows:
Cabin John line-Thirtv-sfTth and
Prospect streets.
Georgetown & TenualIytown-En-
tirely On the outer zone.
Georgia avenue line-GeorEia ave-
uue and Park road
Brookland line-North Capitol and
1fichican avenue.
Maryland line-FoUrth and Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
Washington Iuterurban--FDtireI,, ~, {
the outer zone.
Benning and KenilWorth fnes-Fif-
teenth and II streets northeast
Anacosua line-North end OF Ana
costa bridge.
Mr- Ham testified that the 3 cents :
additional fare in the outer zone !
would yield less than $500 wear st I
the outside and that the cor,1,r,, 7
must have $500 a year more tba1 3
a. present not allowing for It's paef I
or present deficits.
Proposes T-Ceut Fare. (
Replying 70 inquiries by Chairman y
Autz and Conrad Syme. counsel ~ I
the Commission as to what other
means should be used TO raise the ad- O
ditiOnal revenue, Mr, Ham DroDoee5 r
the levying Of 7-ceut straight fare Y
on ali railway lines and the coIlecrio6 4
Of transfer charge lie made IN :
plain that he suggested these meth
ods as requested.
Mr. Clayton attacked the zone plan n
iu the strongest possible maner. and \
even suggested that Mr. Ham did not !,
have his own board Of director baclr n
Of him. 4r. Ham said he had not 4