The Washington times., 1919-09-25
Zone Fare Plan Would
Cost People Of Capital
$l,2OO,OOO More a Year

Of that system. He proposed that for
distances on the various lines averag-
ing 2.S miles from that point all pas
sengers should pay 3 cents fare. Be
yond those distances, inside the Dis
trict, there should be added 3 cents
more, and 70 Il ali a transfer charge
Of ] cent. The company was in bet
ter shape financially then than now,
50 that the second zone fare will have
to be advanced to probably cents.
This would be a fare Of 10 cents
20 all residents averaging 2.S miles
beyond Eleventh and F streets. Any
Of these same people, desiring a lit
tie pleasure ride across the District,
would pay around 10 cents one way.
First Zone stops Here.
Under the Richey plan, which will
not vary much from that to be sub
mitted by Mr.. Ham. passengers out
bound over the Georgia avenue line
would fish down into their pockets
for a second, scent fare at Georgia
avenue and Park road. II they live
near that point they can get off and
walk whatever distances they desire
TO save the extra fare.
on the other lines Of the ". r. and
2. the first zone would end at these
points:
Columbia line - Flfteenth ahd H
streets n0FfheaHt.
BFooEland Iine - NoFth Capitol
street and IIfehlguR avenue.
City and SubuFbln-Fourth street
Rnd BhOde Island avenue.
Congress HeIEhtg, Anaeostfa, and
Steel Plunt-At Anaeostiu bridge.
GeoFgetOWu and TenleTtowR-Wis-
eombin avenue and u street.
Cabin John IlRe-ThlFty-1iEth street
and Prospect avenue.
East Capitol, Thirteenth and ID. and
Eleventh street IineB-One fare only
60 ternluL
PeFceutage % Passengers.
Prof. Richey estimated that 22.l5
per cent Of passengers hauled would
have to cross the zone lire and pay
additional fares twice each day, not
including the large number Of people
living just beyond the first zone limit,
who viii walk considerable distances
to avoid the extra fare.
The traffic losses 70 the ". r. and Z.
viii be less this way, he estimated,
than IL q scent or T-cent fare were
Installed for that company with no
additional fare on the Capital Trac-
tion. His idea at that time was to
sell tickets Ga the second zone at 10
ior so cents.
Prof. Richey was closely cross-eEam- /
ned at that time about the sOcioloEi- /
al aspects Of a zone system. including
IN the center OF the city;
he financial effects upon families hav-
ing children to, send to high schools: /
upon business in Washington through
development Of small stores
n suburban communities, and various
0theT aspects. He consistently stuck |
10 the idea that the zone system is !
iair and proper, and that The long
haul passenger should pay for his ride !
Of sociological or other
on the community gen
orally. He admitted that in places
where the zone system has lately been
put in oper8tion, the cities are most
Industrial, with no ideals such as
hose permeatiug Washington people /
that this shall be a beautiful city.
LabOr's Request q Factor.
The whole situation now confront
ing the Utilities Commission may
again be changed by the requests Of !
organized street railway employees /
upon the Capital Traction and soon to
be presented to the ". R. and E. for
increased wages. II these requests
are granted, II will be necessary for
the Commission 70 grant still larger
Increases in revenues to both com
panies than now contemplated The
situation may materially change at
almost any time.