Evening journal., 1919-10-30
SUBURBS TO Have
AUTOBUS SERVICE
Rural Commuters Stirred by
Recent Increase in Troll
ley Fares
NEW CASTLE ASKS
LOW JlTNEY LICENSE

Motor bus lines TO compete with the
trolley company are planned by>resi-
dents OF Brack-Ex, Hoselle, Cronslon
Heights. Marshallton and surrounding
Brandywinc Springs territory. A SINH
lar line between Wilmington and New
Castle also is projected by citizens OF
the latter city.
Francis Dell. Janvier, city solicitor;
J. r. Stoops. president Of Council and
George Poole, Councilman, of New
Castle, appeared beforc Wilmington
City Council, sitting as a committee OF
the whole, last night, and asked CO
operation in the establishment Of bus
lines. Mr.. Janylur explained that the
recent increase In trolley fares had
raised the rates between Wilmington
and New Castle from ~ cents 10 "a
cents by the straight fare and 10 1874
cents II tickets were used. a confer
ence had been held during the day with
Thomas w. Wilson, general manager
OF the traction company, but the New
Castle men said they had received no
encouragement in their hope for a re-
ducton In fares for regular daily com
mutcrs. To relieve this situation u
was proposed TO operate motor buses,
but under an ordinance OF Wilmington
Council license fee OF $50 would be re-
quired for each bus. Mr. Janyier ask
ca Council 10 consider an amendment
TO this ordinance eXempting buses
operating between two fixed points IN
New Castle and Wilmington, and de-
signed 10 carry commuters only.
The local Councilmen asked that a
definite proposition be made In writing
by New Castle Council.
New Castles City Council ~ili have a
special meeting tonight 70 be addressed
by General Manager Wilson, Of tho
traction company.
At a meeting held IN The Brack-Ex
Republican Club last night Increased
trolley fares were termed as unfair and
and a state utilities
board was advocated 10 control trac-
lion. electric light and gas outside of
A line OF jitneys from tho Braok-Ex |
district will be put in operation next |
Monday. Ten cents viii be charged |
Tor a jiincy trip and the buses are 10 |
run every - minutes from G o'clock |
in tho morning into Sixth and Market |
streets.
Residents Of the communities have
appointed tho following committee TO
get information on the subject: Rich
ard Y. Cross, chairman; u. 7. Little, |
w. Scott Monckton, J. W. Greenfield.
T. Bayard Leach, Darlington Finn.
John Sohacfer, Edwin 5. Arms, William |
Kershaw, J.. Clayton Ditch. Theodore |
William ,Copes and Alexis |
Crozlcr. Caleb y. Burchenal is council |
for the committee.
The traction company today issued |
the following statement:
THE traction company sincerely re-
grets that the people I'm the section
served by the Brandywine Springs line
should be dissatisfied with the with |
drawal OF Communication tickets. This |
action was not taken by the company |
serious consideration. When |
we acquired this line several years
ago we found that these Communication
tickets were being sold by the previous
owners. We endeavored TO continue
them in the hope that the line could be
made TO pay while giving such special
tickets. As a result OF our experience
we ind the Brandywine Springs line
does not earn even its operating ex-
penses. For this reason and because
we believe all suburban sections
should be treated alike, we have been
90 withdraw such special
rates. No other suburban line IN our
system has ever had such a rate"