The Washington herald., 1920-04-16
Text of Scent Car Fare Order
Made by Utilities Commission

of stree: railway service disas-
trous to the companies and to
the public alike.
The commission is facer,
therefore. with the necessity
Of granting an increase to
both systems. but II believes
that the Congress should re-
adjust the method of taxa
ton so that the Washington
Railway and Electric Com
pany will be relieved of a
portion OF its present tax bur-
den. The revenues of the
District thus diminished
would be recouped by in
creasing the tax on the other
system, and this increased
tax would in turn effect the
fare increase granted to that
company solely to protect the
public from tho evil conse-
quenccs of diffrnt rats of
fare for the several compa-
nies.
The proposed increased fare
will. under existing law. unduIy
increase the revenues OF the
Capital Traction Company. but il
the street railway lines of the
District of Columbia be consid-
cred as a whole. the new rate
will yield a return only slightly
in excess of Z per cent on the
combined fair value OF all the
street railway property used and
useful for street railway pur-
poses in the District of Columbia
as heretofore determined by this
commission.
Orders Scent Fare.
After careful consideration of
all the evidence in this case the
commission is Of the opinion that
street railway fares should be in
creased and it is therefore or
dered:
l. 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
ohN ~" LNdiIWdy
pany, the Observation-Disclosures
Railroad Company. the Capital
Traction Company. the East
Washington Heights Traction
Railroad Company and the Wash
ington-Virginia Railway Company
within the District of Columbia
be and It is hereby increased to
s cents cash: provided. however.
that each of the said street rail-
way companies shall sell four
tickets or tokens for so cents
and shall receive and exchange
tickets or tokens with each
other.
.. That if paper tickets arc
used. each company shall issue
Its own tickets and sell no tickets
issued by any other company, and
such tickets after having been
once used shall be cancelled by
the company which issued the
same. For the purpose OF this
order. the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. the City
and Suburban Railway of Wash
ington, the Georgetown and Ten
nallytown Railway Company and
the Observation-Disclosures Rail-
road Company shall be consid-
cred as comprising one system
and one form OF tickets may be
issued and sold by them.
Similarly. the Washington and
Maryland Railway Company
(whose lines are now leased and
operated by The Capital Traction
Company shall be considered as
part of the said The Capital
Traction Company's system, and
one form of tickets may be issued
and sold by them.
Transfers Not Affected.
60 That nothing contained
herein shall be construed to alter,
modify or amend the present
practices of the several COM
panies mentioned herein relating
to the issuance and receipt of in
ter-company and intra-company
transfers.
(D That all street railway
ticets issued by the several street
railway companies mentioned
herein at the rate of 6k cents
each shall not be valid for trans
""-tation after 1901 o'clock a. m.,
May 1, 1890. All such tickets
n id by the public and not used
- transportation before the
Aforementioned time and date.
shall be redeemed at their face
value by the companies issuing
'h"m when presented at the Of
fee of the companies by the hold
ers thereof.
co That this order shall take
effect at 1901 o'clock a. m, May !
!, 1920, and remain In force until !
1901 o'clock a. M, January I,
1921. On January I. 1921, the |
rate of fare shall be restored ar.
tomatically to that In effect on
october Is. 1919. unless on or be-
fore January /, assf. the COM