Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-25
FARE VIA ROUTE Is
NAY Be SUIT BASIS
Users OF Crosstown Line viii Be
Forced to Pay Big Increase,
Schedule Shows
ZONE SYSTEM IS FORESEEN

Riders on the cross town line run.
ming from Bridesburg TO Ridge aud
Midvale avenues. one of the principal
'feedors' in the 7. r. T. system, will
be affected heavily by the free transfer
elimination scheduled for July |.
The results on the pockcthooks Of
patrons of this line, known as Route
10. probably will be used as glaring
example when city Solicitor Smyth
presents the City's arguments against
the fare boosting plan at Harrisburg
Monday.
Beginning at Richmond and Orthodox
streets. Brdcsburg. this route winds
through the northern section. feeding
[. the Frankford and the Fox Chase lines.
the York road routes and the Cheltcu
avenue and Ridge avenue lines. It's
western terminus at Ridge and Midvalc
avenues gives access TO Paramount
Park.
More than 65 pcr cent Of the riders
give or receive free transfers. BY this
method virtually all sections of the city.
except West Philadelphia. is reached
by FIVE cent fare.
Fare Will Go TO Thirteen Cents
The League Island trip from Olney
will cost thirteen ccnts. as will the trim
20 the Midvalc Steel Works. both of
= which are now made for fve cents. A
trip from NTanayunk to Willow Grove
by trolley. under the new plan, would
cost twenty three cents
The ride from Olnry to Ogontz.
under the now plan, a distance Of five
miles. will cost thirteen cents from
Olney TO WissahiCkon. five miles. thir-
teen cents; to the Frankford Arsenal,
five miles. thirteen cents; to Ninth
and Wolf streets. ten miles, five cents
and to the central section, seven and
one half miles. five cents.
The ride from Fast Germantown TO
the central section. seven miles. will
cost eight cents. and that from Fox
Chase to the central section, eleven
miles. fivc cents.
The discrepancies in fares shown by
these comparisons are pointed to as
showing the alleged injustice of the
''Mitten plan" because of dsCrimina-
tions between localities.
See Zone. Fare System
The discrepancies. according to OBJ
tectors TO the plan, give added color to
the belief that the Rapid Transit Co. $
next move will be to install zone
fare system on the long hauls.
Such system. in substance. will
allow a theoretical continuance of the
five-cent fare claimed as a religion of
mine" by Thomas +. Mtten. president
of the company. according to objectors.
In reality it would simply mean five
cent fare they say. for each zone.
Bridesburg. which is served by Route
~. will suffer heavily because of the
transfer elimination. Residents there
must depend largely upon Route 10
since Route 80. one of the oldest in the
city. was discontinued.
CITY Solicitor Smyth today is put
fling finishing touches on the citys case
against the increased fare plan. He
arrived here today after a lengthy con
ference with Mayor Moore at the Well.
wood Club Charlestown. Md The
Mayor is cniovinr few dovs of
ssIeisure"
The Mayor is against sny plan for
the elimination of free transfers and
against any direct or indirect boost in
trolley fares. Mr.. Smyth will Ggbt out
the city's battle before rho Public Scrv.
Gee Commission along lines laid down
By the city's chief executive
Tr,nssar po;,,s
r '
Inc I" route mas transfer points at
VARIOUS street intersections where free
transfers arc granted to the following
hnes 49,,
a. hGge ana NlhVaI" avenues. Route
ni Coutter street ana ayne avenue,
Route o3 Chelten and Wayne avenues,
Route 4" Chelten and Germantown
avenues, Routes IL and %; Chelten
avenue and Chew street. Route 81; Old
YORK road and Olney avenue. Routes
"a. %: %; Fltth street and Olney ave
nue., Route ~ Firth street and Wy
omlng avenue Route -; wyoming and
Rising sun avenues. Route %; Frank
ford avenue and Arrot street, Routes 3,
T. D ana -. ana Orthodox and Rich
nond S'""''S. Route %.
=, Ny. en- testimony to Mayor
moore r'laI committee on transit
VIII be used aS part OF Mr., Smyth's
argument against the rise.
MIR: Mitten quoted figures showing
tnat So'ooO'OOo ride on free transfers
eacnsyear. ana or this number fully 80
per cent ride less tnan three quarters of
a mile. me elimination of transfers.
short IA, ,.;J"ne .oS,or. 'npSI ol tnese
,anrn go n,.oiioLI IN I'm "lu mus ltiuh'
ohnaI, ,'r 10 ~, iTI u, lonseE rluerS:
~ ~. ~, @ VI 'nv C'!ItH avenue llne
tho - Sn"' ,5l'' man ." per cenI OF
u,iIo ia w. ~ Ion t t'ore lnau one nan
than ,'iIa "ia 'a'V l'aJoIitS LOT NOR"
unda ,nan m.a,p, ulsnanGe l,.! 100 long 10 walk
Tho ott;t1,do 80 o,r,7i,.o. a..
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