Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
PR |. RENTAL foes
Plan new ATTACKS.
Massed Forces Will Present Ar
currents to Public Service
Commission
INVENTORY is COMPLETED

Opponents Of the rentals paid under
lying companies of the Rapid Transit
20. today are marshaling their forces
xpx massed attack against annual
paymcrts of nearly $40, ZOO, 900 to the
eubsidiaries.
This phase of the protest against the
present transit situation took prece-
dence following the postponement by
the company Of IFS plan to abolish
All free transfers and do away with
three cent exchange tickets in the cen
tral delivery district.
~ was learned today the Public
Stfvice Commission has nearly. com
plcted It's inventory and valuation of
the property Of the Rapid Transit Co.
The commission has been working for
several mouths on this matter, and as
the result will be able to pass quickly,
1t Is believed upon the fare rate ques-
tion. The valuation work of the com
mission also will give the commission
nm accurate statement of rentals to un-
derlying companies. and the relation be-
tween these rentals and the investment
In those companies.
Trolley Routes Changed
Two trolley routes now traversing
part Of Market street west of the City
on and after next Sunday.
Route No. 16, the Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets line, and Route No.
n, the Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets line, are those affected by this
first move to relieve traffic congestion in
the central district.
Beginning Sunday, route No. 16 cars
4 will move west on Market street to
Juniper and then proceed west on Fill.
bert to Twentieth street, where they will
continue north over their regular route.
Route No. n cars will 60 over the
same central route except that they
will turn north on Eighteenth street
The changes were suggested recently
by the Public Service Commission.
Superintendent Of Police Mills was
An early advocate of the use of Filbert
street for relieving traffic pressure Oh
Market street. ~,
The commissions investigation viii
uphold the rentals paid subsidiaries
says Joseph Gilfillan, former sheriff
who is counsel for some Of the under
lying companies
II haven't the slightest doubt in tn,
fnal outcome" Mr.. Gilfillan declared
81 am sure that the contracts with thu
underlying companies will be main
I. tained according to their present
terms"
Company's Decision Pleases
Decision by the company not to en-
force its advance fare rate today u
previously announced caused genera
ratification among car riders.
Scores OF workers living near trans
fer points in West Philadelphia wake
this morning from their homes to tn
\, eastbound ear lines. as they were no
quite certain about the action take
" the company.
This uncertainty was due to the fac
's--tiiat piacards announcing the fare in
crease remained in the cars until nearl
midnight. although the company de
cided to postpone enforcement of the ad
vanced rate at meeting of the II
executive committee in the morning.
Postponement of the fare increas
was in accordance with suggcstio
made by the Public Service Commissio
which urged the company not to TAX
such action until the commission coul
make an investigation and lear
whether higher rates were warranted.
The public was informed of the &C
ftion taken by the company in the fol
lowing announcement which wa
h placed In the cars this morning:
Upon the request of the Public
Service Commission of Pennsylva-
mia, until further notice, the COM
pany will not begin the collection of
the legal rates of fare, which be-
tame effective July l.
The rates will be held up until tn
hearings of the commission into tn
fare raise are concluded. The first @
these will be next Tuesday in the Cit
Hall