Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
DOCTORS PROTEST
AGAINST SK|P-STOPS
Physicians Ask That TroIleys
Take Passengers at Wallace
St.-12 Other Complaints
DELAY GROVE FARE QUIZ

Complaints against thirteen trolley
skip stcps were heard today by Public
Service Commissioner Clement. who re.
ferred the complaints to engineers OF
the commission for investigation.
y Prominent physicians were among
those who protested against tho skip on
Seventeenth. Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets at Wallace street
DIR. +. y. Dercum. DR.. Lewis Brin
ton and DR.. ]. Potion Massey. VII" ar"
Interested in private hospitals. objected
10 the Wallace street SkIrs because. they
Wid. patients are greatly inconveni-
enced.
Before Mr.. Clement received the skip.
stop complaints he announced post
ponemPnt until Wednesday next on the
protest made against the third fare zone
to Willow Grove. Residents of ltoslyn
and Willow Grove had fled the protest.
Other skins objected to and which
will be investigated were on Columbia
avenue at Twenty fourth and Twenty
sixth streets. Nineteenth and BerkS
streets, Twentieth and RCrkS streets.
Twenty first and Berks streets. Eight
eenth and Daurhin streets. Eighteenth
and SuSquchanna avenue, Eighteenth
and Norris streets. Twenty sixth street
and Ridge avenue and Ridge avenue and
North College avenue.
Would Change Route -
A. Howard Jones filed a rc"Ommen
dstiop that cars on Route No "a to
Willow Grove, be turned at Filbrrt
street instead of SAMSON street, thereby
avoiding tho COugeSted district.
Mr.. Jones exhibited n chart showing
results of car checking made by the
commission investigators. From Sec
ond street to Sixteenth street and on
Arch. Market and Chestnut streets
4 within those limits. the chart showed.
50 per cent of the trolleyS scheduled
D are operated in rush hour from > to &
p. m.
Radical changes in the transit system
of the city recommended to City Coun-
ell yesterday are receiving the deepest
consideration by the Mayor, City So.
licitor Smyth. Director uf Transit
Twining and m"mbprs Of Council to-
dsy.
The changes recommended were en-
bodied in the report on transit coudi-
tions submitted to Council by Colonel
Sheldon Potter. city representative on
the p. Il. 7. directorate, and William
n, Hancock. n former city reNresPn
tativc.
The report was compiled at tho re.
quest of Council. The underlying com
pany system and plans Thomas +. Nit
ten, company president. has for collect.
ing fares on zon" syStcm basis were
under Shnip FIR" in the report
Chief Recommendations
Inc chief recommendations follow:
First; The bringing OF proceedings
by the city having for their object the
rGsstra,nins Of an incroaS" in fare by the
philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. under
the unauthorized schedules filed.
Second. The intervention Of the city
in any proceeding already brought or
the bringing by tho city Of a proceed e.
ing for the valuation of the tracks and
property. and the determination Of the
right or obligation Of the onCrating com e
pany to pay and tho right of the con @
stituent companies 70 charge excessive
rates for tn" facilities furnished by such
constituent companies.
"Third. The opposing by the city Of
any raise Of fare so long as the Qups-
ton involved in our second rpCommpn
dation is unadiudicated
Fourth. The making Of sufficient
appropriations III the city shall in
tervenc or bring any Of the above pro
ceedingsD for the engagement Of such
able experts in the valuation Of the
traction properties, and for the pro-
ductiOn Of such evidence as may be
necessary in tho conduct Of any Of tho
procecdiuGS. and also for such aid 70
the City'S department Of law as in the
opinion Of the city solicitor may be
necessary therein.
William +. GrSt, president or the
Fidelity Trust Co., which has financial
connections with the Rapid Transit
Co, would not comment today on the
report to Council
I'VE have 50 many interests of varied