Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-25

Residents of the extreme northeast
will frht the "Toonerville trolley's"
nlan to increase fares in that section.
The Holmesburg Improvement Asso
citation has prepared a protest against
the rise and will file it with the Public
Service Commission at once. J
The Holmesburg, Tacony and Frank
ford line, known locally as the Hop
toad, Tadpole and Frog Line" as well
As "Toonerville. already is under fire
from residents for poor service.
The company has filed notice of its
new schedule with the Public Service
Commission. the rise to take effect on
increase also has been posted in the
cars.
Representative James A. Dunn, who
led the fight of citizens when the com
many inaugurated six cent rate, is in
tbe thick of the present battle against
the plan to charge twelve cents for the
former six cent ride.
"Last time we were beaten because
we did not know we had to file our pro-
test within thirty days of the notifica
tion of an increase" he said today ;
.'but we know now, and our protest
will be in the hands of the commission
in ample time.
Affects New Bathing Beach
This is our chance to air all our
complaints at a public hearing on the
protest and force the company to live
M to the laws under which it operates
or 20 out of business.
"If the twelve cent rate is allowed, il
will make the new municipal bathing
beach at Pleasant Hill Park resort for
automobilists only, as few citizens will
nav the bonneville line twelve cents
to ride from any point south Of Holmes
burg to a point just above it, where
they must get off the trolleys and take
q jitney or walk to the beach.
1.-THE meeting of citizens in the
Helmesburg library on Monday night
was an enthusiastic one, and all pledged
themselves to stay in the fight to the
limit and back up the improvement as
sociation in every possible way"
The association plans to ask the co =
operation of the Frankford Board of
Trade, the Frankford Taxpayers Asso-
citation and the Fathers Association of
the Frankford High School. members of
which are vitality interested in the rise,
to join in the fight.
NJ. G.. Ayres, president of the
Holmesburg association. said that a big
delegation of citizens and representa-
tives of industrial concerns will attend
the hearing.
Wants Ride Divided
William Knauer, secretary of the
association is marshaIing yitnassas Gov
the protest. George L. Sale is an
other prominent citizen of the district
on record against the increase and the
quality Of service furnished by the com
pany.
The company wants the ride from
Bridge street north on Frankford ave-
nue. divided into two fares at Blakis-
ton street. The run south from Tor
resdale is to be divided at the fire
house near Decatur street.
The plan provides for one fare over
the road east on Bridge street from
Frankford avenue TO State road to
Rhawn street and back again to
trankford avenue, but transfers from
the Frankford- -TOrresdale route are to
be good only to the car barn at Tacony.
Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. Martin are
In New York today attending meet
ing OF eastern women Republican
leaders.
The headquarters of the Republican
women at 500 SSuth Broad street was
besieged with women callers today ask :
ing information.