Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
ORDERS SCENT
CAR FARE RATE
TOGON JUNE l
2-Cent Transfer Charge Au-
thorized in Boards De-
cisiOn.
PLAN FOR REROUTING

A car fare rate of cents cash
with a 2-cent charge for transfers
was formaI1y ordered by the public
service commission today, to become
effective June l and to continue in
effect until Aug. 1.
This rate will supplant the present
rate Of s cents cash. twenty tickets
for 81 and a 1-cent transfer charge
Coincident with the issuance Of the
order. John W McCardle, chairman OF
the public service commission, announced
that the engineering department Of the
commission is proceeding to make plans
TO cooperate with the cry council Ior
the rerouting Of cars in the downtown
district.
The order was issued and the en-
gineering department put to WORK as
result Of an agreement reached laSS nlght
az a Joint meeting of the city council
and the public service commission.
Meanwhile. it was reliably reported that
at a meeting of the board Of directors OF
the Indianapolis Street Railway Company
this afternoon a decision would be
reacbed TO pass the regular quarterly
dividend Of $4,000 on the company's
preferred stock.
The company has heretofore included
this dividend in its fixed charges and
has paid it regularly with one or two
exceptions.
WILL CONTINUE SALE
AND USE OF TICKETS.
The text of the order putting into
effect the new rate OF fare follows:
s'On May 1S, 1921, the commission ap-
proved an order extending the expiration
date Of the order approved April -, 4J-1'
in the above entitled cause until June l.
con May g. 1921. pursuant to notice
the commission held supplemental near
ing. at which time further evidence was
heard relative to the matters herein III
aIpon further consideration of this
cause. the com mission, being fuly al
vised In the premises, finds tnat tIe
rates hereto authorized TO expire : ghe /,
1921. should not be continued beyond thaI
dara hut that in lieu or those rates
there should be established a rare OF
500 for each passenger over tHe aSS "
) years ca-ied on its nnes, AiluIen 'li..,
un6pr wears 70 be carried free wheh
accom- suied bv parents or guardian anu
s charge Of s.O2 for each transfer ueAe'
..Tt is therefore ordered by the public
s,-rica CON mission Of Indiana, that petl-
fiouer be. and it is, authorized 10 publish
charge and collect on and aIter JUNE J.
fG5I 20 remain in effect until August l,
1921. the following rates. fares anu
charges, to-"N;
1D A fare of ) cents for each pas
senrer over the age of years car
ricd on petitioners lines, but no
charge shall be made for any pas
Serger under the age of years when
accompanied by parents or guardian,
~, A charge of cents for each
transfer ticket issued, which transfer
shall be universal on petitioners lines
and shall entitle passenger to con-
tInuatfOn of Journey on said lines in
conformity with established practices
1T IS further ordered, that petitioner
shall continue the sale and the acceptance
of tickets under the terms and conditions
in the order approved April 15, 1921
at is further ordered, that the com
mission continue consideration OF the
prayer Of petitioner herein for the pur-
pose Of making such further order as it
may, In the light Of subsequent circum
stances. deem reasonable and just during
the period Of the emergency heretofore
found to exist"
EFFECT COMPROMISE
AT JOINT CONFERENCE.
The meeting between the council and
the commission was called for the pur-
pose OF reaching some agreement on the
subject Of regulating" the jitney buses
which officials of the Indianapolis Street
Railway Company contend is cutting Sc
riously into their business.
The meeting resulted in a compromise,
which Is substantially as follows:
1. The commission agreed TO order
into effect for a period of sixty days,
beginning June 1, rate of cents
cash with a 2-cent transfer charge.
2 At the end of that period the
council will. If the new rate does not
eliminate the jitney buses, take some
action to remove them
g. The council will, however. not do
this unless the company reroutes its
cars in compliance with recommends
tions of engineers of the public serv-
ice commission and otherwise changes
its service to meet the councils idea
of good service.
WHATS TO BE DONE
ABOUT CAR SERVICE?"
At the opening Of the conference the
discussion centered on some way to elimi-
nate jitney competition. after the mem
bers Of the council were told Of the evi-
dence that more than go jitney buses
are operating in indianapolis as com
pared with 131 last February. 1t soon
became apparent that the council would
not agree to this proposal unless it had
an opportunity for a trade of its ideas
Of service in exchange for favors granted
the car company.
The question of service was first
brought up by Councilman Gustav G.
Schmidt. Following the suggestion that
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