Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-29
COMMITTEE
DOES NOT ASK
RAISE IN FARE
Reports No Boost Needed in
Basis of Street Car
Rates.
HELP COMPANY

By parliamentary move the execu-
tive committee Of Mayor Shanks general
citizens committee on transportation
has cleared its records so today it does
not stand in the light Of recommending
an increase in the basic street car fare
Before Saturday the executive commit
tee had voted to turn over to Mayer
Shank reports of the sub committee
which audited the books of the IndI-
annapolis Street Railway Company, and of
the sub committee which surveyed trac
tion conditions in other cities and set
OF conclusions drawn from the two re
ports by Thomas P. Harvey, a mem
Der Of the executive committee The
auditing committee report made rec
Communications designed to net the
street railway company approximately
$4,000 a year, thereby relieving it Of
its financial embarrassment without ne
cessitating an increase in the basic
tive-cent fare. The survey committee
made no recommendation as to fares
Mr.. Harvey's conclusions, however, fatty
stated there was no way out for the
street car company except an increase
In basic fare.
By voting to turn the Harvey conelu-
sions as we'll as the two reports over to
Mayor Shank two weeks ago the commit
tee caused the public to believe there was
a recommendation for an Increase in fare.
At he meeting OF the general commit
tee at the city hull Saturday, called % re
ceive the reports from the committees,
only dozen members appeared. There
are approximately forty representatives
Of community aud business clubs on the
committee. In view Of the small attend
ance 1t was decided to put copies OF tho
reports In the mayors hands wit hthe
suggestions he hold them open to public
inspection In his Office for ten days after
which he should do with them whatever
he pleased. In the motion to turn the re-
ports over to the mayor the Harvey con
clusions were omitted. r. stephen Full
len, chairman Of the committee, said this
automatically removed any ppsed in
dorsement OF the conclusions there may
have seemed To have been on tho part Of
the executive committee
by way OF explanation az the status
Of the motion fthe Harvey conclusions
were in the form Of Il notion submitted
on May II by Mr.. Thomas T.. Harvey.
member II a subcommittee Of the exeeu
tive committee on transportation, | de
sire 10 state that While the report was
written as a recommendation Of the com
mittee. Il was never presented To any other
70 It's submission on the floor" said a
statement issued by Mr. FujleR,
Members Of the auditing subcommittee
have always treated Il merely IS an In
d!gidGal expression reduced 10 writing,
wholly unofficial ana nisnomer.
This individual report was pro-
cipitated upon the committee ut crucisl
moment. In order ID spare the members
from prolonged debate a not Ion was
made merely u turn this report over To
the mayor together with the other two
reports u ia" sub committees.
Neither sub committee nor tie
executive committee as II Whole mas ryrr
accommodation aa increase In basic fare
we have pointed cur certain possibilities
based upon the audit which will net the
company approximately S25o,ODo Il year
Il the essence Of such possibilities he
come operative"
AIr. Fulrn SAID there would be no bar
to Mr.. Harvey filing his conclusions With
The mayor as an individual expression.