The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-05
UNANIMOUSLY
URGESREV|SED
TRACTION RATE
Six for Accent Plan Held to
Be Virtual Increase for
Companies.
WILL PRESENT PETITION
New System Held As Hardship
for Many D. c.
People.

Declaring that six tokens for
40 cents is only a scheme to in
crease the revenues of the rail-
way companies, Robert McMac-
kin, of the Central Citizens AS
ISOLATION, last night urged the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
ton to demand that the Public
Utilities Commission compel the
companies to sell three tokens
for 20 cents.
Immediately after Mr.. McMac-
kinS appeal, the Federation
unanimously passed a resolution
which provides that the associa-
ton at once petition the Commits
sion for the sale of tokens in
lesser quantities-three for 20
cents.
Campaign is Planned.
The petition, according to William
NICK. Clayton, will be drawn up the
first of this week. Mr.. Clayton said
last Aight that the public utilities
comrnittee of the federation plans a
stiff fight for three tokens for 20
cents.
THE association ought to find
some way to compel the commission
to make the railway companies sell
tokens three for 20 cents" declared
Mr.. McMackin, There are many
poor people who will have to pay a
straight eight-cent fare because they
haven't 40 cents on hand all
the time"
Upon the motion of Mr.. Clayton
the Federation adopted a resolution
providing that a petition be sent to
the Capital Traction Company to
ask this road to permit school chill
dren to ride to and from school on
half fare.
Major Sullivan Supported.
Suggestions were made that this
request be also sent to the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company,
but the association decided against
It. 1t was pointed out that the w.
r. & z. was opposed to giving half
fares because of it's financial condi-
ton.
A resolution was passed con-
graduating Major Daniel Sullivan On
the promotion to superintendent OF
police. The association voted Major
Sullivan it's support.
The association spent most Of the
meeting discussing a series of reso-
lutions presented by Clayton, on be-
half of the associations public utili-
ties committee.
Here are the resolutions passed:
A resolution expressing deep re-
Kret that the Public Utilities Com
mission should have substituted for
the law public policy" discrimina-
tory in It's operation and leading
away from merger rather than
toward II. CThis resolution referred
to tho recent fare order in which
the commissioners gave the same
rate to both companies)
A resolution endorsing legislation
for q Public Utilities Commission
separate and apart from the District
Commission.
Opposes Keller Bill.
A resolution opposing the Keller
bf1l which would tax the Capital
Traction Company 80 per cent on
its earnings which exceed per cent.
1t was declared this bill Is vicious
in principle and abortive in practice.
A resolution demanding merger
OF the street car lines and insist
ing that Congress take some &C.
ton. 1t was pointed out that Con-
gress can force a merger by repeal
ing the charges Of the railway com
panies.
w. b. Todd submitted a report
from the committee on highways,
parks and waterways approving a
now Pennsylvania avenue bridge
in southeast Washington. The as
ISOLATION adopted Todd's report by
a unanimous vote.