Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
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Public Service Body
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| attitude of the commission on the fol-
/ lowing proposed parag apis of the pro-
posed lease and agreement between the
c,tv of Philadelphia and the Z. Il. T..
| Company.
Single Fare Planned
First. A single fare shall be charged
for continuous ride in either direc-
7 ton between Bridge street terminus and
| Sixty ninth street terminus via Frank
ford e'evated and Market street sub
way elevated, or for shorter distances
| included within said route. Said single
| fare shall be the same in amount as
the base fare charged from time to time
! by the company on its surface lines,
with the same system Of discount upon
| tickets or other symbols accepted in
payment of fare as may from time TO
time exist on said surface lines.
Passengers of the Frankford elc-
waited line shall have the privilege o.
receiving free transfers between the
Market street subway elevated line and
! connecting surface lines of the company
10 the same extent allowed passengers
~ the Market street subway elevated
line.
I'm addition. free transfer privileges
shall exist between Frankford elevated
line and the connecting ss-town sur
face lines of the company north Of Arch
street and between Frankford elevated
line and Bust'eton line.
The Bustleton line shall be divided
into two fare zones, the dividing line
20 bc at Cottman street, and the fare
for each zone to be the same in amount
ss that hersinbefore provided for the
Frankfo' d e'cvated line.
Second. The city reserves the right
at any time after five years from the
date hereof. during the term OF this
agreement. TO terminate the same uHon
living six months written notice TO the
company of its desire and intention to
DO so and the company shall account.
Ing 70 the city for all rentals due IN
to the actual termination, turn over all
0 the demiscd property % the city.
II joined in this petition with Mr..
Mitten with n request that the commits
sion give Its early consideration"
Wegiein's Plan Declined
4 proposal thar a higher rental he
paid the city for the "L" has been
declined BY Mr.. Mttten in letter to
Mr.. Weglein.
Mr.. Mitten SAID he was unable 70 in
crease his offer, and reiterated the re-
vised proposal o' the company for the
operation Of the line.
Cannot Increase Oner
Mr.. Mitten's letter, which restates
the p. K. T. offer made on December
30. with subsequent changes, reads:
I'm response 20 your letter Of De-
cember 30, | granted your request for
rec transfers with Frankford H. nam
ing as rental the most which =. II. T.
could afford 70 pay, and am unable TO
Increase this offer. as requested in your
lette" OF yesterday.
''P. Il. T. proposal. as corrected by
suggestions at last meeting OF Council
manic Committee on FrGnkford Il, Is
as follows:
''P. r. 7. to operate Frankford L
and Bustleton Line. with through trains
TO West Philadelphia, and accept the
agreement now before City Council,
amended as follows:
First. City 10 deliver Franktord II
inc with 100 cars; also the Bustlcton
surface line. both full; equipped and
ready for. operation.
Second. Z. X. T. 70 bear the oper-
nting loss OF the first year pay 70 the
city for the second year rcr cent On
the cost OF the Frankforu L; for the
third yeaf. . Der cent; for the fourth
year, ) per cent for the fifth year, 1
per cent. and for the sixth year and
thereafter, per cent.
''Third. Fares TO be the san:e as
charged by p. r. 7. on other lines.
with all extra fare Of the same amount
to be charged between Ccttman street
and Bnstleton: single fare TO he
Oh knN p
ford, and Sixty ninth street, West
Philadelphia; free transfers to be il.
sued between Frankford. L and all
connecting crosstown lines north of
Arch street. including free transfers TO
the BuStlCton line, good to Cuttman
street; Frankford L and Market
street L passengers to enjoy alike
free transfer privilege between surface
and elevated lines nt all transfer sta
tions between FraRkford aud Sixty
third street.
Lease for Five Years
Fourth. Lease and agreement to
continue for q dve-ycar period, with
right of city thereafter 20 terminate
lease on six months notice. as provided
in Paragraph Il. Section 3. Paragraph
A, which terminates agreement six
months after valuation, to be eliminated
"CounciImanic committee and con-
pany, in meeting the various sugses- :
tions submitted, agreed upon the rate
OF fare and the number Of cars reCuire6
for the Bustleton line. It was also do.
tcrmined as follows:
That city built Frankford u is not
to be included in p. r. T. valuation !:
only the exact return paid by z. r. T.
TO the city 70 be included By P. Il. r,
for rnte making purposes.
That cost of Frankford IT, ss
described. in lease now before City
Council. is TO include, as suggested by
Mayor Moore, not only the principal Of
the bond issue, but also the construc
+ ton ovcrheads. which are Included bv
the Rapid TRANSIT Company itself in
its valuation testimony before the Pub.
lie Service Commission.
''T. L. MTTTEN,
President"