Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
ORDERS HEARING
ON PETITION FOR
HIGHER CAR FARE
Utilities Commission to Hold
Public Session on Higher
Rates July ~.
OTHER STREET RAILWAYS
MADE PARTIES TO ACTION
Board Fails to Bring Up Sale Of
Gas Company Stock to New
York Interests.
The Public Utilities Commission today

The Public Utilities Commission today
ordered = public hearing July p to
consider the application of the Capital
Traction CO. for increased car fares.
The commission also granted the
company's request to make the Wash
ington Railway ~ Electric Co. and the
Alexandria, Mount Vernon q Washing
ton Railway Co. parties to the proceed
ing. The latter action was interpreted
to mean that the commission has de-
ctded that street railway fares in the
District shall be kept uniform.
Their procedure In this case is diff
ferent to that followed the last time
the Capital Traction Co. asked for
higher fares. At that time the Wash
irlgton Railway 81 Electric Co. was not
called in until after the public hear
ings had been under way for some days
and the Virginia line was not made 2
party at all
Wants I0-Cent Fare.
The Capital Traction Co. requested =
cash fare of 10 cents. with sale Of
four tokens for 30 cents.
special meeting of the Federation
Of Citizens Associations has been called
for next Saturday night to discuss the
though most Of the meeting will be
given over to discussion of the pros
pective car fare increase, the federation
probably will also receive and act upon
= report from its committee on public
welfare calling attention to the failure
of Washington milk sellers to reduce
milk prices this Summer and suggest
ing that the matter be referred to the
Federal Trade Commission for investi-
cation.
The Utilities Commission also ordered
public hearing on June IS on re-
quest from the Mayflower Hotel Co..
Endorsed by several members of Con-
gress. to remove the permanent loading
platform located Immediately opposite
the hotel entrance. This question came
up at a public hearing before the old
commission and the request was then
denied The present commission Is
understood to be in favor Of removing
the platform.
Ignore Gas Stock Sale.
Sale Of the stock Of the Washington
Gas Light Co. to New York interests,
which was expected to provoke some
discussion at the commissions meeting
today, was not mentioned.
The commission denied the request
Of the Southeast Business Mems Asso-
with Jacks in order that they could
promptly be raised of anybody who
happened to fall under a car. The
commission decided that such an order
would require too much capital expense
to make it reasonable.
The commission had before it letter
from the Washington Railway d Elec-
trio Co., calling attention to orders
recently issued to trainmen not to ex-
coed 20 miles an hour while crossing
the p Street Bridge on the Georgetcb<l
line. The company asked the commits
sion to take no action with reference
to the matter of speeding of street cars
over this bridge recently called to its
attention by the bridge department of
the District Government until the COM
pany has its inspectors check for sew
eral weeks the speeds at which the cars
actually run. The commission agreed
to this and instructed the executive
secretary to secure periodical reports
from the company on the speeds at
which the cars were crossing the bridge.