Evening star., 1932-02-03
TRACTION MERGER
CHANGES SOUGHT
At SENATE PROBE
Commissioners to Submit
Statement at Renewed
Hearing Next Week.
GEN, PATRICK EXPLAINS
SCHOOL FARE CLAUSE
spokesnen for Citizens Groups
Urge Safeguards for
Public.

VII Numerous amendments 10 the
pe-1.-E street -a.lvay merger plan a.
-escr OF 1-s Is me result .. yesteT-
ss-s -sg-.-r. --s Senate District Com
r-.--ee VI axe - The subject again
-ev- veeE 70 Eea- ----heT arg Us
s-------E statement nom Inc D-Sl--e'
Comm -SS.C-s-S
E7--,-g1 me House hearing OF the
s-t-ec, . week $50 went SI-lo2'---l "--s--
me Senate hearing opened PROPOSED
C-s-Ees n TIE teyt q the resolution
came -r.ck a-G .ssr Sey@-a- amend
mems related % CoUpet---a~ win oa[-e!
forms q a-SpU-tauCL- tie extent O
local -a-aEe-e-T for the merged con-
many arc whether LEe pScclDg -eSo-l-
tor would make the povE-s o. the neN
company TOO broad 49,.
Chairman Patrick Of Tlst Public ICL-
tie Commission testified there are Only
Two essential differences o@tvteH l---s
auC ne lasI resolution CONSIDERED pl
Congress Re ss.c -eClcec -sTeS -o-
sc1cc. children lS ls-t OIL because Con
E-eSS ALREADY mas treated tAzi II sep
sva-s nv ne clause = the oio resp
-,.-.o- C -sra-- ne then existing -h'S
q tz-e ~ NO wears winch VaS Il
tended n E.rs --s c3C---sslo- Inc .
MAKE -sv -a-vsv vsllsD2-. 16S oae-
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J..--.s. Commission maze aoI lo-E aEo
- - OH vao actually owned ths
ga company
Wants Rignss Defined
G=-E.1~ lus-l- Re1uolcs1 ot Yer
r.. s--CnE-ec ClE nights q minority
s.7-E-1lae-y D Clearly defined. pointing
O. ( --1-Eallde- v-lc GlsEpp-ovec o.
--r -~a~Ea- might LlE ID ne e-L-re
-~---a. d c0G-T Injunction. The
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s-~aa--H--- se-L--lC 1o--I II osJE- Ils
-z---.s --oe- winch Congress W. SANG
--- wc1--ts-y co-so-ldb llo1-. n
@-.z- -a-.gI1- as u whether there WolIc
- -a~ge- s--s, ne legislator passes
VIZ -..-Cl u a2C-ovE- q majority
O -ls EJr.E1oloe-S.
E~E- : -uCEE-. president Of ttle
ry----aar- Washington Citizens Asso-
C.s-Il- argued t-s- VIII E--1ac se--
7l-s -ae~s should . C--S o--n -ares ana
y~E07.s- privileges applicable 10 ooIA
= sle SEE -E~S E1c the Ols lines.
--ao-EE : Su-l-va ot the CItIBeLS-
Lssoc.E-o1 o TaEoms. D. G, urged
N. c1r---5ee u ot sure the legslsIlon
=, vJ-deC s. thai Congress VIII noi
-a..rl--ls- Us povs- 10 oeGl with trans
y1o-5a-lo- problems II the future.
Conrad = Syne, representing tVo
FlE -Jsee-lE companies. Rnc Laurence
Gassa- heIne-. owner 0. another slefl'-
EasllE L0e, urged inclusion o. al
a-a1cns-t 70 prohibit the merged
street cars anc bus company from en-
--
Cha-Js-lg busses-
Would Delete Clause
A. the outset. Gen. Patrick recon-
rr-de- The striking OH Of other forms
- 7uo!lc Transportation" from The def
---lo- O service 10 be rendered by The
merged company Tbs elimination
v1-1c c1-L-e Itls company 70 o2s-atl1-
O. -.ec11c railways and -eeoe- o1s
lines.
Peoples Col1se. Keech argued. how
e-zr -lsi there are ot1e- sertlo[1S
q --e resolution and The merger agree
-e-I vElct Vould have 10 Be cAa1Cec
slS- 70 make sure The merged -a-VsE
COMPANY co-lC 1ot take over taxi
cabs Keech sad another section WoLIo
enable 1he merged company 10 acquire
me sto-k OF sIy other company Or
COMPANIES engaged II the t-anspoTts-
u7- @. passengers II the Dlst-lct-
Gen. Patrick alSc suggested pro
VISION thai the articles q Incorporation
c. Ire new company De approved BY
the commission before TIE company Is
incorporated under TIE District code.
CEc.sl- q the TWO companies -ld!-
Cs.e5 his c1s-Ee i acceptable 10 them
There Is some contention that the nev
C----z-- should be created by con
C--ss.. 80 ct-e~'e- instead Of by -lCO--
pc u-Ge- - District code, but
S.-a.r- E--g sal1 ht- H3ubteo whether
C-----s- would follow thai suggestion.
".l regard 70 the suggestion -oT
-, transfers between street cars and
buses -L- resolution leaves this 70 be
worked OK under reasonable terms
and conditions Discussing the de-
-arC to- .rae transfers everywhere.
Cer. Patrick said il ls not possible 70
t.. now The cost 4 carrying passengers
pzyr way BY car anC partly by bus.
\ " Lynn. former employe o. the
Washington Railway & Electric Co
asked the committee 10 consider IN
cluo1ug some provision TelstIag 10
jurisdiction over employees relief aSso-
C1aTio- questions.
{. Mave-. who said he wanted 10
present some views as one Of the gen
era, public was given permission 10
rle written arguments later.
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