Evening star., 1933-10-30
Utilities Commission Expect
ed to Approve ST and
$1.25 Types.
U UNLIMITED RIDES ARE
PROVIDED UNDER SYSTEM
Capital Transit Proposals Held
Savings to Patrons and
Economy to Service.

The Capital Transit Co. today asked
the Public Utilities Commission to ap-
prove the use of two types of weekly
bearer passes emitting their purchasers
to transportation on the lines Of the
merged street car system beginning De-
cember 3.
Approval by the commission is re-
garded as certain since both its men,
bers, Acting Chairman Riley E. Elgen
and Maj. John C. Gotwals, voiced in
dorsements in the past few days of the
principles of such system. The pro-
posals made today by John H. Hanna,
transit company president have been
discussed informally with the commits
sion already.
The commission probably will act
either late today or tomorrow Merger
of the Washington Railway & Electric
Co. and the Capital Traction Co. as the
Capital Transit Co. becomes effective
December l.
Scope Of 81 Pass.
One of the weekly passes would sell
for 81. This would entitle the bearer
between Sunday and Saturday, inclusive,
to an unlimited number Of street car
rides on the railway lines Of the COM
pany within the District. In addition,
upon payment of two cents, it would
entitle the bearer to ride on any of the
bus lines of the Capital Traction Co.,
on which a 712 cent token now is ac-
cepted as fare. On those feeder bus
lines where a transfer between bus and
street car now is given free, on pay
ment of the ~ cent token fare, the 81
pass would be accepted as fare without
payment of the extra two cents.
The second type of weekly pass would
sell for sl25. Between Sundays and
Saturdays, inclusive, it would entitle
the owner to an unlimited number of
rides on the street car lines and bus
lines of the company within the District
upon which the regular fare is 10 cents
or less.
The bearer of this pass would have
the fullest use of all street car and To-
cent bus lines of the company without
further payment, including all transfer
privileges. Both the 81 and the SIPS
bearer passes would be transferable, that
is, its owner could permit another per-
son to make use of it.
Additional Rides Saving.
While a person making u street car
trips a week. in going to and from work,
would pay a total of 90 cents week for
token fares, the advantage of the 81
weekly pass. transit officials point out.
would be that he could make any num-
Der of additional rides without any ad-
ditional charge. The same would be
true in larger sense with the Sl25
pass.
Since the bearer of a pass will have
but one fare transaction a week no time
will be lost in stopping for change. pur-
chasing tickets or handling transfers" 4"
Mr.. Hanna stated. This will facilitate
loading of cars at stops and thus re-
ducing the time of making the Journey
We firmly believe the inauguration
of the pass system will greatly extend
the usefulness of our service, and ask
for approval of trial period of three
months to determine the effect on our
revenue. In order that these passes
may be made available to the greatest
number OF persons, we propose to have
them sold by the conductors and oper-
ators on street cars and buses as well
as at other points of sale that may be
established"