Evening star., 1951-07-15

&
July he@sd Sweater hd IN ne m ss 9 the s ssn1s
pupils going TO- and from school the lowest
tremendous increase in the number of
e % ssre M year yea of
entire number Of school fares at this low rate 9os94 The
Public Utilities Commissioner Kenneth spencer letter of
May 20 1881 quotes from order No $685. issued
Scent school ticket fare established in 1883
substantially therefore apparent that this fare does not
the company for the cost
an unoue ouroen upon other users of the service"
Prevailed.
1t was also stated in Mr. "at the time Of
hasn xsd Nv 1T the Scent school fare the adult rate had
appeal from order of this granting 1o-cnt cash
and the washngton Railway Co. July as 1886
This fare structure remained substantially the
commission established free transfers weekly pass"
ass ass for Sdrsn snd n his to
Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Milwaukee. Minneapolis Phlade-
three of the specific Baltimore the charge cents
In case so Gf sg e and for through u
tokens or 70 cents In the city Of Minneapolis the charge 10
and 4:so the afternoon Mondays Fridays and
The Holland bill would permit he Pubic sd We
TO resume Its power Of except for ceiling limitation
upon ucn hoo rates. not exceed SO cent of the adult
The Holland
BILL introduced and referred ts the Senate Com
mittee on the District of Columbia is as follows
Joint resolution entitled Joint resolution to authorize the
stfee railway corporations operating the District Columbia
and Tor other purposes approved January A. 93
visions OF the Unicaon
withstandng the provisions of the entitled
for the transportation the District of Columbia
at reduced rate approved February
Commission OF the District of Columbia shall fix the
by street railway going
columbia the cash fare established from
time to time by the Public Utilities regular
transportation within the District of Columbia
thereof
children shall be available
1t well to remember that the
Utilities Commission clothes that body with
and useful the operation Upon
ing such valuation the Commission responsibility
of fixing rates for services which will yield fair
alton ocay established The enactment by Congress of the Scent
school fare the of 1881
of the general powers of the Commission under the
/ School Rate.
The District Code first quotes the provision of
25 1884, and then in comper quotes the of
H. 1888, follows: "The Public Utilities
the rate of fare at children
of going to and from public paocha like the
District of Columbia and shall establish rules regulations
ening the thereof This enactment replaced the Of
1881 which became completion
ton OF the Districts public transportation system.
In the light Of the Forthcoming hearing is of interest
quote further pertinent from the public
utility doing business within the District of
to furnish and facilities reasonably
in all reasonable
public utility for facility services furnished rendered
to be furnished rendered shall be reasonable onds
for facility prohibited
full Every public utility hereby required obey the lawful orders
of the commission created by chapters lilo this title
ch. 3, 301, D c. Code, 1910 ed0
recalled popular campaign
special of fare for children
accompanied by considerable hysera The Congress clearly
law laid down the Public Utilities Act Where the
slipped its the
Ito with Public Utilities
ceiling rate