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AUgUSt 15, 1922 On Page 6. paragraph2 (i)!, (This is the second paragraph f ~nd has an apostrophe after the b~a~ket enclosing the i), contemplates that the City may authorize competition by jitneys or any other mode of transportation in the event the State Corporation Commission mllows a fare ~ excess cf 7 cents. As the matter of fare control is now in the hands of the grate Corporation Commission smd as the uncertainty of future operating costs is great, the Company camno~ agree that. should ~ fare in exgess, of 7 cents be 7~qui~e~ 'th~t~the City ~11 ~ve.~he ~ig~t to cause to be made competitx~n oy jitneys o~ o~ne~ mo~es o~ ~r~spor~a~lon~, ~or ~e ~e~son that economic eon~tions beyond our control might result in a higher ~are than 7 cents b~ing qui=ed, ~d the penalty prop~ed ~ the C~ty, in this p~a~aph, will not only prevent the e~ing efta ~emurn ~t would be eq~valent to the C~pany~s a~eeing t~t ~egar~ess~of e- conomic conditions it ~ntees the 7 cent f~e to be the m~im~ that will eve~ be requi~ed ~der this franchise and ~hat i~ the event we c~no~ mmke operating expenses and ~ f~i~ re- t~n on the inves~emt in ~e service of the people on the basis of m ~ sent fare that we will ~ee to operate at a loss indefinitely, or muthorize the City to destroy the enZ~re i~ves~ent which will be the effect of instmtling jitneys which w~ld operate into territory we serve mud deo~emse our ~evenues by such mot. On Page 6, p~agrmph 2 (j) ~e~i~es that the Comply f~nish monthly =epo~ts ms mo me.ers h~led ~d m copy of the fim~mciml stmteme~t rendered mouthy to the Bomrd of of the C~p~y a~d such other information ms to items of e~ense rel~tive~ the ope=mtio~ of the Street Rmil~ S~st~ in Port.curb ~ the Council ~y =e~est. This is agreemble ~o the Comply. On Page 7, pmrmg=mph 2 (k) oontmins reference to sohe~le ~equl~ements on ~ffe~m~'t li~es ~d con~e~lmtes ~m~ the City Man.e= shall be authorized '~o ~=eot schedules to ~e changed. added to or modified mt any time, subjeom t~ mn ~mppemX to the City C~noit. etc. The fin~ o~nt~ol ove~ th~ oh~r~o~e~ ~nd qu~ntit~ of service ~nd schedule ~equir~ents is in the Stmte Corporation Co~ission ~d the Osmp~y c~not mgree to mttempt to c~tail the authority of the Co~ission. I~s the desire of the Compm~y to furnish mde~mte, efficiemt service when ~d where nee$~ ~ to the schedule requirements of t~ ~ti~la~ lines, the following is noted: The p~a~aph contemplates om the oonsoli~ted Park View, Cemetery and Cross Town Line. north of High Street. 6~e~ c~s at m 5 minute sche~le. A recent cheek of -~e z~te ruling time d~velopes the fact that O$1y 5 s~ety ~rs will be re~ired for m 5 mi~nutes schedule ~d the Comply ~s willi~ to imst~l this as ~ i~tial base service on this lime ~d to reinforce ~t with md~tion~ necess~ service ~ring rush hours. Y 1/2As to the service to POrt Norfolk ~d Pl~ers Point; in one~ plmce it is said thm~ m minute sche~le sh~l be furnished to POrt Norfolk mud Pimne~s Point (Page y) anm in ~other plmce-(p~e 8) in describi~ the routine for cars the lmm~e ts mmbi~ous and could-~ cons~ued to re.ire ~ 7 1/2 minute service to Port Norfolk ~d mn md~tionml y 1/2 mimute service ~ Pinners Point. m~i~ a 3 3/~'minute scheme throu~ Port NOrfolk. This, of co. se, w~s not intended by the fr~erm who desired m 7 1/2 minute service from the loop to Pi~ers Point. The Co~y feels that this isomers service ~han Is necessary ms a and feels that m 10 minute b~ service would be entirely mde~mte when reinforced by necess~y rush hour se=vice. The pmr~raph comt~plmtes m five minute headway o~ the High Stree~ ~d Sixth Avenue line with four s~ety care. It is fo~d that mc~mlly five s~e~ cars will ~e required this service ~d comply is willing ~ imstmll five safety cmrs to f~nish mn initi~ bmse service of five mitres hem~way. ~e p~.~aph ~nke~Iatem that ~ i~timl bmse s~r~ice of twemty mi~s h~dw~wlll ~e. furnished oh the Westhmven ~d 0i.t~ Park ~in~, ~a ~mD~Y is willing ~o estmblish this iml2i~ bmse service, ~t the p~mgraph mlso seeks to require a five mitres ~ervice ~ring mfternoons mud syenite mud on S~ys ~s soon ms theOity ls~pemed, this without re~d to the aeason of ~B~. con~tiom of weather. ~ou~t of traffic, etc. ~m~y ~iX1 i~stmll mn initi~ base s~vice ~.twenty minute headway mud wdXt also imst~l md~-tio~ml base-service du=i~g se~ons when the s~e is required' an~ ~lI ~pple~ent t~ base service with such md~tiem~ rush ho~ service aS may be ~ee~d, ~t c~no~ to provide m five mi~te headway m~ times whe~ the only effect would be to increase the cost of operation without m~ing to the service to the people. The one ho~ i~iti~ base service for the Gi~ertom line will be inst~led ~any..~ initial b~se service ~of twenty minutes sohe~le will be ims~lled by the compamy on the Cradook ~ne. ~e initiml base servic~ of te~ minutes for the ~entis P~rk line will be instmlle~ the company. The imitiml bmse service of zen ~nutes sche~le will be instmlled~n the T~xmn line. It will be unerstood, of course, that ali of the foregoing sche~les mrs initi~l bmse schedules-mnd mrs subject to change ms ~affic conditio~ mmy-justif~, ~d that the will opermte~ch ~h hour ~=~ce ~ring the mor~in~mnd traffic will justify. As said mbove, finml j~isdiction of these mmtters is wi~ the ora~ion a~while the comply will ~ways seek ~o co~p~ate with the ~ the ci~y. if dissm~isfted with the,m$~a~ of se vice, could[~way~ Oo~ission for ad~tion~ service. It is quite conoeivmble ~hat wi~h ~ Co~cil ~d new City M~ager some tl~ im ~he fu~e ~era~ing con~ mbout that wouldforce the compmny imto the hands of receivers if the oi~ muthoritie~ had j~ction to re.ire md~tio~a! service when ~mffic con. fiche would mot justify it. A provision giving this j~is~ction to the city muth~rities wouId ~pe~ the company lm obtain- i~g lingoes to m~e i~rovementS. ~t is therefore suggested ;thmt the compm~y will t~e initial bmse sche~les mb~ve set~ forth for at. lems~ t~r'tY ~ys afte~ in2tmllatiGn that theremf~e= the operatiMg deponent will fix schedui~ t~ gi~e mn efficient amd ser~i~, sho~d ~y cha~es be found ~ecess~y, mud ~e o~t~ ~6uId ~'~my~ have the right to co~el, through the State Corporation C~issi~ ~ch ch~ges i~ sch~les ms might be neoes- This pmrm~mph also covers =outi~s for s~eet c~a. ~aokless t~olleys mud jitneys