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Perth Amboy Evening News
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
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In Trenton on Aug. 6, the Public Service Railway Company, via counsel L. D. Gilmour, applied to the Board of Public Utility Commissioners to raise trolley fares from 5 to 7 cents, citing increased employee wages from war board decision and need for surplus to maintain credit. Board President Slocum criticized reopening the case but agreed to conference and set a hearing date.
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By Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Aug. 6:-The Public Service Railway Company, through its counsel, L. D. Gilmour, today filed an application with the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, asking to increase its trolley fares from five cents to seven cents on all its lines. The company gave two reasons for its application: First, that its outlay of wages for its employes has been considerably increased by the decision of the war board, and second, that the firm desires to accumulate a surplus to maintain its credit.
President Slocum took occasion to rap the officials of the company for reopening the case and intimated that the commissioners were going to take a vacation. However, he declared that the board would take the matter into conference and set a date for the hearing.
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Trenton
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Aug. 6
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Public Service Railway Company filed application to increase trolley fares from five to seven cents due to higher wages from war board decision and need to accumulate surplus for credit. Board President Slocum criticized reopening but board will conference and set hearing.