. Electric railway journal . eful audit was shoMoi in thefirst ten minutes of the conferencewhen the company admitted havingcharged to upkeep of its roadbed andcars $685,000 more than it had the company stated had been putinto increasing interurban investmentsand extensions in the city of the Mayor claimed it was charg-ing up to the car riders of the citylarge amounts of money which it wouldnot spend to improve the equipmentand service in Detroit. Another chargebranded as unjust was $90,000 for theappraisal which the company submittedsome time ago to the Public Utilitie
. Electric railway journal . eful audit was shoMoi in thefirst ten minutes of the conferencewhen the company admitted havingcharged to upkeep of its roadbed andcars $685,000 more than it had the company stated had been putinto increasing interurban investmentsand extensions in the city of the Mayor claimed it was charg-ing up to the car riders of the citylarge amounts of money which it wouldnot spend to improve the equipmentand service in Detroit. Another chargebranded as unjust was $90,000 for theappraisal which the company submittedsome time ago to the Public UtilitiesCommission to enable it to issue morebonds. No agreement was reached concern-ing the audit of the companys books,but the possibility of taking up theaudit started by the citys accountantslast year was discussed. The purposeof the audit by the city would be todetermine whether the company neededthe additional fare revenue to meet theincreased wages it has granted theplatform men. 1230 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 55, No. 24. Higher Fares in Johnstown.—Cashfares were raised from 6 cents to 7cents in Johnstown, Pa., on June State Public Service Commission,in permitting the increase, directed theJohnstown Traction Company to reportto the commission each month on itstraffic revenues and expenses for aperiod of one year under the new rateof fare. Four tickets are sold for 25cents. Forecasts Milwaukee Increase.—In-timation that fares in Milwaukee, Wis.,might be raised in the near future wasgiven recently by the Wisconsin Rail-road Commission when it announced apublic hearing in Milwaukee for June11. Representatives of the city and ofthe Milwaukee Electric Railway &liight Company were asked to appearbefore the commission on this present rate is 7 cents cash or ninetickets for 50 cents. Will Act on Dallas Plea.—The CityCommission of Dallas, Texas, will takeaction on the application of the DallasRailway for an increase in fares from 5cents to 6 cents and a 1-ce
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