Must Stop Cars at Every Corner

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 1913

Must Stop Cars at Every Corner, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 1913
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 1913
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MUST STOP CARS AT EVERY CORNER East Camdenites Win Long Contention Against the Public Service Railway Company After several years of effort, East Camdenites have won out in their action against the Public Service Railway Company according to a decree given by the Court of Errors which is to the effect that all cars, "special" or otherwise, must stop at every corner if patrons desire to board them. This is in accordance with an ordinance of City Council which gave the company the franchise for laying tracks and operating cars. It has been the custom of the company to run through cars from Moorestown to Camden without a stop. In the morning scores of suburbanites, and especially East Camdenites, have been compelled to see these cars shoot past while they had to wait for the trippers. Four years ago Councilman Frederick Jones and later Councilman Jonas Shaw took up the matter with City Counsel Bleakly with the result that the matter was carried to the Supreme Court. The city won out but then the Court of Errors was appealed to by the corporation. In giving the decree, Justice Swayze states that there is no reason why Council might not regulate the stops of street cars with regard to the interest and need of the passengers.
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