The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-11
TIRE CITY RAILROAD COMPANIES AND THE TICKET SYSTEM.

TO THE BpiroR OF THE HERALD.
when in 1865 the Congress OF the United passed
ths Tar Law imposing two and one half per cent tho
incomes Of railroad companies concedlng 10 them tho
right Of taking the from the fares OF passengers
tho street companies Of this city raised their farcs
fully cent over the then existing fare The public,
Who generally just and equitable ready 70 pay
their part OF the tax but they did not ike to pay seven
Fights whereas one.sghth only duo This brought
such opposition to the companies that they obliged
70 seek tho of getting tho otherwise than by
sxacting cent more and they OF their own accord
brought tho ticket system into But AZ bad faith
toward the public 10 ever predominant with these
ratons they slowly and by degrees suppressed the
tickets they found out that cent tho smallest
fraction Of money provided by and could not
- divided eighths 10 return the eghths
due each passenger. Their plans were we'll laid. Tho
public appealed TO the COURTS and tho with the
greatest equanimily, decided that each passenger
whether he could could not afford II, should make
present Of seventh eghths OF cent to the compsnies
Without discussing the propriety Of this decision, we
De- ORE that the impossibty Of dividing cent could be
overcome by tho system Of tickets which they had
established would have been all right bnt tho homo
rabls judge not see H. and cannot blame him for
u But what the Judge saw not the Congress Of tho
gaed States did and 30 decided that the companies
shall provide tickets 10 that effect with ether little items
Now 10, US examine how has the Third Avenue Car Com.
pany complied with the ticket part OF the law In tho
hrst place we state that the company has two fares
according to their charges for three dvons OF passen
gers those this side OF Sixty nth street. amount
Ing TO five cents another adds above for
passengers beyond Sixty Gfth street, and tho third
cent for passengers between SIXTY NTH street and the
Harlem terminus A there only two fares, there
are but two tickets, one Of hve cens TIE other SIX
cents.
terminus there Ia large population whose business IL
down town, and who only the six cent ticket twice
aAyon going and coming from home 10 their business
but who, nevertheless, have 70 use the Third avenue
oars, bctwecen the City Hall and Sixty hh street.
sa times during the day Any one would be led 70 sup
pose that, to tho last named persons, the five
ticket would answer him better than the SIX one
since we have said before, he nsos the former
sinually whereas the latter s used DULY twice;
ever, when he can AS used 10 DO the case when the
tickets made their fs appearance, give cent
and above Ave cent ct thereby fulfilling his par,
81 the contract since he hos pa bis two and half per
cent tax 10 the company when no bought his
always been 10 impose the Law her slave, the
public exacis from those passengers above Sixty lf,h
pree, six cent ticket or else seven cents fare,
10 put out az The cars Messrs. Felix " Cataa
and Daniel g. Holden both respectable citizens York
willie. who banded the conductor Ave cent ,icse, and
sent But this IL not all Mr. Catsa who s OF those
who employ the Third avenue cars, below sixty.hith
street frequently during the Gay, was Induced 20 buy
Abe five cent ticket tat the Office Of the company, witch
not very convenient PLACED because no had tho
conducor OF 40 refuse the cent demanded by cen
ssnen who gave him six cent ticket and had 70 got OFT
Of tho cars this sdo Of Eighty fifth street On being
aked the of this conduct the conductor answered.
Ma, his orders to return change for tickets the
anne being confirmed by conductor OF car ~. Such i'm
pos lions, much bad faith In dealing with tho public,
b not 10 be met with anywhere Out OF New York city
yet the facts above mentioned Leave douol 10 thcif
existence.
TO Tug KpIToB or rBE HERALD.
A the public il interested in everything tending
show the temper of The city railroad managers regard
70 the Law selling tickets at points along
sher lines my ,perience may be somewhat nsuc-
iva Wishing comply with the law aud also 70 the
psven s,ghhs OF a farcs somehipg n object
where there several 70 rde early bought tickets
sor the Sixth road and having friends who
had the time 70 visit Folytb,rd IN
bours to procure them divided Inins them with
prchl This va.. OF course, ncsed aaFoaG 70
sxtcnt and lad several calls for tickets. | again
visited the oicc prepared 70 buy and furnish AZ
pany's prices ,ickets 20 whoover might call. "Fny
many will you uavsfi said tia official. sTonr
hundred, n Won rlesser ave don't sell more than
ans hundred sir, II one time "why no,
s'Becanss that's the rule SIR" Well, give me
lhs one hundred, them This Vas last Friday.
Monday, the ah, agsin visited the anu had On
Interview with Mr. Butler. the President, and proposed
% his agent Tor The rso OF tickets without charge
He informed thsi they did not wish 10 have agent
outside Of their Office In Forty third street. and he
must decline my orcr He also said that they hs rail
road nAnagsre lid not cons'rue tho lac 10 mean points
convenient 10 tbs Dabo but convenient for themselves
and thai point convonent A. their CIce,
uai II would cost the company far 20 SELF tleiT
Jackets wherever the public might deem u conveElsLt
shan the extra eighth Of cent would amount o. and
Ghas they would not DO anything u tho kind thea
offered " buy and par cash for them n he wo1ld sol
four hundred or hundIoi a. time Ne ssl Their
rule more than one hundred 70 one parion Al
eme and he could not furnish tlckss % speculate
assured him did not wsh 10 speculate their tickets
bus wound sell them al thelrsys loes twenty for ~ rs
other point than their NJ town ONCE and would
sBly sell ne hundred a. one time