The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-18
ALL NIGHT CARS.

A Movement ON Foot to Petlti0n the
Council on the subject.
We understand that movement has been or
will shortly be begun to petition the Council 10
make some arrangements with the various street
Car companies to run all night carsthat is. every
hour after midnight until FIVE o'clock in the
morning, the hour at which the street cars begin
to run.
The grounds on which the petition is based
are not only the growing necessity for cheap
conveyance during the small hours Of the night
and the difficulty Of obtaining, during those
hours, any conveyance at all at any point re-
mote from Canal street, owing to the concentra-
ton Of carriages and livery stables on or near
our central thoroughfsre, but, as well, on the
right Of the people to obtain some remuneration
from the car companies for many delinquences
and violations OF their charters, not the least of
which Ia the failure OF these companies, or some
Of them, to have conductors on their oars and to
keep in good order the streets through which
they run.
It 10 further claimed that while the running of
all the night cars will entail some additional eK-
pense on the companies. this expense will not be
great as to justify refusal their part to COM
ply with the general request 1t would only require
the employment OF two extra drivers, at most, on
each line, and the running OF two extra cars Zone
from each termnus) each hour, making, in all,
nine trips on each line, for the O'Clock trip from
the station in the morning should be deducted.
In so far "a the mules are concerned, two could
do the work, or, at most, three, on each line.
AS to the remuneration that the companies
| would receive by establishing his
/ ALL.r1eHT SYSTEM
1t s claimed also that In very short time, il not
immediately, they would find that it would at
| least pay expenses and indirectly it would be-
come source OF real profit to them by encour-
aging people In abandoning the heated and noisy
centres OF the city for suburban residences, since
| ii would secure to all an opportunity Of reach
| ing their homes whenever bslated, ii even once
or twice during an entire year.
The popularity Of New Orleans in having all
| It's theatres ball rooms, concert halle, principal
restaurants, club rooms and other institutions
where people are used to oongregate ut night, in
the immediate centre OF the city, it is argued,
| justfes even the belief that direct profit would
result to the companies from the system.
| We have endsavored to make calculation oil
the probable cost Of running these extra cars
and find that an average Of five persons, eaoh
trip, between the hours mentioned, would, at five
cents, .ampy cover the extra expense to the DOM.
panies. Much more could be said on this sub.
eot but we prefer waiting until IL is ripper before
referring to 1t at greater length.
The attention OF the railroad companies is,
however, again called to the peculiarly OF New
Orleans mentioned above as an inducement tt
trying the all night car system.
There are certainly many classes OF people
who must avail themselves regularly Of the adj
vantages OF
/ ALI. NIGHT CARS,
There are. for example. bar.room, restaurant
and theatre employees Of all denominations, cot
ton house erks during several months Of the
year, journalists, printers. press room men, ply
siciaps, journeymen bakers, butchers, if1numer
/ able market D9ODp. not to aO1pk OF DI1mmera
gamblers and their patrons, and a host Of others
| too numerous to mention.
At some other time, as we have said, we will
[ take up the subject again.