The sun., 1878-06-11
BAD FOR THE CONDUCTOR.
How n Woman Street Car Passenger Regis
tered More Fares than She paid.

The register plates for checking of fares
on the Eighth avenue cars are worked some
what differently from those on any other limo.
Instead Of a short string dangling from the
plate for the conductor to pull when he receives
five cents. n strap extends the entire length OF
the car. This arrangement has some excellent
points. When ear is crowded, and tho con-
ductor, heated in body. and too often in tenn
per. is burrowing his way through the closely
packed passengers. .lcvying conts n head as he
goes. he finds it far more convenient to raise
his hand and pull the strap which is close to
him than either to struggle back to the door 10
register each faro separately rs he receives II.
or To carry "A record Of all his receipts in his
mind until he can musically click them all OF
together Mt the close of his labors.
Yet the plan has disadvantages too. The strap
connrcting with the register Is 40 Ike that by
which the bell is rurg Tor the driver To stop or
60 on. that nervous or impatient passengers
| when they d"sirn to have the cnr stopped arc
likely. 10y pulling the wrong. strap. to register
| nearly as many fares IN Il few seconds as are
| usually received in half trp: and moro, Ger
tainly. than the. conductor Is willing to hand
| over when called upon to balance accounts.
| kets and an umbtclla, laboriousy dragged lcr-
| self and was assisted upon a ear ni Canal street
| Yesterday with the intention OF going up town,
! Tho car was not greatly crowded. but She mad
! some dillculty in getting seat large enough
| to Accommodate her comfortably. II may have
| becn this that runled her temper or II may
! hay" been the weight of her baskets. or the in-
nnNNnlnilN iNiEf SIZE ol nor NlliDIfllu. WHICH
was wet and didn't more than half close; Ger
talnly. when she bade the CONDUCTOR let her out
! at Perry street. her tones showed that her mind
| WINS disturbed. She eyed tn" conductor vigi-
| lnntly ns the car crawlcd along Canal strcnt,
| and her cOuntenuncc betrayed SUSPICION
| OF him rs 1t turned into Hudson; but
| at Christopher street II became clear that
| she suspected him Of having forgotten her
! orler tO stop ht Perry street.
| the conductor had gone ont to the front plat
| form. and WIS making some remarks TO tho
| driver that the latter seemed to think wore un-
called for. The elderly woman took no Unfair
| advantage Of him. She merely arose IN the car
| with ilrc in hcr eye. and bringing the ponder
Gus handle of her umbrella into sharp cOnuct
! with the nosc of a gentleman near her. awaited
| the course Of events.
The ear rolled across to Tenth and Charles
streets; minute more and II was on the oppo-
site side o Perry street. and the elderly woman
was asserting her rights. Ting. ting. ting.
went tho register as she Niciously pulled the
| strap three times. and the conductor started ~
| though he had been shot. Tho elderly woman
! gave him another chance. " Ting. ting. ting,
| went the bell ugain. Then the conductor. in a
! With rare presence OF mind he shrickcd to thu
| driver T. stop that car, and. opening the door,
| shouted. Stop. ma am. stop, for Gods sake.
| but the elderly woman rang thrcc times more
and retorted Why didn't you stop when
rang the bell. you puppy and the ear being
! now NJ a stand still she shook her umbrella at
! the conductor gathered up her baskets and
| slowly reached the sidewalk.
! Nine fares registered" tho conductor
| mournfully soliloquized. as ho looked ut the
plate. " Fory-nve cents-iive cents more and
| she'd have made 1t half n dollar: well. That's
| saved anyhow - and with this consoling rcilc e
| ton he retired To the rear platform.