New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
McmENTs OF RAPID TRANSIT.


EXPERIMENTS TO REMEDY THE NoIsE-DIssATIsFAc-
lion AMONG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SMALL SWIM
DIRs-TBE TRIAL TRIP IN THE BowERY DE-
LAYED.
II was hoped by the managers OF the Metro
pOlitan Elevated Railway that another experiment
Oud be made yesterday in the matter OF reducing the
noise on sxthave but the trial train was not ready
Mr. Stewart who has charge OF these experiments hopes
20 be able to start Monday This train VIII have lts
wheeltrueks covered by boxes lined with heavy fet
II is believed that this will cOn6ne the vibrating air even
better than the curtain OF felt already successfully used
The new arrangement Of running trains OF only TWO
cars but OF running them oftener, gives satsiacnoh
not only 70 the public who can make the "Trip DC
tween Trinity Church and Central Park IN twenty MIL
utes but also to the employees the trains, who are
paid somewhat better for their increased work IheTe
A. yet however much dissatisfaction not only among
the conductors. brakemen. swchmen and gatekeeperS
along the road but also among the CLERKS III Tue cum
pany's offices. These laStnamed employees say they
have worked energetcaly since the road hrst opened
fully expecting to receive what they call far eaies
provided only they showed themselves competent. Tue
OF road have no explanations to make They
say the discomfort small that they could find plenty
OF the rate the employees are now PAID III case
the latter choose TO resign Before the new tme-tape
went into effect conductors received W; DraRemen'
q so; tcketagents, 50 gatemen, 81 so Now tue en-
poy6s who had 81 hope 81 50 those who had 81 90
So The employees say they dare not approach the OH
GERS personally on this subject One OF them said yes
terday Mr.. Baird says we ought to go to him and
complain like a man. We all know what the answer
would be- He would say, Walk out, or shut up u"
tits reported that the company feels Obliged TO en-
plOy detectives to watch the gatemen and ticket
agents, because 1t evident that considerable
amount OF small swndl1ng was gong on among theln.
gatemen and ucketagents say they know they are
watched that Il Is very hard TO be considered dlshon-
managers since one or two dishonest fellows have al.
ready been detected. According 10 the detectives
statement the method IF the theft is as follows Inc
ahead man or ringleader decides each day and IN
forms the gatemen how many tickets they are eacn 70
keep out OF their box and certain or the uckeaRents
now much money they to put in their pockets ana
not INTO the box. The amount OF money the ucket
agents appropriate corresponds exactly Win the nuDer
OF tickets kept back by the gatemen Care is taken
that these gatemen and teketagents shall be at sa
tOns where the travel is heavy After the gateAn mas
saved ont perhaps fty tickets hands them to con-
Venient small boy, VINO delivers them secretly 70 the
confederate ticket-agent at the other station VINO IN
turn sells them The earnings thus stolen are
Iing. a remedy, it's said the company means 10 re-
Quire each passenger 10 deposit his rare III DoA
which registers each i've ten cents as IL
drops In. The function OF the ucketagent
will be 20 furnish the ticket ana , tne
exact change The ticket taken up at the station where
the passenger leaves the train VIII be check GU Tue
selfregisering box. The whole number OF tickets re-
ceived and the whole number Of fares registered must
correspond.
the BOwery and Third-ave yesterday but were oDgeu
to delay on the unumerabe little things YET
to be done There lie q bare possibility that the trip
may be made to-day.