New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-05

The @hob-ta;l' car seems 80 be an cxclu9vely
modern invention. 4 CAREFUL reading Of hoIOGoiu'
and Nuuchausen tails tO disclose any reference %
Eli, festive aud romantic locomotive appliance
although many things quite as iea5inliy ana "'A-
d.rtlljv cuuir,ycG are recorded hy those Neric'd'
writer's Of history. II is needless to say tha'
tho enc horse car without conductor is a
s.rt OF c.rollarv or second efl!l"H' TcNi'81
but net enlarged. Of the two-h0f'e car VIE
q conductor: bat lie TACT should be put uF"A
record Tor tie sake Of gnarduG against pos bic
serious bluI,iets on the part oi SOME az
-.g.tic ar,iqy4rian of the future. who. te'vlng
among tie bur.rn ruins a Ncw-l"rk ana Dr"ohi'E'
1:,b, conc upon toleraEly well preserved relics ct
bo,, ;lr,e gahlclcs and declare that the smaller
was ne necessary and Inevitable auteeedc"t 81 tAe
.Jcater.
ia, "bob-tal!" car IS practically creature ct
tbs last decade. Tie controlling MOVIE IN
~, construction was an economical on"--econ-
ony. net On the par. of those Who p2tr'n'Isi
tiio car. but Of those who Owned IT, 20 "ls-
ncrsa wiki a conduc, r and with one horse was 80
,.urh clear gain; AMI rs for tie passengers th'Y
mast look out i5r themselves; 'g}e the chances OF
having tb If pockets picked while foIcls their way
through the Gro s1 to tie are-hoX; keep close
watch for the street whore they wish u GET OH )
and. when leaving the car, ran the risk OF having
IN. driver start his horse while one loot IS SUI upon
the step or platform.
II +, no wonder that there have been many ana
t.ttpr conplaints 10 regard to the uiggardy policy
Of The railroad companies, which causes IH'u /"
di.p-psr with conductors cu ears drawn by single
eor.e thus entalling upon the driver an amount of
work which the average man Of this class cannct
uy,perIy perform. The responsibility is greater
tan should I've placed upon one man. In ADDITION
t driving his horse and handling his brake, he has
f. mako cha lge. answer passengers questions ana
.top and start his car without sigma! when pas
Scncage get Oh or on At tie sane time that is oYe
turned back through the ear to see that the rear
r,,tfolm a clear b. must glance ahead 10 order 10
prevent ruln.ng over any Tu.Hcky pedestrian VINO
may chance to lie IN his way The" II anyone III
e car should refuse to pay fare II IS the driver
Jut TO stop his horse aud yrX the Nouls OF tbe pas
seDeers rs refusing TO bulge an ihch uni lie dlS-
honest man or oman caa be prevailed upon 10 pay
or some passenger pays second fare tor t1e 'Ihe
Of ,hortenin, tho delay and Keeping his appoint
m4ut Besides all this the a-gu>e> CT GTiF': must
devote sosae time and profanity to keeping the rear
Sens free OF unruly small boys, Tor whom tbs lob
tai possesses >l-oHZ ".-I Ao' '"S'-' W "
resisted attraction.
Fatal accident caused by running over boys who
were crossing the street while tie d''er was giving
attention to the cha~ge- boX or 70 passengers VINO
wee entering or leaving the car have been Of not
iu,ronuent occurrence. and corOucFS iuries have
often cpusured the companies for not ProFlaIng
rouduc,ors The latest of this sort occurred ID
n3hobcn few days ago and the jury which sat IN
IA, inquest declared that the bobtaiI cars we're
dan ..rons TO life and limb. and recommended that
they be abolished An alltat on of this subject
b.,, hcen started IN Brooklyn, where an Anti BOB
Tai Car society" has been organized. Its Nom
hers hope that the Legislature. j! it should happen
10 reach AZ organization tbs winter. may take up
this question and pass a law requiring the street
railroad companies to place conductor on every
car which they run. whether drawn by oIo morse or
TWO horses. OF course the companies VIII use every
enart ~ defeat such q measure. But the people
have % right . demand some proper care and at
tention from tho railway companies which they
p,tranile. No street ear should be permitted with
oul conductor to collect fares to give directions
70 pas.cnqers who are unfamiliar with the streets
ami TO zee that the steps clear before the '-asi
for ass .pg ) given.