Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-11
ONLY MONEY TAKEN.
TickET-BOoKS CANNOT BE eOUGHT
FOR lETTER-CARRlERS.
Mr.. Seldom Talks About tho Street-Ia'
Service and Some Necessary
Regulations.

Postmaster Otis II. Russell is in rather
puzzling position.
The Post-Office Department at Washing
ton has placed $500 to the credit OF the
Richmond Office for the purpose OF allow
ing the carriers who deliver letters on the
outskirts of the city to get to these sec
tions as speedily as possible.
For several weeks Mr.. Russell has been
corresponding with the street-car ofiiclals
for the purpose OF arranging some means
for the transportation of these carriers.
The Government forbids that they shall be
given money with which TO ride. conse-
quen'ly Mr.. Russell offered to purchase
tickets or books 20 the extent OF SZ0O per
quarter, to be paid in advance. ms me
street-car companies. however, declined 10
do, and no arrangement has been ehected
| rs yet regarding the matter, although ar.
Russell will agree 10 any proposition 'hey
make that will obyiate the necessity 9t
| giving the carriers the cash money 10 ride
with.
THH CAR coMPASY's SIDE.
A Djspdfch reporter called upon Mr..
| Charles Selden. superintendent OF the CITY
~lilway. Yesterday evening. and asked the
cause of the trouble.
Mr.. Selden said that for reasons best
| known g. themselves his company were
| determined not 10 sell tickets rs tins was
never done in other large cities, and that
he could make no exceptions IN the case
| of the letter-carriers, although he would
| like very much to accommodate them.
AN IMPROVING SERVICE.
Speaking of the present car service, Mr.
| Selden said: Richmonds car service II
| steadily improving and we are making II
| better than il ever was before. But the
people seem 20 forget that the electricians
move faster than the old horse-cars which
| Jog along at a slow pace, and they are
! sometimes very careless in getting on ana
| of, frequently endangering their lives.
| The people on Main street have not been
accustomed TO riding so rapidly and they
| think they can Jump off az easily as they
| used TO DO from the hOrse-cars.
READY TO CORRECT EVILS.
"When the conductors and motor-men
| display any carelessness or lack OF atten-
ton TO those riding ! would be more than
| glad if instead of applying 20 the newspa-
| pers they would inform me OF the tact. as
| these men are discharged for the slightest
neglect Of duty. People should always
wait until the cars come 20 full stop be
fore they get Off" .,
Il especially request continued the
! Superintendent, that passengers VIII re-
member and not get OF on the inside Of
the tracks. as they are liable by such acts
70 be knocked down by passing cars going
in the opposite direction. I'm short time
we expect to have reversible gates fixed on
the cars SO that they cannot get OH on the
inside track
There seems to be good deal of com
plant about the ears not stopping while
eoIngupthe hill between Eighth and Fifth
Streets Mr. Selden said further on.
regret this very much, but am compelled
to do so on account of the danger. 1t IS
in no improper spirit or Lack OF de-
sire to accommodate the public that
the cars are not stopped, but merely on
account Of safety, for if trolley should
get off the wire and the brakes refuse TO
work the cars would slip back down the
hill at "a frightful speed. and possibly a
terrible accident would follow
MIR. Selden also told the reporter that IN
stopping the cars could only halt at the tai
side Of cross streets This Is done to Keep
the crossings clear 20 prevent collisions IN
the case OF runaway teams or persons
driving rQui9ly