Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30

A Citizen Officers so the City Pas
scnger Railways Understanding
of The stContinuOus Trip Hd"sls
some difficulty has transpired from the
increasing custom Of passengers on the
Market street railway and its branches,
when using transfer tickets, OF failing to
continue their trips upon the next suo-
ceeding car from the Cne from which
they ssmbarksd. The growing custom
seems to be Of getting on any car that
may come along within ths $50 minutes"
as stated on the transfer ticket.
This morning Superintendent Head
stated to reporter that passengers have
no right to get upon any car but the one
immediately following the one from
which they got of and this change must
be- made at the transfer station. To get
on the oars at any other point is inadmis-
sibls. This is tGe Intention OF the idea
Of a continuous nip" ss the transfer
tickets state.
For instance, q passenger has no right
when accepting transfer ticket at
Fourth and Market to walk off, transact
some business to go to the post office for
instance, thus missing his continuous
trip. and then take the second or third
Market street car that came along after
his econtinuous trip" car had passed,
even although these cars may be within
the stipulated 80 minutes. Mr.. deald
saws the transfer is favor granted by
the railway company, and as concession
the pubic has no right to depart from
the spirit Of the bargain.
Recently Edward q. Painter OF the
4 firm of Smith l. Painter, obtained a
transfer ticket At Fourth and Market
streets. He walked of to the post-Ofiice,
or some contiguous point, to transact
business tina. occupied some few minutes.
Ee returned to Market street and boarded
a passing car. He placed the transfer
ticket in tue box. The driver turned
around, ibid you" he asked, 'plao.
this ticket here" Mr.. Painter said YET
and further explained what has alreadJ
been related. Evidently the driver ha:
watched Mr.. Painters ingress to the car
as of course was his business. "Ihen
cannot accept your transfer ticket, it ii
ont of order, You did not come direo
from the tranafer station"
Tie Cur vas stopped during the dis
cuesion. The driver insisted. Mr.
Painter would not ay the additional 81,
cents for new fare.
"Then ycu must leave the car" th,
driver added. Mr.. Painter refused. TIL,
driver then requested sergeant of pc ici
who was present to remove Mr.. Painter
The latter, however, of course would no
persist when the incident bad developed
10 question of foroc. He accordingl,
left under protest, signfying that b
would test the case in court. Mr. Pa,nte
has given the matter into the hands o
hts lawyer.
Superintendent Heald Is firm in tn
! position he takes. He has no doah
that he is right. The care hos boon teHte
! numbers of times elsewhere in oth9
i cities. In addition he stated that in sim
. liar instances citizens here have rSisat
! the question Oh numbers o. occasions
. have gone to their lawyers and that ha
/ been the lest OF IT,
Mr.. Hsaid says. that on the face Oft
ia absurd to suppose that patron Of til
road can make such unrestricted md NJ
limited uae of transfer ticket, which !
itself, ia really nothing but o copcessio
to the publ by the directors OF the raj
? way. He insists thai passenger accep
!. ing a trsnlfer ticket must take contint
Gus trip which MEANS the next cas AZ
that must be boarded at the trRnbfer ST.
ton or Junction.