Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-12

characs and ovcr-crowding ucEn-
lated by LAW.

II the American aldermen would
take few trips on the tramcars OF the
sreat provincial cities. say Liverpool.
Manchester. Observation-Disclosures the
city owns and operates thcm--york
etc, and those OF the metropolis itself.
he would return 10 America admirably
fortified by experience to renew his at
tack upon or his appeal to the street
railway companies " the municipality
he In part reprceents Cor superior ac-
eommodations for the accomplishing
passengers. says n correspondent OF the
Boston Transcript The system here 10
Ms wen nigh perfect as It is possible tc
he, and ] am not quite certain hut
that parliament itself IN granting
charters 70 various common carrier
companies applying for them. makes
the stipuiutions which prove 80 condu-
Give to the comfort OF the travelling
public.
During the past few months have
patronixed the trameRts and omnihuses
quito extonslvcly, but thus far have
failed to observe the least bit OF over.
crowdlnE or and delay or IN fact ain-
gle word on the part OF driver or con.
ductor which could by amy stretch Of
Imagination he construed as uncivii,
In the FIRST place, there Is no question
but what the law distinctly states that
there shnll be no overcrowding; that
there shall be 80 many on n seat--not
one moro--hut n necessary one posscn-
ger may be permitted to stand. This
applies to both inside and out do
not know the reason OF the concession,
but this Ia certain, that under this nd
mirably arranged order of things tho
humble or distinguished and exalted
can take penny or a-penuy or more
expensive ride prcassurod that Il Will
not only be without Inconvenience
and annoyances hut with ease and
pleasure II n conductor was TO pet
nit a second person to stand either In
side or out he would be Instantly re-
lioved by one OF the inspectors ON tho
route who Mt intervals board the cars
10 check the way bill, which show
the number OF passengers carried dur
! INK inc loulh'Ns AhN ih'iNh''' NN'N'
one occasionally experiences In Amer
lean cities of drivers declining to take
notice OF would.bo passengers waiting
on the sidewalks tx practically un-
known here. for the men know full Wen
that two complaints Of this character
would cost them their situations.
TO every passenger Is given n ticket
from package numbered consoeu-
lively. which must be shown when
called for BY the conductor, though
this very proper provision Is rarely
eNerclsod. for the young conductor,
| who IS Invariably bright fellow. sell
dom makes mistake as to who has
| maid mud who has not In the matter
Of boarding. or allshtlng from the car
the ends 81 the conveyance are used
but only one nt time. That is 10
say. tho door whore the driver atnnds
ia not used for the tima being, the
Messenger always making his or her
exit from the end Of tho cur, and the
same upon entering It. In this way
any possibility OF an accident In that
direction IL avoided. The schedule Of
time for starting and arriving AZ cor-
tain points en- route IL admirably main
tanned, and the experienced traveller
knows almost 10 the minute what time
a car will arrive nt n certain npoL
though The place mny be two or three
miles from the depot 50 l really
think II may be truthfully said that
the entire arrangements nnd details
Of the street cur system IN England