New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-09
TROLLEY RULES WORK BADL(
BUT THE BROOKLYN ELEVATED ROADS
DO NOT COMPLAIN.

LATE CAR TRAFFIC. NOT brilliant S'N-
cI,es crAnps OK OPEN CARS.
Tho nublic dissatisfaction with the way III "",0"
the Brooklyn trolley cars are run is s'eaus ~
creasing. and the opinion Is growing that 'he no"'
-, Aldermen made a mess of it In the attempt 10
Iaslate on the subject OF course. large numbers
Of peope are dependent on the uoiieS cars w
for transportation. Those VINO are ho' ." o
their way to take the elevated roaos on an p''
occasions unless indeed they have at their asp's@'
all the time there is. The elevated roads rejoice III
con sequence and are making preparations for run
ming longer trains carrying more people ana
ing their earnings. They would ma II 10 'n'' Az
vantage IL they should run more trains "u''s '''
middle OF the day. so that people VINO wish 10
travel with a reasonable degree oil spe'' o'"'' Wv
SO without running the risk Of losing several MIN
u,os nv waiting on a station Platform, fretting
and Tuning at the delay.
There is talk from time to time that the elcNd','
roads will adopt electric system, ana thelr OH
GERS say they stand ready 10 do tais as soon as Il
can be satisfactorily demonstrated that eiecU'''F
is cheaper than steam. II they should employ inc
trolley il is obvious that during the hours wheh
travel is not heaviest they could run single cars
at short intervals, and so accommodate inc ua'''-
ling public II is also suggested that when eecHio'y
4, M, in use on their lines they will plea~ the pub
lie greatly by placing electric elevators al thelr s'a
tons and have them so arranged mat inc e'e'"'"'
shau ascend lust In advance OF the arrival OF each
train when OF course. 1t would be ready To de-
scend for the benefit OF passengers VINO leave the
train.
On the part Of the trolley companies there IL
feeling that the restrictions TO which they are SUD
,ec,ed denote an effort by the city officials to get
| souareo with them on account Of the strike last
| winter They lost heavily during the strike ana
| after IT, when large numbers OF people refused To
| Use the surface except when circumstances
made IL necessary and under the regulations since
| adopted travel has been driven from Instead oi
| drawn TO them. The slow rate at which the cars
move il a serious grievance in the eyes Of the pub
lie al large and the regulation requiring cars TO
| sop only at the near crossing Is another cause OF
| complaint.
! In n sense this regulation may contribute to the
GENERAL safety but since horse cars were intro
| duced In Brooklyn. more than forty years ago.
| roople have been accustomed to get and of at
the further crossing. The habit has become second
| nature and the innate conservatism Of the human
| animal objects to "A radical change IN es'ablshoi
methods OF doing things 1t is felt. too. that when
| winter comes and snowbanks line the railroad
tracks It will be gross Outrage to compel people
"a tramp through them in order 70 reach the rear
platform and the companies are questioning "hcther
the city authorities will compel them to shovel away
| the snow and even lay tagging for the accommoda-
| ton OF their passengers
| The rule prohibiting all passengers from riding
| an the front platform drives smokers to the rear
platform except In the case OF open cars, ana IL
| source OF not little complaint Persons entering
the car by the door are forced into close pfoN
| unity with those who burn tobacco IN some
| form or other, and 1t is impossible to Keep the
| smoke from entering the cur anu """o''"S "'''e
| sensitive to IT, A. ,, ,,o,,o,r, NO MAD
sengers adds one more TO inc "u'',n ~,
| The overw orked motorman. since II ueVoNes upon
| him TO open and close the door many times ehci
trip This is not small matter Wneh IL ~ rc'e eng
TO attend to- and literally had both HANDS Iuii De
/ Of
him. 49,, ,,, ,ota dou,r bv the State
| Railroad Commissioners that the car platforms must
be closed on the side next the other tIatn All ",ea
has been promulgated the present year tha an opei,
must be provide,u w of on the side next the
| other track This had previously been me rue on
Io rnek Ii nc CIV Tor brooklyn Heights, Company
Chain guards have now been placed on tloS' "a a,o
dv Of ans to ali Of them whether they win
| tend to the safety OF the tiaVc'''"s p" " "
or" his rule is to prevail IT should in the opinion
of some troleycar patrons be supp,e' yyho en
| ters a seat on open car naturally plhccs nv" ~
self where he can get of most easily, nreSs 'i ne
! sunny. The next conner has to squcrZe pas, MN III,
and with the next and tGe n sNd b pTpcess OF
ntting into the seat at the inner end Is dlsasree
a h the civ ia thcrs should adopt another rule
| and require the first PASSENGER 10 10 as aa' al
pDsSiD, bassage FOR those who later This
would be more unreasonable than some OF the
This year the brooklyn Heights Company has be
cnn 70 run "iraer" cars on some OF us lines, fol
Towing the example OF the Brooklyn CITY and Ne%,
Town Company The Heights company has recently
Substituted the trolley FOR steam on the former
dummy line running from Rdgewood TO Richmono
III, As there Is no restriction to SIX or eight OF
len miles an hour on the speed OF trolley-cars III
0arkah,v good time as they whzz up hill and down
on the old turnpike leading from the end OF Myrtle
ave in the direction OF Jamaica