The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-02
THE TR0LLEYS
PLAY A TRICK.
Run Cars at Snail's Pace Nov
That the People Protest
Against Further Killing.
THE WORLDS CRUSADE TELLS.
Mayor Sohieren Says Every Car
Shall Have a Fender Within
Thirty Days.
MUST Be GOOD TENDERS, TOO.
The Cars Must Have Plenty Of
Speed, but Life In the
Streets Must Be Safe.
THE WORLDS CRUSADE TELLS.
MUST Be GOOD TENDERS, TOO.

Brooklyn trolley companies have n new
time schedule The cars creep through
the streets. This Is believed to be a
sharp trick on the part of the railroad
mAgnates to turn public opinion against
the city authorities.
The reports OF Inspector Charles F.
Franklin and his corps OF assistants to
Mayor Schieren show that cars are being
run at a much lower rate OF speed than
prescribed by the new ordinance.
Passengers are complaining bitterly.
All the motormen and conductors have
been instructed to encourage protests
and suggest that patrons OF the various
lines complain to the Mayor. Petitions
are even being circulated.
Some idea Of the speed OF trolley-cars
may be had from the time made by car
$500 Of the Myrtle avenue line last night.
The car was twenty minutes running
from Carlton avenue to the bridge. a
distance usually covered in half the time
There was much grumblIns by passen-
gers. The conductor only grlnned at
their discomfort.
BY running the cars slowly, some of
the companies hope to evade the pur-
chase of new tenders.
On the Brooklyn Heights lines, cars
are being run at from three to five and
q half miles an hour Cars on the other
companies run from five and half to
six miles.
when the suggestion was made to
Mayor schleren to-day. that the com
panies. especially the Brooklyn Heights,
were running their cars at lower rate
OF speed than the law prescribed, In
order to save money on new tenders, IN
case they ran fast, he said the trick
would not be successful
Within the next thirty DAYS. the
Mayor said, every trolley company In
the city would he compelled by new
ordinance to place safety tenders on
their cars. so as to save the lives OF
people.
The Atlantic Avenue Company, which
KILLED the 100th victim last Sunday, has
already begun to test three new tenders,
The Brooklyn Heights Company s,lll ad-
heres to the old gridron that has re-
peatedly been declared useless.
Although this new ordinance compels
the companies to adopt life-savers. It
cannot direct the kind OF tenders they
shall use. For this reason the compan-
les Will get the cheapest in the market.
and the brooklyn Heights Company
may not adopt a new one.
with residsnt me Ss?ekh3dsrs ssay
policy to run his cars at a snail's pace
and lose patronage in order to keep the
tenders that only cost 50 each.
The new ordinance, however will COM
fender. For the past two. years their
cars have run through the streets at a
high rate OF speed without tenders OF
any kind.
Especial to The Evening world)
ALBANY, May 2.-The Brooklyn trolley
roads appear to be as fatal to unfavor-
Of children In the City of Churches
There was all excellent prospect a few
weeks ago that bill would be passed
eSroing the speed OF cars and compelling
the companies to adopt some form OF
.Assemblyman Wieman fathered the
PHI and had no trouble in passing II
The bill was approved by thousand,
OF citizens and the newspapers OF DO,
New York and Brooklyn. Yesterday
tGternoon there was q hearing on the
tee; and the star representatives Of the
trolley companies came up to argti,
assinst t.. Four Of these, Including tn,
among them. and before the meetint
was over they had secured an amend
ment to the bill to extend the rate ~
speed to eight miles an hour With,
two miles Of the City Hall and ferries
and ten miles outside those limits.
This change. which was accepted b,
Assemblymah Wieman, practically de
stroys the purpose Of the bill. as /
comedies to the railway companies tn
exercise of the very liberties they nov
enjoy.
The present speed OF the cars, excep
in the suburbs. does not average NOR
than ten miles an hour. and the ont,
beneft that the public will gain will b.
governor II the bill passes-a contin
6ency that Is not at all certain.