The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-11
news FOR M07ORMBN
Consolidated Traction Company
Will Not Require a Deposit
More improvements.
Special to the Jerscv CHI Ncus.

NEWARK, March IL. 1S95.-Ata meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the
Consolidated Traction Company in Jer-
sey City yesterday afternoon, 1t was
decided to rescind the rule heretofore
enforced by the company under which
conductors were required to deposit $40
with the company before they could
| enter the company's employ. This rule
has. long been the cause Of considerable
friction between the men and the COM
pany. The conductors have objected to
1t, but all to no purpose. 1t was learned
at the office Of the ompan that there
were about three hundred and twenty
conductors affected by this change; In
other words, the company has had on
deposit $500, which win now be return
ed to the men.
Mr.. B.. NJ. Stanley, one Of the officials
Of the Consolidated Traction Company,
said to a Sunday Calf reporter re-
garding this matter that the rule was
handed down to the Consolidated Trac-
ton Company by its predecessors. The
company was now going TO trust to
the honesty of its employees. "of course. :
said Mr.. Stanley we shall require some
sort of a letter of recommendation from
new men entering our employ, and if
LtACy Nd&4 SitO tAAd Inv
that is all we will require. TIL COM
pany is very glad to make this concession
to its employees"
as, security. The conductors handle con
Day. When any of them desired to leave
the companyss employ, their accounts
rect rs Ex dSGShtS Nc HE rfisl LINES E .AsA'
Work was begun on Thursday in lay
ingt the Newark 1naf and = Eln5ins 5nv ane rsom
nue in Clinton Township. The work will
be carried on now without Interruption.
beth by a trolley line. The details .cf the
aeeIded IN up@ pols and wS Esa they are : fhsy
yacillation Which mas CHARACTERIZED the
management of the Consolidated Traction
Company in most of its new ventures.
opening will accomplish a reform In that
long standing disgrace to the cdtyr5tie
Mulberry street line.
street line, between Clinton avenue and
Woodside, has been expedited by the ad-
dition Of six cars and numerous trips,
while the accommodation in the centre
of the city have been increased by the
running of a lot of cobbled up horse cars,
wildly decorated with red paint, upon
ton Township and Forest Hill. This IS
a long-distance route, and 1t Is said thai
1t has paid well from the start, IN SPITE
of the vivid cars which, externally, are
fearful to behold, and, internally. are
just as they were when drawn by horses
upon the Jersey, City and Bergen lines.
DIFFERENT COLOR.
They have been lavishly daubed; with
paint and varnish outside. and even The
glass in the windows has not escaped
the brush of the painter, but nothing
has been done to the interior of the cars
that is apparent to the cauai observers.
that IS apparent ito the casual observers.
| That the cars have been painted red in
| stead of the prevailing yellow, which the
| company announced a year age was to
be the only .colcr for all OF its cars. IL
a surprise.
One of the new cars of the New York
line. of which eight have been received,
was run yesterday on the Orange line.
The cars are large. with seats. upon
either side of a. central aisle, a1d.
seating capacity for thirty-six persons.
The seat backs reverse. and straps are
| provided for selnders to cling to. The
| prevailing color of the new cars IS red.
| which is another sign that yellow is not
to be the standard color.
NEW EXPRESS CARS.
The Newark line Of the Consolidated
| Traction Company made a good showing
| yesterday. They ran their beautiful new
cars in the afternoon. On the cars were
qmart, neat-looklng motormen and con-
duators. Grand street was crowded
| with admiring spectators.