The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
"NO SEAT, NO FARE"
DIFFICULTIES in the way of Enforcing Such n
Law on street Cars In This City.

Difficulties in the way OF Enforcing Such n
Law on street Cars in This city.
The time when no street car passenger in this
town will he obliged 10 cling TO a strap for lack
OF place 10 ST In long ways of considering
the increasingly dinlcult transportation problem
to be dealt with here on Manhattan Island, where
all the travel is up and down narrow strip of
and. The bulk Of travel IL congcstcd into
short time in the morning ard a shorter period
In the evening Where one ~, adway car e. es
empty in the small hours Of the m, rning. late
In the afternoon hundred cars in tho same part
Of tho street creep along iemmed full u passengers
more Of them standing than there are sitting
The Rr adway line and ts connecting lines
the Whitney systcm-carry half their passengers,
OF day In three or four h ,urs, and the read =
greatest problem is Ia provide icf'cd facilities
Tor this enormous traffic of the rush hours and
run the rest ~ the day AT a rr,1t
Lately there has arisen talk II no seat. no
inre cgisln,i.n i,r this town. The street .rcil-
way men fear that II is coming either in the |, rm
q state Law IT. M Albany r an ordinance II m
the MumicipGl Assembly. \ no scat. NJ fare
tlll at Albany, unless Tered by member beyond
Ispr ach " uld lie received pr baby n n strike
The steam railr ads have lad difficulties g. g, II
tend with In the matter 4 NJ seat NJ fare" Ia
various States, and there have teen c, niicting
opini ms In tho e urts. liut there hes been n
nl'cmr' here I, compel the street railways To
qn S has aSH. n D siGaE dTirnfr s WGs the
The THIRD Avenue lire recently al, ttci a new
typc 4 cor the Or IS sea, ci',cd ear, Ths
car has twr rows ~ scatS, twelve III n side with
q narrow aisle between them When all ia, srat.
are occupied. two passengers on n scat, the aisle
l. rortly Distracted by tho twu inner lines 4 pas.
sengcrs. and the nductor has g. exercise care
& ing thr ugh thcsaislc g. Keep ir M J. sting
.l. RI seaf e i,ssJengcIs standing In the
Which the a. has q hundred in use ~ building.
Is - intended f. standing passengers, There
cars g. up and d'wp the Fast Side with every
seat occupied. very scld. M il hnyb. dy seen stand.
Ing up IN me ~ them except "ut N the platform,
cr - seat cars are the acme = conf n when all
tnd seats but m st uncomfortable when paNsen.
why do We use these cars" said one ~ the
officers NJ the road the other day. "l!cC0usc tie
TINE T. near when We viii be compelled to eiyise
be tie law We don't want passengers 10 stand
up in our cars We want % have enough cars
- that all our patrons will ride In absolute" com.
fort That's tic policy this road has always
r na IN, G9E say nat We invite no te1,.
ready fer It when it comes"
The Third Avenue road hasn't such problem,
Of '"-v!aE traffic e. deal with a. has the Nr,T,-
p'lt., and n could provide enough ears co. give
seats 10 passengers all day long wlhou,
any great financial strain. hui the Whitney road
Ing rafilc that seemingly demands more rolling
stock than can be operated. The mo scat no
far question doesn't impress tho Whitney people
a. he!1g reasonable.
Putting aside the question Of tie possibility OF
proLld'ng enough cars 70 give everybody a seat
In the rush hours" said = representative 81 tho
road, the no scai. fare question resolves itseli
Into this viii New Nurkrr. W any hUstiir NJ
American, consent % n Law Which keeps him -
AGAR when he wants to 10 somewhere ou know
how swearing mad an American rrts IN Pnr.
when l.e stands IN tho curb with ltS little mum.
bsGcd ticket In lis herd hrd sees bus after 'hu-
81 10y, the driver crying 'Cp1rId" You may
reld lie $ ~ AL ,hrrnrl white You wait Tor your
turn tn get into N'hus iNRtisn't 'ow 'iSi
Imagine crowd NJ New Workers ~ Madison
avenue and Ft'iy-rinth street on n cold, wet De.
cc-rhe- day waiting IN yet home - dinner. and
forced - -tNnd m thu corner until cars along
hHt didn't carry the sign, No room There
would be a riot New Norscrs won md thai
sort ~ thing. They're willirr 'o give Up some
comfort for the sake OF getting -rwhers
and Getting there ~ once, As Tor allowing stand
ing passengers 10 ride free wheG the seats HFr
hlrd. nobody wants such law. Tho American
has TOO much common eensc Tor lint"