New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
IT RESTS WITH WOMEN.
PRACTICE OF SPLITTING IN CARS COULD
BE LEssENED IF THEY REPORTED
VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW-DR.
LEDERLE'S ADVICE TO
PASSENGERS.
PASSENGERS.

That the abolition OF the splitting habit INDUCED
In by so many who travel in cars rests to a
large extent with the women OF the city is the
opinion of Dr.. Lederle. president of the Board OF
Health In answer 10 recent suggestions sent to
him by the Woulens Health Protective Association,
he advises women 10 notify the conductor every
time they see violate the law II conduc-
tor fails TO speak such offenders after receiving
notice from the passengers 10 DO So his numoer
should be taken and letter written TO his COM
par1y Every conductor so reported gets a plack
mark in the estimation Of his superior officers
The last meeting of the association for the sea-
son was held at the Academy Of Medicine yester-
dgr and although the heat Of the day was re-
sponsible for small attendance, the enthusiasm
of those present had in way abated- Mrs Raiph
Trautrnann the president. who presided, said tnat
this City would reach ideal stage when standing
in open cars was abolished She characterized the
conductors Of New-York streetcars as Doors. and
The roughest set OF men be found in any city Of
this country excepting Chicago This wholesale
condemnation Of an entire class of public servants
elected meek renonstrance from member VINO
had not before been heard She has tried the plan
@. writing to the Office every time conductor mas
shown especial courtesy kindness and commend
ing his conduct the officials Of the company. she
also tells him that she has nouced his KINDNESS
Mrs Trautmann, however, insisted that conoiuohs
throughout the West, from which she has just re-
turned are quite different. During her absence she
found conductors Of other cities universally po-
lite many Of them making a practice OF stepping
off the car TO help woman TO allghtr ana dlrect-
ing her on her way most courteous manner
She never once heard. Step lively. there- On tne
contrary ii was always, Take your Time laoy-
Mrs Trautmann thought the Health Protective
esocia1ion had reason take credit TO Itself lor
+I1a imnroyed condition Of the cars -
TSesoIi,rions were passed during the meeting 70
ask a certain railroad to put cuspldors INTO us
the main line of the road having alreaoy 1oIe
So IN appoint a delegate to the Council Tor StNic
Co-onerstiou: to establish permanent coiI1AIt
an child labor and to ask the Board OF fedltu
20 iTnnrove the condition Of their toilet rooms.
Mrs Franklin called attention TO the coLollOh oL
Riverside Park, which she described as nltuS
- the morning after Memorial Day she had seen
Feen cat but removed, orange peers, pedLIuo pIo
e1TIcl1s and an manner of uncleanness one Spoho
70 mark faborer about this condition anu ne e
T1iied what can you expect, num- When IheLe &c
f5-Iv -Uo of US to all the work IN ths pdI5h
fe+vxeen Observation-Disclosures ana Iralil
Hirs FRANKLIN also said that the big granite stones
fo-roine the steps in Riverside Drive, near Ole5 5
aud-second-st-. had become iooseheu Sri
are a menace to the safety OF childreh pidyiHs
around them ,1-.,,.o,- avp1afne5
.I.- the baths desired for Hamilton flsh faLh al q
,,o4 hecome established facts this year as tnere -
" money for them. He hopes they may DC ar-
-o,ga6 for the summer Of 1903; .,.L.o5
re members OF the association were oeIIgIioeu
,;+b a com ununication from Mr.. Parsons ehelLeet
es +ba Eanid Transit Commission, saying ina se
oi.ng have been made to have both 1ree anu paaS
rroTnforr stations for the travelling puDhc III 'no
subway.