The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-21
City Railway at Last Adopts Inn.
proved System.
Passengers Will Be Given Trans
fers on Cars.
CHANGE AT CROSSINGS.
Not Necessary to Go to Transfer
Station.
Kansas Avenue Bridge VIII Be
Ready Wednesday.

Preparations which for three weeks
nave been in process of formulation by
the Topeka railway will be completed
about Monday. August 4. whereby pas
sengers will be given transfers on all
the cars OF the company, thus doing
away with the necessity OF going to the
Kansas avenue in order to secure them
Transfers will be given for all junction
points subject to such regulations as
shall be given out at that time. 1t is
this rule transfers for parallel lines run
ming within about four blocks distance
of one another. The transfer station
will still be retained for the use of the
ger directors Office, although it's I'M
portance in relation to the handling OF
traffic will be only slight in comparison
with what it has been.
President c. c. Baker Of the city rail-
way company announced this morning
that the new scheme had been under
consideration some weeks and decided
upon some weeks ago, and that 1t would
become effective as soon as possible
I'VE find" said President Baker there
are a good many preliminaries to be
gone through first; for instance, the
conductors must be given new punches
each with an individual impression,
new transfer slips must be secured. anu
we have to revise in a great degree the
method of handling the business in the
Office. We shall give transfers for all
Ju0CClOnS WIN the exception OF paEd1let
lines. 1t is manifestly unfair for a per-
son to come down town on the West
Sixth avenue and after making his pur-
chases to go back on the West Fourth
street line on the strength Of his trans
fer We do this because there seems to
be a desire for it on the part OF the
public"
DR.. Charles Hendricks started a petit
ton Saturday afternoon asking the
company to take this action, and be-
fore the announcement of President
Baker was made public this morning
said that he had secured thousand Or
more signers. He secured the names OF
two members of the city council and it
was understood that the council was
to make a request upon the street car
com pany at it's meeting to take the
action which President Bakers an
nouncement has forestalled.
1t is further stated by the transporta-
ton company that the bridge across the
Kansas river which was damaged by
the high water of a week ago will be
ready for service Wednesday. Sunday
morning the first steamboat that has
assembled the river since territorial days
came up and today is engaged in re-
placing the piles which the water took
souri, Valley Bridge and Iron works oil
Leavenworth, that company having the
contract for making the repairs There
are two bents Of Is piles in all which
are to be put in before the breach will
be fully repaired. 1t is estimated tina,
the cost of getting it in shape again
will be $1,000. And it is further stated
that in the near future work will prob
ably be commenced with view to fur
nishing the bridge with protection
against a recurrence of the present
| trouble
The officials of the street car compan1
are particularly anxious to get the
structure open again. for the cost oil
| transferring passengers across the Melan
bridge is about $18 a day, the essentia,
| equipment for it being difficult to get in
Topeka