Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
ALL NIGHT CAR SERVICE
DEMANDED BY CITIZENS
COncensus of Opinion Is That by Reason of It's
Size Los Angeles Is Entitled to Improvement
in the Operation of Electric Lines

Los Angeles must have all-night SER
vice on its various car lines, and, ae-
cording TO leading citizens, 1t is up to
the council to pass an ordinance COM
pelling companies to give the city such
q service.
The concensus Of leading business and
professional men Of Los Angeles is
that owl cars, or an hourly service, IS
an absolute necessity.
It is pointed out that in every other
city in the union Of equal size of Los
Angeles the owl car system has been
adopted and that the necessity of an
all-night service has been proved by
the patronage received.
Under the present system outings to
beach resorts must be curtailed, guests
at banquets must leave before the con-
clusion of the social affairs and men
detained by reason Of business must
curtail their work, in order that the last
car, which, on several lines, is as early
as 12:15, may be taken, while thou
sands of night workers are compelled
to walk long distances during the hours
when cars are not operated.
Los Angeles Behind the Times
Fielding ]. Stison real estate and in
vestments-Los Angeles should have
had owl car service long ago. There is
probably no other city of its size in the
country that does not have a street car
service after midnight. 1t is one of
the things that marks the difference be-
tween a city and a village. Nii-e out
of every ten strangers who come here
regard Los Angeles simply as an over
grown country town simply because of
its lack of an owl car service. If we
wish these strangers to look upon Los
Angeles as an up-to-date city W. will
have to see to it that up-to-. late trans
portation facilities are afforded and
that persons who are detained down
town after midnight do not have to
walk home or go to the expense oe
hiring a carriage I think tilc council
should take some steps to remedy the
present state of affairs.
Later Cars at Least, Says Lissner
M. Lissner, attorney-I think the
street car companies should at least
run cars as late as 1 or 1:3O in the
morning. In my opinion 1890 Is too
early to shut down. 1t frequently hap
pens that persons who attend the the
aters wish to go to a cafe for luncheon
afterward, but the present street car
schedule gives them little opportunity
for that. At most of the big banquets
all those who are not provided with
private conveyances Su,-.ly are COM
PEELED to leave before they have heard
all the speakers. think it is due the
people that the local transportation
companies run at least one more car,
say an hour after Lhe present time for
closing down the lines.
Superintendent keppeI Favors Owls
Mark Keppel, county superintendent
of schOolS-I am strongly in favor of an
owl car service and if it is within the
province Of TIE city council to compel
the street car companies to furnish
such service / hope it will not delay
action along this line much longer. AS
is the case in every other city of it's
size in the country it often becomes
necessary in Los Angeles for persons
living here to be downtown after mid
night. but under present conditions
these persons either have to walk
home, stay at a hotel or hire carriage.
This certainly is not an up-to-dat te
state of affairs.
Hourly After Midnight
Frank Cattern, attorney-Cars on the
local transportation lines should run
at least once an hour after midnight.
/ believe that such a service would not
only be great convenience to The pub
lie but that it would be a paying
proposition for the street car COM
panies from the start. AT any rate,
believe the people of Los Angeles are
entitled to such a service on all the
principal lines, and they ought to have
it.
Village Way, Says Thompson
c. S. Thompson, deputy county super
intendent of schools-I do not think the
question as to whether Los Angeles
Ch m ie
to serious argument. 1 think the street
car companies should lie required to
furnish such facilities as will enable
persons to get to their homes after mid
night. The present system is adapted
more to village than to a 'ty the size
of Los Angeles.
Broker Neville Emphatic
]. B. Neville, bro,-er-I am surprised
that the street car companies did not
long ago find it to their advantage to
establish an owl car ,ervice. If they
do not want to run cars all night they
should at least lengthen their night
schedule an hour or two. Business men
and others are frequently called down.
town at night to attend banquets, meet
business engagements or go to the
theater, and if for any reason they are
detained later than 1890 O'Clock it is a
Vase VI waning IIuIlS Ut HlrlllB a car
riage. Every big banquet that is held
in Los Angeles is practically broken up
an hour before the usual time and
much of the best speaking is lost
simply because a good many of those
present are compelled to leave to catch
the last car If it is up to the city
council to remedy this state of affairs
I certainly hope the members will take
speedy action.
Business Necessity, Says Barlow
II. w. Barlow of Barlow & Bragdon,
real estate-I ar, strongly in favor of
an owl car service, as is every other
business and professional man whose
business often calls him downtown al
night. 1t is nonsense to say that
everybody ought to be In bed by 10 80
and to give this as an excuse for stop.
pin cars at midnight. 1t is possible ws
ought to be in bed by that time. and
most of us would ike to be, but there
are times when we cannot make it. Be-
sides, in every city ehe size of Los An
geles there are a good many clerks ano
others who often are compelled to work
until after Midnight, and these persons
usually cannot well afford either to stay
at hotel or hire a carriage to take
them home. The system of stoppinf
cars shortly after midnight is an anti,
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