The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
Manager Will
Order Work Rushed

this time on II is gratifying TO note also that
the cars are shipped ready for use. and that the
the putting together Of the cars In this city can
be accomplished rapidly they are received.
u viii be remembered in this connection that.
dlhougn Inc company received FIFTY new cars last
sumner. II took several months 70 wire. motor
ano put them together, This delay will be
avoided under the pew plan
The next point Of dif6cultr was the question
raised as 70 whether the csrs that are now being
used were being repaired in satisfactory a
position that II is employing all the men that II
csD hendle. that the question Of wages and
hours OF those men is the subject Of arbitration
at the present time and that this question
should not be raised by your committee.
MORE INSPECTORS NEEDED
As TO whether. with the number Of cars thst
ne company has TO operate, anything could be
wee your committee suggested 70 the company
tnat larger force Of inspectors would help
me Situation very greatly: that at many points
Of transfer at the present time crowds Of pass
engers were waiting. and that often they board
the wrong car and have 10 get OF again. which
therefore asked that at all heavy transfer points
and al such dangerous crossings at the foot OF
inspectors be stationed whose duty would be 10
assist passengers in getting and OF the
right cars
Il was also requested that the cars be stopped
ano started at those transfer points by the in
spectors with due reference TO securing the
shortest possible stops and therefore the most
effective service. our committee is very happy
10 state that the company took kindly 10 this
suggestion and has promised to put on large
number OF additional inspectors 10 carry out
this plan. II requests that the public aid the
inspectors and the company in the effort 10
that ali infractions Of this rule be reported to
rbe c0r1nsnv Nv giving The rnr,ber ~ The car
and number number Of the Gt Conductor as well as The
tine and location
saved n the Police Department would enforce
the law relative to blockading Of street cars
very glad 70 have the cooperation Of the Police
Department and Of all good citizens The com
thousand people per day and is anxious 10 do
50 in the most satisfactory manner possible. II
teamsters will use every EFFORT 10 keep on the
tracks and give the cars an opportunity OF
having the street free possible in every
way the United Railroads service viii be in
creased at least 10 per cent ana under uhe CIT
cumstances this seems g desirable thing 10 &C.
complish Your committee Is happy 10 report that
the committee on Police Department and
about this much desired result
ADDITIONAL CONDUCTORS
To the suggestion that the conductors on the
large cars during the eongesteo hours Of the
ductor supplied on such care. the company
wss also agreeable. and It promised TO add on
such lines az seemed 10 be necessary additional
conductors for the purpose of relieving the
present great strain experienced on certain of
these recommends tions viii. II earnestly carried
out, and II the public co-operates with the rail-
road people. accomplish very much good and
that II is the duty Of everyone. the officials OF
the railroad company. the carmen and the
public 70 do everything they TO aid and
assist in the handling OF the passenger traffic
The best results only be Accomplished by
everyone doing his pert in this direction
The practice Of turning back cars before they
reach their destination IL is claimed. has been
abused By the carmen and new rule has Just
heen made providing that no car shall be turned
back before reaching its detsinstion without the
order of inspector or some official Of the
company. This. together with a correction Of
~E hawc lrNf
standing st street crossings telling them TO take
the next car. will. believe. be hailed with
satisfaction By the general public. u Is some
viii they be turned back unless there is car
directly behind that can take the passengers %
10 their destination
Some complaints have been made by prominent
fact that the United Railroads has not rehabil-
itste6 the car line on Pacific avenue. In reply
10 that the company states that II has already
started cars on Jackson and Washington streets
running on Clay and Sacramento streets and
that the question Of Pacific avenue is that
nculty being that the company Is unable 10 de-
termine the mode Of traction that should be
adopted This point viii be decided, however,
very shortly and active construction begun.
IMPROVEMENT IN PROSPECT
Your committee does not feel called upon 10
express any opinion 70 what action the rail-
road company might have taken ~ the past in
the way Of rehabiitating cable lines or other
wise but the situa ton Il stands today seems
TO be above indicated As the company is TO
the meantime additional inspectors and rules
that secure from the present number Of the
best service possible. we feel that efforts 10
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