The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-25
Instructions for Operating Street
Cars

Of the Ardmore Traction company
whether passenger are carried or
not or whether the trip is special for
construction work or for any other
purpose
All trips must show from iniua.
point Of starting the distance rum be-.
fore starting back This data is nee
cssary for computing the car mileage
at the end Of the year, which must be
included in the comuuys reports
Trip sheets must also show The
number of trips. time of starting a.
each end. car number cash fares.
tickets and transfer
The practice OF allowing the cars
to rHH ~ithout the motorman at the
controller while fares are being col
.,ctrd must positively be- discou tin
ucd AT once. and under mo- circum.
stances will It be tolerated Where
there is no conductor on the car. the
motorman will stop Hs car to collect
fares
Also the practice of allowing per
sons other than teh motormau to run
the ear must be discontinued The
motorman in charge is held rcspon.
s'blc for the safe operating of the car.
and must not surrender his controller
to anyone without written instruc-
tions from the office except the Off.
cials Of the road from whom he re.
ceiyes instructions.
Gongs must be rung at all public
crossings, and all other places where
safety would demand that the public
he given warning OF the approach OF
the car.
Five minutes before the first car
goes out in the morning. the conduc.
tor in charge of same. or In the event
there is no conductor. the motorman.
must call mp the power company by
telephone and notify them to turn on
'he current. and Immediately after
the last car is turned In for the
night the conductor or in the event
there is no conductor the motorman.
must call up the power company by
phone and notify them to turn off the
current.
All fares must be rung up on the
register as collected and the register
reading must be noted on the trip
sheets at the end of each half trip.
The strict enforcement of the Jim
Crow provisions for the state of Okla
homa is hereby commanded. Colored
people are TO load on the front end of
the car and white people on the rear
seats. The sign indicating the div!d.
ing line of the two races must be
moved at the end of each trip.
Other instructions will be given as
occasion demands.
Under no condition is any person
under the age Of IS years of age to be
employed either in operating the car.
or otherwise.
Beginning Saturday, January 90, a
schedule of 80 minutes between the
Union depot and the north boundary
line of the city will be maintained.
The cars leaving the depot on the ev-
en- and half hour and the north bound
airy line at Is and 10 minutes after
the hour
Neither the motorman nor conduc-
tor when operating the car will he
allowed to engage in conversation
with passengers other than pertains
to their duties as such.
The cars are operated In the inter.
est of the public and the owners, and
II is the duty of the conductor and
motorman to offer the public every
courtesy and favor consistent with
the successful operation OF the car
The face OF the register must ac-
count for every passenger on the car.
Directors and officers of the com
pany, and other persons who may J."
legally entitled TO free transportation.
will be provided with tickets, and IN
the event they are unable 10 present
them will he required to paw ca h
fare. Should these complmenta "
tickets be offered for transportati n
by any party other than the pn-soG4
entitled TO them they will be taken
mp and returned TO the office.
Policemen and firemen, wrlic IN
uniform, will be allowed to rid, free
without presentation Of tickets.
Employees of the company will he
presented with badges which upon
being worn in a conspicuous place
will entitle them to free trllspor'a
tion. Until such badges are provided
employees known by the conductor
will be allowed TO ride free.