The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
MUNICIPAL BUS LINE
SHOWS PROFIT FROM START
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to look after the cars and keep them
In repair. The department will also
employ two or three washers at %
cents an hour. The washers and
mechanics will work all night on the
cars.
The commissioner Is well pleased
with the showing made by the bus
line, Wednesday afternoon and eve-
ming. He complimented Supt. Ben.
nett on the excellent manner In
which he managed the service and
handled passengers.
II can't say at this time that the
bus line will be q success financially
or that the city will lose money on
the experiment said the commits
sioner, Thursday morning.
There Ii a lot OF incidental ex.
pense that we can't figure on ahead,
and the cost of operation will vary
from day to day. For instance yes
terday and today we had TO plough
the snow OF the route. That IL an
expense we will probably not have to
meet again. We must remember that
ii is only Z 30-day experiment and It
will take that long to get some idea
of how the thing will work out"
The commissioner ALTO pointed out
that the buses arc being overloaded,
but says no attempt will be made to
cut down the numbe: Of passengers.
I'VE want to take care Of as many
people ~ we cam" explained the COM
missioner In the nelle Isle service
the buses arc not allowed to carry
more than 4 capacity lead. Over
loading Injuries tie buses, but DO not
think that they will be badly dam
aged during the trial"
Ald. Dill. OF the Sixteenth ward,
was loud IN his praises OF the bus
line, Thursday morning.
8. n. o. Sign 10 Out.
The FIVE municipal buses operating
In Junctionave., did q capacity busi.
ness, Wednesday, from IL o'clock
noon to 8 o'clock at night. Tho buses
stopped frequently along the route to
let passengers on and on and when
the factory whistles blew at o'clock
crowds OF workingmen swarmed into
the buses, which we're unable to &C.
commodate more than 40 or so pas
sengers ON each trip. The passengers
enjoyed the novelty OF a three-cen.
ride In a municipal motor bus, anu
the praises of Mayor Marx were
heard on every side.
A new problem that confronts Com
missioner Hurlbut, general superin.
tendent Of the bus line. IL handling
women and children 10y riders" AZ
soon Is the several schools along the
route Of the bus line released their
charges, wednesday afternoon, the
children made q rush for the buses
On every street corner crowds OF chill
dren hailed the buses and between \
and s o'clock. the buses we're carry.
Ing loads of happy children.
Many women and not "A few men
also boarded the buses for Joy riding
trips during the afternoon. Some
bought 16-cent strips of tickets and
rode up and down the three and one
half mile route until the conductor
collected the last purple ticket. The
conductors and drivers had busy
FIRST day Of 1t, chaperoning the chi.
dren and assisting women down the
dificult steps.
Measures Money by Pound.
At o'clock the conductor on bur
No. s had four pounds Of money IN
his pockets and the total receipts
amounted to something like $6.1S
Most of the riders preferred to pay
cash instead OF buying a strip of tick
cts. Consequently the conductors
were compelled to do some rapid cal