Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-03
AttorFrancis E. Wood
FilifOrmal Complaint
Wiytate Corporation
Conon Against Local
TrOEine.
DECLl CARS MENACE
HE COMMUNITY
AlbuqN Lawyer Alleges
THAT'S Are Broken
FloOe Filthy and Con-
ducttlnpudent to Pas
seng

Ant h'hiH il w N"'"
are prokehnht for use; thar the
floors OF are althy, unsanitary !
ana q MD public health and
mat nc - subjected ~ impu-
dence frotnductor when seeking
iniofmati'ncls r.. wood, prom
inent Alblue lawyer. has filed
an iniormtplaint with the state
cofpofatioinlission against the
Alhuqucfqtttlon company, ask
ing that immisslOn invcstieetg
.he condi low existing on the
local troilae and " possible
bring aboumnge for the better
Mr.. Woomplaint. in the form
OF correspue only. was sent to
the corpora ommission last week,
ana Is repls received Dy him
from ChairHpgh ~. Williams OF
the commishis morning, stating
thht ne Wolke the matter up az
once with tinpany.
II have MO formal complaint
in THIS matgnid Mr.. Wood this
morning "a ere Is nothing fur
ther 10 adobe correspondence
Whlch haNatd 90 the state corr
pofhtlon CoMon. About three
months ago, ming from Old Al
nuquerque to'uiilcc, was Ecri-
ousiy inconveed by the condition
OF the car orch I was riding.
was also sud 20 uucalled for
impudcnce frt conductor when I
called his attn 20 broken seats
ana the flthy fiion Of tho floor Of
lne car. Wheoned the attention
OF the conduc4 the mud and filth
on the iloor hut me:
'Aw. go Kto the manager.
Ihere IL az leae good thing about
th'se cars ana Is you don't have
To ride on theness YOU want to-
"On reaching office ! wrote "a
courteous lcttcehe manager of the
traction compacalling his atten-
ton 90 these prs but was not
favored with tDurtesy OF reply
or even with uknuwledgsmcnt of
my letter Afaaiting for three
months for suchly. I placed copy
oi nay letter Co trolley line officer
before tho stateporation commits
sion, asking foich relief as thcy
may be- able 90 ri.
MIR. We letter.
Tho letter plu before the com
mission by Mr. OIL and his letter
.o the commiss. transmitting 30 ar,
ls follows.
scmbor 10, 1913.
Albuquerque Tran co,
city.
itutlemcn.-
ON yesterday fning ! had oc'
''sl"n go some "A the court hous,
in your car In rec of conductor
\o. p. ! tried t,seuts which wcr,
10Th so FAR out rcpair that the
.ould not be tur ia the direction
n which the ear : going. Another
'vnilcman turnedse about half way
'ut 10 would go nurthor The con
.ucior came In d Kicked the sea
ack into It's origl position of de
ipidttion. \ &, minutes later
'dy entered the Z tried two seat
hut were turned Ong then, hersol
nnhlo To move dcr. attmpte6
p assist her and found that th'
eats were so far dpidated as 90 Do
Incapable 81 bcinguucd.
Tho car In goud looked iu th'
anne condition thr ghout and from
be- sound doubLhat its runuinl
ear WIS In muchoettor condition
mnus other ,hInsi WAS positiyel,
thy There was ud on the Zoo
nd under the seat which J shout
ldgc would have more than hal
bed a. peck mcarc had 70 beef
yept mp. The car al no indication
having been swd since the las
iu storm iu the g.
] mentioned To- e conduCtN th
.ndItion of the ne ana susgcstc
.1t at least Il Won not take long q
cep out the cur IN view OF th
'mber 0i health eekers in Albu
lpruuc and using tcso cars 10 mus
apparent to tho inuagCmeut thu
4s hgk cot cloanllriss is menac
4lhp health OF the immunity. Who
mentioned it to te conductor hI
AN us near as ! an recall b., Wa
tful'.Hs 'Ah' go sex 90 tho mar
g. There ~ az lca one good thin
eut these cars andthat 81 YOU don
% to ride In then unless you wal
NWuut to say 90 ou now that ID
Y enough 10 ondre the conditio
2 rHr ls / have .hoNo described
Nuut having oft,nsivc and insul
ihr"WHrks throws in hy the con
h0rs. 1ll Of which leads mo 90 s'
~ ann making llds 90 YOU as to
a complnint agoiast tho conditie
II c ears ana u 10 is not rcmedi'
] hu mako IL ms business 10 81
wfh,r mere h. not sufficient pow
mo ..'y authorities or In the co
pnlou commission of the state
COOL 700 Improvement
Yours truly
tShdD FRANCIS D., WOOD.