Evening journal., 1915-12-28
BETTER TROLLEY
SERVICE is The
COhPANY'S AIM
Continued from First Page.

Dermott. Colonel Weller e. Stover,
Mr.. Wilson. William A. Hcindle, II. II. /
Geiger. John f. Neary, attorney for
the company; Clarence w. Pyle, a |
grocer of Seventh and HARRISON |
streets; j. f. Thomas. Lewis Kramer, |
Humphrey Campbell, and others,
Utility Commissioner Garretson, ad-
dressing Mr.. Wilson. said: "Mr. VIII
son, II appears that you have neglect
ed 70 inform the public just what
your company has been doing In order
to correct the present trouble This
opinion was shared by others, and
Mr.. Wilson said it was true.
That the local traction company
has endeavored to correct the delays
i'm schedules and the increased travel
J which has been increased within the
past few months was evident when
Vice President Wilson told OF remov-
ing larger cars OF the Washington
b street line when a Mr.. Bader had
E complained OF the doorway not al
% lowing passengers to enter or leave
r on the side nearest the sidewalks. An
other incident brought out which
showed that efforts to improve the
service had been made was when Mr.
4 NllNOH iOlu VI NAlhnkAAE N@N 'NAANNNA-
on the South Harrison street line at
4 the request OF City Councilman Nc
4 Dermott.
Following the session which lasted
4 two hours, il was decided by the
! Utility Commissioners 10 hold spe-
cial meeting in the near future ana
20 over the data obtained last night
and then make a report which Will
T. OHfrfalg nf
e the traction company said they would
prepare copy Of their schedule on
S the local lines here for the commits
l. siOners use.
S At the beginning OF the session
o President ]. Ralph Baily OF the utiii-
II ties Commission. had Ralph Saltzman
e read the resolution adopted by Clty
S. Council and William A. Heindle. man
/ ager Of the local lines, then started
J. TO read the schedules maintained
n The reading was interrupted at times
8. by the commissioners asking questions
. or Mr.. Wilson or Mr.. Heindle making
ID statements explaining what had been
done on the various lines. Mr.. VIII
81 son said that il was admitted by the
Df company that the service on Washing
u ton street was not what 1t should DC
J. and he showed by a drawing what
" changes had been planned on the line
e When the new turn-in at Thirteenu
- and Market streets is installed. "e
,a said il would make the Washington
and Eastlake lirIs practically a
e. double track system. except for abou
OF square and a half. Coupled with TINS
lg Improvement. il was also said tina
e. when the new cars were received iron
the ]. G. Brill Company, one OF then
would be placed in operation on TN
line. making. seven cars in operation
be there instead Of six. as at present
IL Owing to the delays on this line a
en- well as others. Mr.. Wilson said it wa
el- necessary at times to turn cars betor
70. they reached their proper terminal
w and this caused trouble which ne ao
he mitted was not fair to the public.
an AT this point. a question as TO IN
nd use OF larger cars on the line va
er brought up and Mr.. Hendle explain
ed that Washington street bridge wa
in not considered strong enough to holt
lat the heavy cars. He spoke OF the re
.e port of Engineer Greiner, OF balti
pg mort. some years ago, TO the Lev
nv Court on the condition Of Washington
III street bridge in bearing out his con
~ tention He said the traction com
n pany also had had their own engi
,r- neer examine the bridge. Both mel
or reported the bridge too weak for heav
ON cars unless the tracks we're laid nea
in the string pieces, the middle OF IN
q. structure being too weak to carr
~ their weight Mr.. Heindle said tina
- following this report. The compan
had placed $4,000 pounds OF new stee
under the structure to strengthen H.
- Mr.. Wilson said that the compan
." had forseen the increase in busines
ne coming last October when they OF
n dered thirty-one cars, sixteen OF whlc
IN are to be used here. While these car
n have not yet arrived, he eXplaine
that he had leased six cars some tim
ago and was now endeavoring TO 81
cure others in the same way. At TN
point Mr.. Wilson read a letter iroi
- the Brill Company stating that It wa
Tu hoped to deliver the cars in Febr'
Ill airy. Blue prints Of the cars bein
made were shown. These cars WI
,oo have seating capacity of "A poop
80 will be built entirely OF steel and WI
II be modern in every respect.
on Mr.. Wilson said that the troub
was due TO llt AuNi AaoN III te 80 -
m said similar conditions existed els'
Ia where.
leu In response to question by NJ
re- Garretson as to how many cars wei
snl in use here, Mr.. Heindle said I'M
TOT the company had 81 cars in operate
lhe here at this time, fifty-eight regulal
and 23 trippers, with three cars
To- the barns. These cars did not II
am clude those on the lines coming fro
III Chester.
s. During the meeting Mr.. Wilsc
ate made a suggestion which he said !
a Thought would eliminate some OF Il
DELAYS. This. he said, was the pr
ng, hibiting OF automobiles and wagoi
mn from being parked along Mark
his street. Such a law was in erect
ted Buffalo. n. Y. and he said he h'
ar requested the Mayor OF that town Il
uth a COPY of the law.
hit II was learned at the session III
owe such an ordinance was now beiI
considered by the Street and Sew
day Denartment. That teams and m
ate chimes along the street. together wi
re- the traffic officers, do hold up G
,re- travel. was shown when IL was 7
ter. ported that it took eleven minut
nv g. a oar To go from Front to Ten