The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-04
STREET CAR PATRON
KICKS ON SERVICE
IN THE HIGHLANDS
Jitnsy Used 70 Transfer Passen-
gers Brssks Down and Passen.
gers Are Forced 10 Walk
Small Gangs at Work, He Says.


Editor. The Evening Herald
We've stood q great deal IN the hne
Of Incompetence ana poor service
from ,hc city Electric company with
hone thai lime would correct thiaf4.
we didn't Hay much about the fiat
wheels that bumped ~ 10 town and
kept ua awake nights VIZ thought
that a few days would correCt h in
convenience OF walking several blocks
while The Hieh street switch al being
torn up. even though the gang -
woramcn on hat particular job was
mighty small In the particular case
OF thu High stree switch. ] might
venture To- sny that I and hundreds Of
other people la Albuquerque who
knoW how competent executives han-
ale 4 situation of this kind In other
cities By laying a temporary track,
were surprised az the brnzen request
that W. could walk while the track
was being repaired. The City Flee
tric. although u raised ~ fare not 40
long ago. hadn't any panes OF @
science when u made US. the people
or Albuqucrquc 10 whom they are In
debtcd FOR their very existence. pay a
full FIRE for q part service. We
wouldn't pay a taxi driver fun fare "
he dumped us off half WY and told
~ to walk. would weT
And then cams the iiiney bus. which
was TO carry Us from the High street
switch 20 broadway and Fest Central.
The bus, which was designed TO carry
four passengers IN addition 10 the
driver. was often loaded with ten and
eleven. Who ciuhg TO the running
boards and radiator like flies. fos
those who hssHnted TO rssk ife and
limb thefe was the alternative OF wait.
Ing for a second tfip. which USUALLY
meant a fifteen minute TO half hour
ADDITIONAL wait.
Hut all This was milk and honey
compared 10 tho service rendered by
The City Electric this morning. when
the University car came 20 the liigi
street switch. about a block west OF
the Presbyterian a~inntufiuni. tht con.
ductorette Informed the passenger
tina, they were to walk to Broadwa,
where another car would pick then
mp and carry than the rest OF the way
down town. Where was the JitHe,
bus7 The conductorctte didn't know
except that Il hadn't been running
since early wednesday evening. \
five block walk may appeal "a folk
who either like TO walk sor exercise
or who are able to. Thousands "a
tubercular conveiesents who Deepen,
upon the University ana South Edit
a lines 10 curry tntm 10 Town OF
necessary erranis are not physicalll
able 90 walk down. Their doctor
have advised them against It. We al
cannot afford to pay nfty cents to
taxi hne to carry VA to town.
Reaching broadway the passenger
climbed aboard the street car an'
waited The car didn't start. Tn
coEductorettc climbed GU OF the Gu
and pokei around the wheels with
controller handle until she receiNel
an electric shock. The passenger
waited twenty minutes until they Dc
rided that ~ order TO get TO work OF
words. they walked from the Higl
street switch down town, eight block
And 81 they wanted 10 gt; TO the othe
end OF OWE they were AT liberty u
pay another fare. or walk, as they for
feited their right TO a ranafer D.
walking from broadway TO Secon
street where the Old Town a make
connection.
OF course II one iitney bus Is out d
order there ought to be plenty other
available. Hut then. there were sey
cral gallons OF gasoline saved!
Here Is the situation growing q
steadily worse ~ most people eNpeci
ed u to grow better. And ! don't be-
IeNe u Will be bettered until we r.
mad enough about u. "The Publi
BE Damned" srirlt has taken de-
root in the TAR service Of Albuquerque
aud We ought To be ashamed Of oul
selves FOR permitting h..
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