The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-02
CUT OPERATING
COST OF CARS
Murphine TO Install Meters;
No Smoking

Cost OF Operating inc CITY hUrsl
ear lines will be cut down; tho ship
yard traffic will DO handed by put,
ting on az many cars M the linea
will hold until the elevated IN con
nectcd up with th- surface Trucks.
and--there's not going TO be any
smoking at any time on any OF the
eity'n ears,
This IL the announcement made
Wedne SHAY by Thomas Murphine.
auperintoDdent Of public utilities.
after his first day as chief OF the
city'- traction lines.
Murphine said he would install
economy meters on each Of the new
city cars an soon AZ possible. The
meter will In placed Ia front Of the
motorman. 40 that he can tell just
how much Juice" he h using This
system was tried out on the Muny
ballard line. with tho result that tho
saving on the eight miles OF line
amounted Ia ts2s In February. L..
cause tho motormru were competing
In careful handling OF thrir ours for
tho 81 reward offered for the most
economical operation.
With 200 miles and q larger par,
csntsae OF ears. tho saving should ~
much greater" said Superintendent
Murphine. I'VE will start to put the
metess on th- cars al once. Figures
have not been prepared for March.
showing the saving. but ~ plan In a
winner"
Work will start at once 10 connect
up the old Muny llne with The uac.
ton Inca 10 that The iirnited service
oars can be put on. The Faunucroy
line VIII be routed over Avalon way
rom. TO cut down running time and
eliminate a number OF curves
City Engineer A. II. Dtnscck was
asked by Nurphino o. rush the com
pletion Of tho elevated. no that the
eonnoctlonn with the surface lines
can b. made. but an this viii require
abou, 10 days. the shlpyard traffic
viii be handled by extra cars.
The mo smoking edict ISSUED b.
Superintendent Murphins ~iA IL
strictly enforced af ali tim~s, he riai
cd. lie did not nay just how this
would IT, done. bat he has a plan.
This will stop tho present practice Of
permitting shlpyayd workers to
smoke on cars during the early morn
Ing hours.
TRACTION LEAD TO COME
With hardly n change In opera
ton Of the street railway system 70
show. The city had taken over opcr.
alton Of the Puget Sound Traction.
Lixht and Power cornrany's Inca
tho crNt day of municipal owner.
ahip Of the eyBtem was completed
last nixht with sycry cog working
smoothly.
While the head office Of the trac-
ton lines IL now In the pubic uill-
ities department In tho city county
building. tho general offices will 70
main nj seventh and olive until 40
oosnmoda tom are provided on tho
nm floor Of the municipal building
The frat tn benefit directly by the
clty's purchase Of the lines wrr~
Lake Burt~u line patrons p~opi.
uslng beyond Riverside found that
one fare had bcssn eliminated py Ia
suing transfers.
rairons outside the csty limits rids
downtown for too fsrrs, while all
within the limits par a single fare.
| In General Order No. - lssua-i
by Tbomss v. Murphlna. general
superintendent 81 The lines. Tues-
day morning. appointment Of the
E following officers was announced 10
employs. ~ the systrfn: y. W. Hen.
derDn. Superintendent Of srnnrpos-
tailor. n ". Furrs. assistant super
/ intenden, Of transportation. A. p.
( Campbell. superintendent Of cqnip-
snent. A. Flanixan. assistant super.
intendsnt Of equipment. Albert Pohi.
general shop foreman. II. J. smith.
general car housc foreman: J. J.
I wetfrsck- chief engineer, Allan 3.
{ Hiatt. auditor. and Mrs. W. J.. Big
gar. head clerk.
Henderson. rohf and Campbell
held posit bns with the traction
company corresponding With their
new posts An the others wcre con-
nectcd with city lines before tho
traction company's system was
taken over. Furse was chief inzpcc.
tor: F1aniEAn. superintendent III
transportation: Smith. master mo-
chantc. Wssfrsck. chief engineer,
fflast. socpuntant. ana Mrs Rigsar,
junior clerk.
IAN inspcctosr. dispafchers. sta
lion maHters. starters. car house
forrsncn and other officers ana en-,
ployes will retain tho positions they
now have until further ortiers.- the
bulletin stated.
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