Show TIlE THE STREET CA CAR R INV INVESTIGATION In its investigation in of the street railway service ser ser- Tice vice the committee appointed by President of the Commercial cl club chib h should not overlook the important im irn question of ventilating th the cars which wasso was wasso so intelligently discussed in a recent issue of The Telegram b by y Health Officer King The statement that the Salt Lake Take street cars tinder present conditions condi are a menace to lo the public health is so patent that only a demagogue or the keeper of a private bacteria preserve will deny it New York is al iii- ways date to up fo date on such matters as this In the name Dame of comfort and n ord ordinary n ry sanitary precautions s the women of that city are pushing the their l' l crusade against the overcrowding of the street cars eats Four Foul hundred cubic feet of pf a ah air L for each person is the law of the city of New Kew ew Y York rk for lodging About nineteen cubic feet of air for each passenger is the made the provision by bJ Metropolitan street railway The Womans Woman's Health Protective union has brought th the matter to the attention of authorities and the public press and regulations as to the r of passengers carried on each car will be asked While the enactment of so radical a n law as this no doubt fits the case in K New w York it would probably be le working a hardship on the local trolley company were it passed and enforced here But there are any number of oC plans to obtain clean well ventilated cars that are applicable to this city and it goes without saying that the members of the Commercial Commer Cominer cial clubs club's committee possess sufficient ingenuity to i properly handle the question in all its phases And while the committee is investigating it should not forget to ascertain in if the trolley company is obeying the law with regard to operating cats cars For while we are trying to improve the service forthe for forthe forthe the benefit of the he patrons of the line we should not overlook the claims of the motormen who in ill mau many cases are compelled to r run n their cars in the teeth of a z zero ro gale with absolutely no protection from the wind save sa their clothing A prompt and vigorous vigor ous oils report is expected by bJ the public and if The Telegram Tele gram is ls not at f sea sa a in its judgment the committee will demonstrate demonstrate that it fills the bill in eyel every way The committeemen however should not be tal taken en enin in by the publication of inspired notices in the newspapers to the effect that Superintendent Read Head Readis is considering the qt question estion of building new cars here and of numerous other improvements Such stories as these are kept in stock b by ly the street car company and sprung on the eve eye of an investigation The trolley people have already worked worl their promise promise promise prom prom- ise factory overtime And promises wont won't count at this stage of the game |