| Show CONDUCTORS MAY PEDDLE TRANSFERS New Rule Suggested by Councilmen Councilmen Coun- Coun oilmen Taken Under Consideration FEW FACTS ABOUT SYSTEM RI R E. E E Hunt of Utah Light and I Railway y Indulges in Little Litlie little Lit lit- I tle lie Plain Talk The Thc members of or the time city eft council la last t tOven evening Oven InS InS' learned several things from flom of officials of- of of the street railway One that the people of or Salt Lal Lake e ar 11 dl dishonest dis honest and ancl nd will wl beat bent LImo tho company compan n at nt t every opportunity so that the time stringent I string ent rules ro regarding transfers are arc sary Second they learned that inan maTI when ho lie bought the street railway railway rail rAil- way wa- system of Salt Lake H didn't gel get much more titan than a a. streak of ot rust for his money It H. 1 K IL Hunt limit superintendent nt of or the Utah Light Railway Hallway company put itt talk for his company's UI up a pretty good sl side e of tho tIme transfer question to the tue ell council municipal mun laws committee which met n to consider r the time proposed propose ordinance and Incidentally Imparted the above e information Tills This ordinance If tr 11 passed would compel the tho giving of of a n transfer whether asked oske for at the time tare rare was paid laid or not riot This or ordinance as prepared b by the thc eft city attorneys attorney's office orrIce of or- thee rIce the members of the council were more inure than of a t nuns mind to pass I Parley ParMy I T. r. r Williams Joseph Juseph S. S Wells ells and R. R E. E Hunt were present In Imi behalf of or time the company 11 Mr ui I Williams I Ia s set t time the 12 ball Jail rolling roiling by lJ saying mat no lie umu noi HOL believe the tho council ha had nn any power to puss pass the proposed or There was ho hue sal said nothing In the charter concerning the time sale salo of or G CO GO tickets for fur 2 to lo which a clause was appended stalIng stating stat stat- ing lug that transfers shall be Issued on these as nR on cent five fares ares He lIe contended contended con con- tended that the time giving ln of or transfers was really a n favor on the part of tho the corn com pa pan pany ny hunt Defends Utile N. R. R E E. Hunt superintendent of st r the time theline timelIne line who has been in charge of time the lem for or a year car bad back put up UI a. a good talk lIe He said the purpose e of oC the transfer rules was to lo protect the compan company's treasury They rhey really won wanted everyone c to have a n transfer who v luti hind hall paid a tL fare I were anxious IIi In iii ra fact t that everyone should get g one Under the old company compan tran transfers were rc registered and amid the time company company com coin pany was nearly bankrupt The present pres ent emit company compan t really on only got a streak of rust for its money monc and It became necessary sary to save this money lost of or giving transfers trans- trans For the tho uc new system fees fere only when the time fare Is paid I he lie argued ar nr- ar- ar goes gued that 11 it helped in making up schedules that it sa c saved the time conductors conductor's time anti and allowed him to be on omi the time back platform to save Ia accidents He lie had seen man many Instances of or people getting get Iet- ting tran transfers to lo which they weme welo not nol null and cited cHell man many of or these The The- rules wore we to protect the t t company's lrea against the public who would take lake advantage tage of oC e cr every op- op poi lO r t U mm I t y M I DI t. t Transfers In the time company's estimation estima tion tiomi wore time the same as ns nickels and antI It less than could be he lI nothing dishonesty on the thc Jart of any amm person Ier un who ho wrongfully ull u used clI such He lie held helli that the Lime company had imad ft a right to protect pro lt its treasury Time The transfer is the worst problem It has haR and amid it Il needs Ji urgent rules to keep from rom losing money mone moneS As S it stands tIme the rule rulo saves sa a ac large c amount even e 1 if if as ono one o of the councilmen suggested people only take I transfers In III man many cases out of or spite The dl discussion took all sorts of phases and there thero was a a. general ral airing of or minor grievances nce A good man many questions q were thrown at Mr lr Hunt which ho Ito courteously answered MM Change Then Councilman Stewart came In with a suggestion winch met with general gen oral eral approval It was that thal the Lime con conductor uc- uc tor tur be 0 requires required to lo as ask when he collected col col- fares lues Do you want a transfer I Mr 11 Hunt BUill ag agreed that the of or- officers fleets w would ulli consider the making of or a arule arule arule I rule In accordance with this suggestion LIon tion and amid on this understanding the matter went over for fot a n week |
