. The street railway review . uters decided not to join the inter-State ball league. Residents of Third street, Kansas City, who ha(1signed the petition for an electric line to use side poles,ha\e changed their request and now desire that the polesbe jilaced in the centre of the street. 144 Lees Registering Fare Box. IT is not to be expected that a conductor will turn inmore fares than his register calls for, even if the samehave been collected and the registration of themomitted either accidentia or intentionally. Thomas B. Lee, of Toronto, Canada, has invented acombination portable register
. The street railway review . uters decided not to join the inter-State ball league. Residents of Third street, Kansas City, who ha(1signed the petition for an electric line to use side poles,ha\e changed their request and now desire that the polesbe jilaced in the centre of the street. 144 Lees Registering Fare Box. IT is not to be expected that a conductor will turn inmore fares than his register calls for, even if the samehave been collected and the registration of themomitted either accidentia or intentionally. Thomas B. Lee, of Toronto, Canada, has invented acombination portable register and fare box, bv the use ofwhich companies receive all the money collected whetherthe same has been registered or not. Lees fare box isillustrated herewith, but mav be made of anv desired sizeor pattern or used as a fixture on bob-tail cars. The box is operated with the thumb of the hand bywhich it is held, the other hand remaining free to makechange. When not in use the box mav be suspended bya strap leaving both hands When the fare is put into the mouth of the box it fallson a platform or leaf of a revolving disc, so that when theconductor presses the button, it causes the disc to turn anddrop the fare into the inner receptacle or bottom portionof the box, at the same time it rings a bell inside to signifythat the button has been pressed, and also causes a paperribbon inside to be marked or punctured, making therecord of the complete in every waj. It has put the fare out of the reach of the conductor, ithas registered it for his employer, and it has informed that this has been done. If ten cents is paid for two fares, the conductor pressesthe button twice, which consequently rings and registerstwice. Now, when the box is handed in by the conductor theamount in same must correspond with the number of faresregistered, unless the conductor has failed to do his duty in not pressing the button for every fare he took. Buthere the company get the be
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