. Electric railway journal . I I I At the start of the dayswork, each inspector (identi-fied by duty number) is as-signed a certain startingpoint, one group workingaround on an inner radiusand the other group workingaround on an outer radius asshown in Fig. 4. There isconsiderable rivalry among the ticket inspectors, for it is possible to compare theiroutput under like conditions and the figures are postedon the bulletin boards, although without the report for Jan. 19, 1919, showed inspectionsas follows: Maximum, ; minimum, , andaverage, Handling Conductors Returns a
. Electric railway journal . I I I At the start of the dayswork, each inspector (identi-fied by duty number) is as-signed a certain startingpoint, one group workingaround on an inner radiusand the other group workingaround on an outer radius asshown in Fig. 4. There isconsiderable rivalry among the ticket inspectors, for it is possible to compare theiroutput under like conditions and the figures are postedon the bulletin boards, although without the report for Jan. 19, 1919, showed inspectionsas follows: Maximum, ; minimum, , andaverage, Handling Conductors Returns andAccounting for Tickets All cash and ticket transactions between the con-ductors and the traffic department are carried onthrough eight depot cash clerks. These clerks, whoare discharged soldiers, handle everything—thepunch, bag, money and tickets—and also carry stocksof tickets as drawn from the main ticket storeroom. A conductor desiring a supply of tickets makes BELFAST CITY OF INSPECTIONS. Inspector. Duties/and 2 Early anaLate Shifts Work Outer » inner ■ FIG. 4—TEN TICKET INSPECTORS MAKE 10,000 CHECKINGS A MONTH \t top, chart showing- hours inspectors are on duty. At left, ticket inspectors reportsheet. At right, chart used to assign duties to traffic inspectors. out a Ticket Requisition Note as shown in Fig. 5and presents it to the depot clerk. The latter drawsthe supplies from a bin reserved for this particularconductors stock. Belfast uses the 10,000 ticket-of-each-class system, each conductor receiving his ticketsin serial order until the supply is exhausted. Thepractice is to keep 2000 tickets ahead at the divisionalcar-house, while the remaining tickets stay at the mainticket storeroom to be drawn upon by requisition fromthe depot clerks. Evidence that the local stocks needreplenishment is afforded by sending on the conductorsrequisitions as filled. Each conductor on beginning his days work receivesfrom his depot clerk a way
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