. The Street railway journal . issmall and is located clear of the side wallsof the box; hence fares cannot be shaken orturned, so as to come directly beneath themouth of the pay chute, where they couldbe fished out. This hopper chute and its accompanyingglass plate P, form a sinuous passage forfares, from the pay chute to the fare rests. At the angles of this passage are locatedthree series of serrated and wire points g,g1 and g2. Should it be attempted to ab-stract fares from the box by means of astrap, wire forceps or other flexible in-struments which could be passed down thissinuous passag
. The Street railway journal . issmall and is located clear of the side wallsof the box; hence fares cannot be shaken orturned, so as to come directly beneath themouth of the pay chute, where they couldbe fished out. This hopper chute and its accompanyingglass plate P, form a sinuous passage forfares, from the pay chute to the fare rests. At the angles of this passage are locatedthree series of serrated and wire points g,g1 and g2. Should it be attempted to ab-stract fares from the box by means of astrap, wire forceps or other flexible in-struments which could be passed down thissinuous passage, these series of wire pointswould catch and hold said instruments, andalso strip offauy fares that might be caughtby them. The hopper chute G has the horizontalwings SS, uuderneath which are angleblocks provided with the ways Y whichslide over the screw heads and hold thechute and the plate P in place. Three fare rests, 1\ £7 and V, are pro-vided to enable the driver, officials of theroad or passengers to accurately inspect. the day; but the box may be lighted in anyother approved manner. A U. S. BrassTubular lantern is furnished with each box,which gives an excellent light and does notsmoke. This is considered preferable toan inside light, which is dangerous, andgives much annoyance from smoking. How-ever, boxes will be made to special orderwith inside lamps, and also to use reflectedlight from the lamp houses of the car. The entire money drawer B is made ofbrass, and is securely locked by two heavyYale claims made for the box are:—That no fares can be turned out of thebox, in any manner, even though it be in-verted and roughly shaken. That no fares can be abstracted from thebox, by strap, wire forceps, or by any otherknown means, and that it cannot be robbedwithout violence. That even if all the interior parts of thebox are removed, that then no fares can beturned or shaken out of the box. That the fare rests are so constructed asto give great convenience for a
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