. The street railway review . rait illus-tration is that of Burton C Waring, of St. John. Inanswer to our inquiry Burton writes he was 15 years oldon May 27 last, and has been with the company most ofthe time during the past two years. When not soemployed he attended school. He is a bright, manlylittle fellow, whom we can well believe is polite to theladies young and old, and who, doubtless, can by tactmanage an obstreperous passenger where an adult con-ductor would have to usephysical force. We hope hewill be president of this roador some other some received his appoint-ment as a r
. The street railway review . rait illus-tration is that of Burton C Waring, of St. John. Inanswer to our inquiry Burton writes he was 15 years oldon May 27 last, and has been with the company most ofthe time during the past two years. When not soemployed he attended school. He is a bright, manlylittle fellow, whom we can well believe is polite to theladies young and old, and who, doubtless, can by tactmanage an obstreperous passenger where an adult con-ductor would have to usephysical force. We hope hewill be president of this roador some other some received his appoint-ment as a reward for goodservice in the companysgeneral ofiice, though heought to have something ofa pull as his father is analderman. The East Oakland, Cali-fornia, Street Railway em-ploys six boys, the other ofits cars using adult con-ductors. One of these boys,who is only 13 years old, hasa run down into the businessdistrict. The five othersrun in the suburbs. Theconductor on the Broadwayline is a wee little fellow, conductor who takes his car at noon and runs until 11 oclock atnight. The boys receive $15 per month, a saving onthe six over what is paid the men of $270 per fact that the road is in receivers hands is given asexplanation for the employment of the boys, and that itwas a case of boy conductors at boys wages or lesscars. Some one tried to get an ordinance throughprohibiting the employment on a street car of anyperson less than 18 years of age, but it was lost, andinstead one was substituted requiring two persons on acar. It reads as follows: Section I. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any niotorman,gripman or driver operating or controlling any street car within thelimits of the city of Oakland to leave the position occupied by saidmotorman, gripman or driver in operating or controlling the machin-ery, horses or other motive power of the car while said car is inmotion. The boys are said to be bright little fellows and ambi-tious workers, who rarely
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