. Electric railway journal . byoffering them prizes up to $15 for suggestions or essayson accident and prevention. The granting of prizes ismade the occasion of a banquet where company matterscan be discussed informally. SAFETY BUTTON January 2, 1915] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 45 The Louisville (Ky.) Railway has set aside a safetyfund of approximately $35,000 which is distributed bygiving each motorman and conductor 1 cent an hour inaddition to the regular platform rate. The distribu-tion of this fund is to be operative during the yearcommencing June 1, 1914, and terminating May 31,1915. Aside
. Electric railway journal . byoffering them prizes up to $15 for suggestions or essayson accident and prevention. The granting of prizes ismade the occasion of a banquet where company matterscan be discussed informally. SAFETY BUTTON January 2, 1915] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 45 The Louisville (Ky.) Railway has set aside a safetyfund of approximately $35,000 which is distributed bygiving each motorman and conductor 1 cent an hour inaddition to the regular platform rate. The distribu-tion of this fund is to be operative during the yearcommencing June 1, 1914, and terminating May 31,1915. Aside from this stimulus the company has em-ployees committees consisting of one conductor ormotorman from each carhouse to constitute a commit-tee of eleven which meets every two weeks with theheads of all departments to discuss methods of acci-dent prevention. Every committeeman serves onemonth. Blanks on which safety suggestions may bewritten are distributed also among all the men. The chauffeurs of the General Omnibus Company,. SAFETY FIRST—TRIPPING HAZARD, SHARP CLEAVER FOUNDIN PASSAGEWAY
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