Crowded Streetcars, 1899-1903
Author | C. Ian Kyer |
Pages | 63-77 |
Chapter
CROWDEDSTREETCARS
approached, the City became increasingly frustrated
with its transit operator Overcrowdinga nd extension of the service into
newly annexed parts of the City were topics that were coming up at city
councilmeetingseveryyearBytheywerepressingconcernsMean
whiletheTorontoRailwayCompanyTRCrevenueswerewellovermil
lionanditsprotswereovermillionManyaldermenrememberedthe
complaints against TRC’s predecessor, the Toronto Street Railway Company
theshareholdersbenetedattheexpenseofgoodserviceandtheriders
It was starting to look like city council was going to tolerate a return to this
form of exploitation, and city council wanted to make it clear that it wasn’t
goingtodoanysuchthingManythoughtitwastimetotakeactivestepsto
bring the TRC into line.
In when the Globe had praised the deal that the City had struck
with the backers of the TRC, they had one reservation: the agreement had
not adequately addressed the issue of overcrowding. The paper was quite
right, although perhaps not in the way that it had in mind. It noted that
the agreement had not included measures to prevent overcrowding. In fact,
the economic terms of that agreement almost g uaranteed crowded streetcars
and drove apart the City and its transit provider. Under the agreement, city
councilsetthefeesinthehopethattransitwouldbeaordableforallThat
same agreement imposed virt ually all operational expenses on the TRC. The
resultwasthattheTRCwasstronglymotivatedtoaractasmanyridersas
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