Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1894 — The Omnibus in Paris. [ARTICLE]

The Omnibus in Paris.

An excellent of the omnibus system of Paris the stations which occur at frequent intervals along each line, at which all vehicles stop. Here passengers may wait comfortably, protected from sun, rain and wind, provided with seats, and in winter furnished with fire. Here they take numbers, that is, tickets wfcich entitle them to places in the omnibuses when their turn comes. The seats in Paris omnibuses are not to those who push the hardest. It is only at the stations that the vehicles stop. Passengers may descend at any point, and the regulations require that if seats are not full the cars stop when signaled for those who wish to mount. The trains and omnibuses accommodate forty persons with seats. Six more are permitted on the rear platform. Twenty of the seats are on the roof and are reached by a rear stairway..