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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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not pay.Jf such a railroad is to be operatedby electricity or other mechanicalpower, the president of the pro-vincial district has to decide upon the granting of theconcession. All rolling material has to be accepted bya special experienced railway engineer in the govern-ment service. The special inspectors take pains to informthemselves so thoroughly that, instead of being hin-drances to the introduction of a practical system, theyhave frequently made suggestions which were helpful tothose engaged in the enterprise. One of the questions. terfered with may attack him for damages, but they can-not cause him to cease building or running the road. Asfar as the public streets are concerned, light railways havethe right of expropriation analogous to that already pro-vided for by law for other means of transport. For casesin which the clause regarding public streets does not ap-ply, the right of expropriation must be granted from timeto time, as the occasion may require it. It is therefore
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