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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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s of the Metro-politan District Electric Traction Company to pro-ceed to carry into effect at the earliest momentpossible the electrification of the District Railway;and, as the officers of the Metropolitan Companyhave also expressed the same desire, there is noreason why the latter should hold to the te.Nt of thebill which has been passed—namely, that one monthshould elapse before we can go to the Board of Trade.The losses to both companies at the present time arevery great, and I believe there is nothing that will stop the continuance of these losses but the running of the roads by elec-tricity. Therefore, every day means money, and it is for that reason that Iam extremely anxious that not a moment should be lost. »♦♦ inier, Mohawk, Ilion & Frankford Railway, and extend the hnesto Frankfort, Rome, Litte Falls, Clinton and Clayville. In all, itis proposed to constrtict 34 miles of new line. The company is tobe ca))italized at $3,500,000, of which $600,000 will be preferred
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Another Michigan Decision Regarding Grade Crossings Another important decision has just been rendered by the Su-preme Court of Michigan, in the matter of the power and authorityof the Commissioner of Railroads regarding the separation ofgrades at the crossings of electric and steam roads in that State.In the case in which the decision was handed down, an applicationwas made by the Jackson & Suburban Traction Company for theapproval of a grade crossing of its line with the Michigan CentralRailroad on Page Avenue, Jackson TheCommissioner refused to approve a crossingat grade, and ordered that it be made bymeans of an overhead bridge. The tractioncompany and the city of Jackson then joinedin a petition to the Supreme Court for a writof mandainus compel^ng the Commissionerto set aside his order and allow a crossing tobe made at grade. It was contended that thepower to regulate and control its streets wasvested in the city by the Legislature, and thatan act which conflicts with the pro

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