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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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efit of everybody in the city except therailway company. NEW CHARLESTON (S. C.. COMPANY. Mar. I, 1899. the street railway and lighting interests of Charles-ton, S. C, were consolidated, and Charleston is now one of the fewcities in the country where these public ulilities are operated by onecompany. Four companies, the Charleston City Railway Co., theCharleston & Seashore Railway Co.. the Charleston Edison Elec-tric Light Co. and the Charleston Gas Light Co., were united underthe title of the Charleston Consolidated Railway, Gas & ElectricLight Co. All of the properties are considered good investments,and they were purchased by the Baltimore Trust & Guarantee Co. The otTicers of the new company are: President, J. S. Lawrence,Charleston: vice-president, Francis K. Carey, Baltimore; secretary.uid treasurer, J. Banister Hall, Baltimore: general manager, VV. S.Hill, jr.; superintendent of railway, T. W. Passailaique. The Cliarleston City Ry. comprised the Charleston Street Ry.
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SCENES ON THE CHARLESTON CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY AND AT THE ISLE OF PALMS. There is only one law which does justify it, and it is the law underwhich the highwayman says to the traveler: I am a larger manthan you are. I am armed and you are not. You are here and cantget away. You have money and I want it. Give it up. « • » .•\ proposed ordinance to elevate the railroad tracks crossing theTwin City interurban line at Washington Ave., Minneapolis, ismeeting with strong opposition from the railroads. The Canton & Massillon (O.) Electric Railway Co. has heretoforehad a very stringent rule regarding tardiness of its employes; theman who was late was discharged. Recently a modification hasman who was late was discharged. Recently a modification hassecond offense, 10 days; third offense, discharged. and the Enterprise R. R., which were old horse car lines, one hav-ing been chartered in 1861, and the other in 1870. These two prop-erties were purchased in the interest of the Charleston C

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