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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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ay over the publichighways and exemption from taxes for 20 years. The capital ofthe company has been almost entire!) subscribed by local capitalists.The officers are: F. G. Kumball, of London, president; F. B. Leys,London, first vice-president; Robt. McEwan. of Byron, second vice-president, and A. K. Welch, r.f London, managing director. It is stated that Cleveland capitalists an anxious to secure thecharter for the proposed electric road between Toronto and Hamil-ton, a distance of about 44 miles. This route is considered one of themost desirable in Canada. There is considerable discussion at Phoenix. B. C, regarding theconstruction of an electric line to Greenwood. The Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Electric Ry. has beengranted free right of way through the township of Clinton for its12-mile extension from Vineland to St Catherines, where it willconnect with the Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Ry. A franchise has been granted for the construction of a line of i&>//j
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FLOOR FRAMING PLAN OF ....-FT. INTERURBAN CAR JEWETT CAR < 0. .re made of 5 x I-in. steel plates extending back through thebolster, and have filling for bolting the buffer. For further strength-ening the platform, two rods are put in the center of the car. whichact aKo as draft rods. The seating capacity of this car is 123. The construction of the side of the car is such as to allow an excep-tionally long seat, which will accommodate three passengers. Theyare of the Walkover type. made by the Hale & Kilburn Manufac-turing Co. and upholstered with rattan. electric railway between Picton. Out., and Wellington. Mr. M. K.Allison, of Picton, is one of those principally interested. The Halifax Tramway Co. has secured the contract for lightingthe dockyard. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. has purchased the Hull &Alymer electric road. The purchase price is said to be between$700,000 and $800,000. The Ottawa & Hull Power Co. expects to complete its works in Sept. jo. 1902.) STRE

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