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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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uncil held that theprice should be the cost of construction less the deprecia-tion, making the sum $320,000. This rule was adopted by the arbitrator because hecould arrive at the value in no other way. It is claimedby the council that no hardship is worked to the tramway will run from 6 a. m. to 12:30 midnight. The trip willbe made in 38 minutes including stops. Twenty centimeswill be charged for any distance. The stations will be inthe form of Kiosks and foot bridges will connect arrivingand departing trains. Our illustration shows the station de LEtoile the footbridge and details of the ascent and descent. A NEW-METHOD OF CREATING TRAVEL. A western bank president has a habit of takingan airing each evening on the front end of a street car,absorbing ozone and throwing off the cares of business,while chatting with the motorman. The other night hemet a genius, and his match. After the usual exchange of courtesies the motormansaid: Mr. Blank, you consider 3ourself a financier, Isuppose?
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PROPOSED UXDERGROlNn ROAD IN PARIS. company because they paid nothing for the privilege, andthe judges seem to think that the increase in value wasan unearned increment. THE PARIS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. For the first city of the world, Paris is woefully defici-ent in the comforts of rapid transit. It is M. Berliersplan however to obviate this ditliculty of urban transpor-tation and give Parisians an underground, tubular rail-road from the Bois deVincennes to the Boisde Boulogne.Seventeen stations will be placed on the route touchingall the points at which men most do congregate. Thedistance is 6^ miles, and the route almost parallels theSeine. Our engraving shows the idea. The tunnel willbe of metal, 16 feet in diameter with air shafts every 55feet. The stations, cars and platforms will be lightedelectrically, and the cars will be driven by electric motors.The trains will be made up of from one to four cars and Yes, replied the banker, I guess I am, or I couldnot hold my job. Well, you

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