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Show rinit Tit win: i.t lluoi i- Tim Hosbin lliruldut Novcinbir IS laibllslua In full the report of Ostiorne Ilowea, Jr., made lo the Ilapl I Transit cumnillteeof Husloii, on tho trau-ior-tatlon of passenger In and around tho cities of l.urope. It is a very comprehensive compre-hensive document, and, though It oc-copies oc-copies atut eleven columns of closely printed space, yet II contain nothing but what I pertinent to tho subject underlnvestlgatlon. The general rule, with few exceptions, excep-tions, In I.ugliud and ou the oontl-neutof oontl-neutof Lurope Is that In granting franchlxa to street rallw ays, either the national or muhlcljal government reserve re-serve luo right lo exercise general aujarvlslon ovir the operation of the roads, and, If It so desires, to purchato them outright after a certain date. The city of Liverpool now own all the alreet car tracks within Ita limits. They are leased to a company for twenty-flee years, at a rate of ronUI which net the city alout sao.ooo per mile. The city mutt keep the structural struc-tural aul equipment departments In relr. The conianyhat nothing to attend to but the moving of rsrs, 1 1 Is thought that the leasing aystem I not eallifactory lu the way nf service, aud publlo 0lnlonlucllnes toward making theoj-erallonof tliu roada a niunlcl-sl function. Manchester has Any miles of street railway, all built by the city. The leasing system prevails. Tho clly re. eclvet about JIU0,(VW it annum, but Itmuil keep the atresia and track lu serviceable condition, and rcmovo mow and Ice In winter. Thefareanre graded according to distance. The company wliltli liwi the Hue, also owns the omnibuses and hackney coachea IntiBoliiMauchveter. lllrmliuham boa forty mile of striet railway owned by tho city. It em bracee four systems, namely, slum, electricity, cable and horse cart. Hut the light to use any other than horse -owrr It only granted by the city for a term of ale mouths at a time. Tho leaslug system prevails, but the counsel cou-nsel Is not made on the ubllo bidding bid-ding systaiii. The terms illller ma-Itrlally ma-Itrlally from those obtalulog lu the oilier titles mentioned. The llerlln alrvet railway art oil controlled by one company, horse power being utod txcluslvely. Tliu ublla and city authorities are demanding de-manding electric power, but at all the roaja revert to tho city lu n few years, the roaeut company will not make any InqroMmanta. Thv company pa) the city fur the usu of the street a tax of a tr cent, on Ita grota Income. Ilutll that Income ex. ceo.lelJ,0U0,o marks, then the tax la raised to 8 per cent. lu-ildra this a real estate and Income tax I also col lected. And then tlockholder must pay a tax ou their dividends. The clly Is empowered to regulate the rale of fare. IluJa-1'e.lb It the only city In Kurosi that has a direct working electiio railway, Tho wire furnish ing the current aro lu a conduit underground, under-ground, aecoiuj to which Is obtained by using a split rail for one of tho tracks, A newstem of olectrlo road It now In process of construction. The car runs upon a single split rail, drawing Us (ower through the open space from the conduit underm ath, The uudergmund tysteui of railways In London It found to be of M.t convenience con-venience to the public, but financially they area loss, owing totheel'entuof construction. Paris sadly needsu rapid transit stttm, mid utile o'lnlon la dimaudlng somvthlug lu the uuder ground line, llerlln his an ilovnled road which la giving Immense rutla fiction In tho way of ra-lltran sit. Iu I.lveriool au eluvalril ma I Is now Wing built by a private cum pauyalongthe line of Itegcnt's roid and by the walir front of Iho ontlr clly. Paris has Iwatjsleuis ii ele.teu roil under consideration, wiih IIIHi irobntllllyof illlier being i mi u lid The English uronhiai.of Am r uur liilisnlllnguri.snan siMitban traf II In "he )irni-',t i station ol the Noilli Loud a siiburt n roal, during the monlti of Anu-i trains dally were handled, and I nmo, am passeii gera are mnveil nunually. At the LlviruoI Hiret t station In LonJon the dally average rr 1-ass.ngera lu and out Is I70,(K. tit dally average ol sub urlMiii train Is &Ct). Improvimeiitsare now It Ing made lu Ihestatloii or drpot which will cost$li),i)U,0(XI.Bt. I.aaarre, in Paris, la the only nation In l.uro-o which approaches there III extent ol traffic. The reportcontatoe Information that will lo of Immense Interest to the managers and dim tors of Amerlcau railroads, both urbinaml suburban, aa well as Interstate. Chicago rallrcal men ehoulJ make a speel il study of thl report as a rrratliii for 151)3. |
