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Show MONTEVIDEO SEIZES TWO TRACTION LINES MONTEVIDEO. Jan. 28. Cltv authorities au-thorities have taken possession of the capital's two Btreet ar companies ani will operate them. The lines have been idle since early this month due to .1 strike of the employes for higher wages The two companies, the La-Comercial La-Comercial nnd lui Transatlantlca, rejected re-jected the municipal council's ultimatum ultimat-um that the companies resume operation oper-ation under control of a municipal committee and grant the employes' demand de-mand 1 Municipal officials and police Friday Fri-day night seized the managers' offices. La" Comerclale. a. Hrltinli company) kfl understood to have deposited it booki in the British legation. Tho managers have started legal! proceedings against the city, holding the seizure unconstitutional. 00 |