. Railway age . the payment of partof the earnings to the tityor other proper terms andwith a reservation to thecity of the privilege lo pur-chase at any time after acertain period of not morethan twenty or twenly-flveyears and without anypayment for the franchiseItself; and 4. An amendment tothe rapid transit lawauthorizing contracts foroperation for a longer pe-riod than twenty years orelse to make the leaseterminable at any timeafter a cerlaiii period ofnot more than twentyyears, with a provisionthat the equipment shalll»e purchased at a fairprice by the city on thetermination of the
. Railway age . the payment of partof the earnings to the tityor other proper terms andwith a reservation to thecity of the privilege lo pur-chase at any time after acertain period of not morethan twenty or twenly-flveyears and without anypayment for the franchiseItself; and 4. An amendment tothe rapid transit lawauthorizing contracts foroperation for a longer pe-riod than twenty years orelse to make the leaseterminable at any timeafter a cerlaiii period ofnot more than twentyyears, with a provisionthat the equipment shalll»e purchased at a fairprice by the city on thetermination of the The commissionershave been unable lo accom-plish anything dellnite tobring about the removal ofBurfuce tracks of the NewYork Central on Klevcnthavenue and West the six months it hasbeen in odlce the board hasheld 179 pubili! hearings,and as a result of tliesohearings the commissionhas issued 18(i orders which have called for Increases of from 20 lo 2local railroad services. A conservative estimate. Janney Radial Coupler. per cent, in the this bar, returns the coupler in ine aiiiroxiiiiaie .iii;r. iiui m the of the increases car when the side strains are removed. It has been found desirabb- reciulred of all the operating compiinles Indicnles that over ir.,000,000 to have, on the heavier types of electric and interurban cars, a additional seals yearly have been added to the service In New Vork stronger type of coupler than that prevlotisly In service on the City under orders of the commission. This wius accomidished largely lighter cars on city streets; it is al.^o desirable that these cars be through improvements In facilities already at hand. .\t the same equipped to couple wlUi cars of steam roads, which are sometimes titiio compreliensive plans for extension of subway construction and hauled over Interurban lines or Interchanged with them. This Important moiimcatloiis In idans already accepted have been made, coupler fulfills these requirement*. It is made by th
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