. The Street railway journal . S TRUST On Feb. 5 the horse tramways operated by the differentcompanies throughout the city and suburbs of Adelaidebecame the property of the State Government. They were the chairman is to receive a fee of £1 for each meeting heattends, but not more than £78 in any one year. The chair-man is paid £250 per annum. The trust is a body corporate,with perpetual succession and a Common Seal. It has theexclusive right to work horse or electric tramways withina radius of 10 miles from the Adelaide General Post three years from Dec. 31, 1906, the trust is to
. The Street railway journal . S TRUST On Feb. 5 the horse tramways operated by the differentcompanies throughout the city and suburbs of Adelaidebecame the property of the State Government. They were the chairman is to receive a fee of £1 for each meeting heattends, but not more than £78 in any one year. The chair-man is paid £250 per annum. The trust is a body corporate,with perpetual succession and a Common Seal. It has theexclusive right to work horse or electric tramways withina radius of 10 miles from the Adelaide General Post three years from Dec. 31, 1906, the trust is toform, lay down, make and construct a system of tram-ways propelled by electric energy, with or without overheadtrolleys. Such tramways are to run from some point orpoints in Adelaide to terminal points in specified soon as these lines are properly remunerative the trustmust complete lines to other suburbs within five financial details show that the Government will issue 3^o/^r /a^ /V-•/ - m-3-* /o-M^e. u^ /^ojor /V-S ro/^f //rrf^rS tc^^**— FIG. 4.—WIRING CONNECTIONS OF TYPE T CONTROLLER /fe^^^-fsf ^^ /><• formally taken over by the Municipal Tramways Trust, acheck for £280,372 being paid to the vendors, £280,000representing the purchase money, and the balance varioussums expended by the companies for stock since the agree-ment was made. The Municipal Tramways Trust is com-posed of representatives of the State and of the variousmunicipal authorities concerned. The purchased lines aremade up of lines in and around Adelaide. The trust consists of eight members, two bemg appointedby the Governor, two by the Corporation of the City ofAdelaide, two by the Suburban Corporations, and two bythe District Councils. Members retire every three years,but are eligible for reappointment. No member of theLegislature may be elected or sit on the trust. The Gov-ernor appoints the chairman. Each member other than Treasury Bills bearing interest at 4 per cent
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