. The Street railway journal . 708 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXV. No. 17. 35 lbs. was laid on molave ties 4 ft. 7 ins. long, 7 ins. wide and4 ins. thick. The track was located along the side of the high-way and ballasted with earth, sand and gravel. The rails onthe horse car lines weighed 56 lbs., and were ordinarily laiddirectly on the earth and macadam, without sleepers, but withtie rods every 6 ft. Early in 1902 an investigation into the possibilities of com-l)ining the electric lighting and power interests and the tram-. Tll !•: l;i<ID(.;E OF SPAIN way system of Manila, and electrif
. The Street railway journal . 708 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXV. No. 17. 35 lbs. was laid on molave ties 4 ft. 7 ins. long, 7 ins. wide and4 ins. thick. The track was located along the side of the high-way and ballasted with earth, sand and gravel. The rails onthe horse car lines weighed 56 lbs., and were ordinarily laiddirectly on the earth and macadam, without sleepers, but withtie rods every 6 ft. Early in 1902 an investigation into the possibilities of com-l)ining the electric lighting and power interests and the tram-. Tll !•: l;i<ID(.;E OF SPAIN way system of Manila, and electrifying tlie latter, was madeby C. G. Young, general superintendent of construction forJ. G. White & Company. Mr. Young went to Manila and pre-pared the details of and made application for a franchise cover-ing an electric railway and electric lighting system, whichlater was awarded after public bidding, and soon thereafter asyndicate composed of this company and others purchased theexisting horse car system and the steam line nnniing to Mala-l)on. The transformation of the horse carline into an electric system very closelyfollowed the recommendations made intile preliminary report, and at the presenttime the Manila Railway & Lighting Cor-poration is beginning the operation of 30miles of street railway and 10 miles ofwhat might he called suburban lines, andis supplying, from the same power house,liglit and power for both municipal and])ri\ate use. The syndicate also purchasedthe existing lighting plant from La Ele
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