. The Street railway journal . n sections of the line. A second-class fare is 10 centavos, and will probably be themore popular. The adoption of a gold basis, withthe ratio of 2 to i, has resulted in unquestionablestability in the monetary system. The new sys-tem of coins includes i-centavo, 2-centavo and 5-centavo pieces in copper, worth, respectively,I and 2i^ cents; 10, 20 and 50 centavos and ipeso, in silver, corresponding to 5, 10, 25 and 50cents. The lo-centavo piece (value, 5 cents) isthe same as the United States dime. The 50-centavo corresponds in size to our 50-cent piece,with a 20-c
. The Street railway journal . n sections of the line. A second-class fare is 10 centavos, and will probably be themore popular. The adoption of a gold basis, withthe ratio of 2 to i, has resulted in unquestionablestability in the monetary system. The new sys-tem of coins includes i-centavo, 2-centavo and 5-centavo pieces in copper, worth, respectively,I and 2i^ cents; 10, 20 and 50 centavos and ipeso, in silver, corresponding to 5, 10, 25 and 50cents. The lo-centavo piece (value, 5 cents) isthe same as the United States dime. The 50-centavo corresponds in size to our 50-cent piece,with a 20-centavo intermediate, while the i-pesocontains approximately the same amount of silveras the American dollar. This currency will ob-viously necessitate the payment of two coins fora first-class fare, a lo-centavo and a 2-centavopiece. Tickets are also issued at reduced rates. CAR HOUSES AND REPAIR SHOPSOn the main line near to the power houseare located the offices, car houses and carshops. The former are of steel 776 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXV. No. 17. built in the form of a hollow square, corresponding inthis particular to the typical Philippine buildings. The firstfloor is devoted to storage tracks and locker rooms; the secondcontains offices and quarters of various kinds. The repairshops are unusually well equipped, as the distance from the baseof supplies rendered necessary the repair of all cars and equip-ment on the grounds, and eventually it is proposed that the ad-ditional cars will Ijc entirely built in these shops by native work-
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