. The street railway review . axed as city property, according tothe decision of a recent Iowa case. Although commonsense would seem to teach this, it took a law suit beforethe city of Cedar Rapids found it out. The CedarRapids & Marion City Railway operates the city streetrailway system of Cedar Rapids and also the interurbanline to Marion, which runs outside the city. The citytook the grounds that the property of the company out-side of the city was a part of the city equipment, andattempted to tax it as city property. The courts decidedotherwise, however, and the city authorities very sensi
. The street railway review . axed as city property, according tothe decision of a recent Iowa case. Although commonsense would seem to teach this, it took a law suit beforethe city of Cedar Rapids found it out. The CedarRapids & Marion City Railway operates the city streetrailway system of Cedar Rapids and also the interurbanline to Marion, which runs outside the city. The citytook the grounds that the property of the company out-side of the city was a part of the city equipment, andattempted to tax it as city property. The courts decidedotherwise, however, and the city authorities very sensi-bly concluded not to carry the fight further. ^iJieetlf\ailw!ay-9\eyi^ 7(i.) OLD MOTORS, BUT NOT RETIRED. In the article by Leo Daft on early electric railwaywork in Pittsburg, in our October issue, mention wasmade of the earh Bentley-Knight conduit the failure of the road some of motorsused there were put into stationary service. Two ofthem have been in street railway service and regularly. BENTLEV-KNIGHT MOTORS OPERATING MURREY HILL INCLINEAT PITTSBURG. hauling cars though they have enjoyed more comfortablequarters than most street railway motors have. Theiroccupation has been the operation of the Murrey Hillincline. This incline is feet long. A i^-inchcable is used, and the grade is about 26 per cent. Thetime of ascent is two minutes and forty seconds. Thisincline was originally operated by steam, but the changeto electricity was made in 93. DOES WEST END FAVOR THE L? The directorate and stockholders of the West End road,Boston, are said to be divided as to the policy of the roadtoward the proposed elevated; and that the board is nota unit on the question. Some hold that the road shouldco-operate, believing that the surface lines will be thegainer in the long run and get rid of a large amount oflong haul travel which will be eventuall}- replaced byshort riders. Others feel that the surface system is notonly adequate now but for a long ti
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