. The street railway review . 5to ^|0 axles per day, with accuracy and ease. It is used,among others by the Terre Haute Car & ManufacturingCompany, Terre Haute, Ind.; Jones & Laughlin, Ltd.,Iittsburgh, Pa.; McGuire Manufacturing Company, Chi-cago. It is designed, made, and sold by the latter companj-,to which all inquiries should be sent. In a recent Texas case the power of a city to make a con-dition that the franchise of a street railway shall be forfeitedunless the line be completed to a certain point without thecity within a given time is denied, the legislature havinggiven the right to us
. The street railway review . 5to ^|0 axles per day, with accuracy and ease. It is used,among others by the Terre Haute Car & ManufacturingCompany, Terre Haute, Ind.; Jones & Laughlin, Ltd.,Iittsburgh, Pa.; McGuire Manufacturing Company, Chi-cago. It is designed, made, and sold by the latter companj-,to which all inquiries should be sent. In a recent Texas case the power of a city to make a con-dition that the franchise of a street railway shall be forfeitedunless the line be completed to a certain point without thecity within a given time is denied, the legislature havinggiven the right to use the streets of the citv subject to theconsent of the city. FOURTEEN-FOOT CAR FOR MEXICO. Through the courtesy of the Jackson & Sharp Companywe have received photographs and description of a noveltyin tram cars just built by that compan). The car wasordered through a New York broker and even the manu-facturer knows nothing as to its owner or its use exceptthat it was shipped to Mexico. It is painted a bright yel-. THE YELLOW KID. low and in the shop went by the name of the YellowKid. The length of the body is 9 ft. 10 in.; the length overall,14 ft. 6 in.; the width at the sills, 5 ft. and the gauge 600millimeters (235/a in.). The closed compartment measures5 ft. 5 in. and has two facing seats that will hold three peo-l>le each ; the open end is 4 ft. 2 i^ in. long and has two seatsfor three each. The platforms measure 2 ft. each. Thewheels are 20 in. in diameter. HOLD-UP IN KANSAS CITY. The street car hold-up is not confined to Chicago, thelatest one reported being from Kansas City, Mo. At 10:40p. m. on November 20, while the grip car was being shiftedat the terminus of the iSth street cable line, the conductorwas attacked by a negro, and on refusing to surrender themoney in his care was shot in the side. The bullet wasdeflected by his pass-book so that it inflicted only a fleshwound. The gripman came to the rescue with a couplingpin and received a bullet in the thigh. The
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