. The Street railway journal . questionas to whether the franchises under discussion really expire thisyear, or whether, by virtue of an act of the State Legislaturein 1865, they are good for ninety-nine years from the date theywere originally granted. The powers conferred by this ninety-nine-year act have never been passed upon by the courts andstand as a somewhat uncertain asset of the traction the last conference between the local transportation com-mittee and the attorneys of the traction companies negotiationswere practically suspended and have not since been resumed,Ijecause
. The Street railway journal . questionas to whether the franchises under discussion really expire thisyear, or whether, by virtue of an act of the State Legislaturein 1865, they are good for ninety-nine years from the date theywere originally granted. The powers conferred by this ninety-nine-year act have never been passed upon by the courts andstand as a somewhat uncertain asset of the traction the last conference between the local transportation com-mittee and the attorneys of the traction companies negotiationswere practically suspended and have not since been resumed,Ijecause the Council committee wanted the companies to waiveall rights under the ninety-nine-year act at this time. Thecompanies attorneys objected to this, and wished to go aheadwith a twenty-year grant now, leaving the question of therights of the companies under the ninety-nine-year act to bedetermined at the leisure of the city and the corporations withinthe next twenty years. On Monday, March 30, Judge Egbert C. Jamieson, who was. BROKEN- FLY-WIlliEL .\ND GENERATOR PULLEY AT LOS ANGELES TRACTION COMPANYS POWER STATION flaws. He stated, however, that just before the accident, ap-parently, the lights over the whole system burned with a daz-zling glare, and this would indicate that the current had beenconsiderably increased momentarily above the normal. Theaccident would appear to be due to racing. As a result of the accident the company is short about 1000hp, which is being supplied by the Edison hdectric new interurban line to San Pedro had just been broken machinery will not be relniilt or replaced, as thenew traction power house will be ready for use within a a long time it has been the companys plan to abandon theold station and convert it into car houses. The photographs from which the accompanying views werereproduced were taken by Rafert, of Los Angeles. IMPORTANT PAVING DECISION IN CONNECTICUT Tlie Supreme Court of Connecticut has just decide
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