. The street railway review . electric railwaj company should own its right of way in Fee, oi at least have .1 perpetual easement in the realty occupied byits tracks. Willi the exception of the city street crossings thecompany owns the fee of all of the right of way. In the countrythl Strip of land is 100 ft. wide except for a few short stretches,which aggregate perhaps half a mile in length, where the width is<)0 ft. In all cities and villages the company bought either thewhole or portions of the lots necessary to gi\e 11 ,1 complete way, in many case ving or wrecking the improvements on t


. The street railway review . electric railwaj company should own its right of way in Fee, oi at least have .1 perpetual easement in the realty occupied byits tracks. Willi the exception of the city street crossings thecompany owns the fee of all of the right of way. In the countrythl Strip of land is 100 ft. wide except for a few short stretches,which aggregate perhaps half a mile in length, where the width is<)0 ft. In all cities and villages the company bought either thewhole or portions of the lots necessary to gi\e 11 ,1 complete way, in many case ving or wrecking the improvements on the realty. 01 gain ed under the railroad law the franchise question hasno terror, for this company. The company owes its origin and the successful completion of itsplan- principally to Mr. L. .1. Wolf, of Cleveland, who has beenably assisted by Messrs. Will Christy, of Akron. ().. anil CharlesJones, ot Wheaton, 111. Mr. Wolf has for years been prominentlyidentified with electric railways, is at this nine president of the. ■1 ENGINE ASI> ROOM, POWER STATION, BATAVIA, make • and tl ighlj and in all of ring featun nod r and approved practii and gradi•ut with thi passes through miry win. h, uburban lit ! team railroads, is Mill greatly in n The bed by thi greatly now pan oi the Northern Ohiofraction 1 1 tetn; after leaving this companj be, with Mr. M. II ilidi 1 oi the < Valll % I 1 ai lion I o., and [In I incinnati, Hamilton K Dayton I I Railway Co., forming the Southern < Ihio u itr. J «ii ; 1 Miction oi tii. Lorain .\ Cleve


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