. The Street railway journal . ocal authority, and that a city can not, by itscharter, set aside the general laws of theState. In a number of cases, questions havearisen in which there has been some conflictbetween the local and State authorities, andfor this reason the decision is considered avery important one, as it clearly settles thequestion and defines the authority of each. METHOD OF RAISING PANELS OF CAR stock; and to authorize an issue of $400,000 4>j per cent goldbonds, to be dated Sept. i, 1901, and maturing Sept. i, 1941. Aportion of the bonds will be reserved to retire existing
. The Street railway journal . ocal authority, and that a city can not, by itscharter, set aside the general laws of theState. In a number of cases, questions havearisen in which there has been some conflictbetween the local and State authorities, andfor this reason the decision is considered avery important one, as it clearly settles thequestion and defines the authority of each. METHOD OF RAISING PANELS OF CAR stock; and to authorize an issue of $400,000 4>j per cent goldbonds, to be dated Sept. i, 1901, and maturing Sept. i, 1941. Aportion of the bonds will be reserved to retire existing outstand-ing bonds, and the remainder will be used in improving the prop-erties. A Novelty in Combination Car Construction The American Car Company, of St. Louis, a short time ago,built one of the most remarkable combination cars ever con-structed. It was built to the order of a Norfolk, Va., capitalist,who is the originator of the novel idea embodied in the construc-tion. The change from a closed car to an open one is accom-. More Central New York Roads to Consolidate The Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway Company, of Utica, , is now being organized to consolidate the electric railway inwhich Horace E. Andrews, of Cleveland, and his associates areinterested. The plan of the new company is to take over theUtica Belt Line Street Railroad, Utica & Suburban Railway,Utica & Mohawk Railroad, Utica & Deerfield Railway and Herk- SIDE VIEW OF CONVERTIBLE CAR CLOSED plished by a turn of a crank. The arrangement by which this isdone is most complicated, and yet the mechanism works with re-markable smoothness. If the car is bowling along amid thegreen fields of Virginia, and a sudden shower comes up, the con-ductor turns a windlass on the rear platform. The panels whennot in use are carried close to the ceiling, but when moved by thewindlass, slide out on both sides. When extended to their fulllength they are caught by long arms, which are brought intoplace by the same windlass, and are c
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