The Surveyor and municipal engineer . cally they have met with publicapproval. THE PRESENT SCHEME. Having now bronght the paper read before you in 1890 upto date, the author will lay before the members some partic-ulars as to tho big system of eabU- haulage which tin-Corporation of Edinburgh are nearing the completion of. ThoCorporation of Edinburgh have purchased all the tramwayswithin the limits of the borough, and they have leased theworking to a company for twenty-one years, the companyagreeing as follows -.— (1) To pay interest of 7 per cent, npon the price paid bythe corporation for old
The Surveyor and municipal engineer . cally they have met with publicapproval. THE PRESENT SCHEME. Having now bronght the paper read before you in 1890 upto date, the author will lay before the members some partic-ulars as to tho big system of eabU- haulage which tin-Corporation of Edinburgh are nearing the completion of. ThoCorporation of Edinburgh have purchased all the tramwayswithin the limits of the borough, and they have leased theworking to a company for twenty-one years, the companyagreeing as follows -.— (1) To pay interest of 7 per cent, npon the price paid bythe corporation for old lines, and the same rate of in-terest upon all sums of mony expended by thecorporation in converting to any form of mechanicaltraction they choose. They also agree to set by each year a fixed sum of moneysufficient to return the capital of the lessees, anil toensure tho tramway linos and other works being left ina thoroughly good condition when the lease expires. (2) To pay the cost of maintaining the tramway tracks andother Edinburuh: Tollcross , View of CUIMSKY. (3) To reduce the hours of workmen as desired by thocorporation. (4) To pay 3 per cent, npon sums eipondcd by corparationin reconstruction until the lines are finished. The corporation by borrowing the necessary money for thepurchase and construction of lines at 21 per cent., and by get-ting 7 per cent, fixmi tho lessees, will be able to write oil thocost of the tramway system within the terms of the author thinks that the corporation is to be congratulatedupon the .arrangement made, and suggests that those who ad-vocate municip.!! working of tramways might consider thoEdinburgh arrangement worthy of favourable reflection. Before entering uixm descriptive matter, it may bo ofprimary interest to give what the author believes to havebeen gome of the corporations i-casons for adopting cablehaulage in preference to other mechanical powers which havefound favour elsewhere. First of
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