. The street railway review . 9. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. was chartered May i, succeed the Union Traction Co. and charter holding property and franchises of the Union Traction Co. were leasedfor 999 years from Jidy I. igo2, and the charters of various rapidtransit companies granted franchises in 1901 and 1902 have beenacquired so that the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. controls all ofthe street railways of Philadelphia (excepting only the FairmountPark Transportation Co. which has a lo-mile line in Fairmount consolidation began about 1S80. and in 1883 Messr
. The street railway review . 9. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. was chartered May i, succeed the Union Traction Co. and charter holding property and franchises of the Union Traction Co. were leasedfor 999 years from Jidy I. igo2, and the charters of various rapidtransit companies granted franchises in 1901 and 1902 have beenacquired so that the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. controls all ofthe street railways of Philadelphia (excepting only the FairmountPark Transportation Co. which has a lo-mile line in Fairmount consolidation began about 1S80. and in 1883 Messrs. P. .\. l>. Wid-oncr and \V. L. Elkins organized the Philadelphia Traction Co.,to acquire existing roads by lease or purchase. In 1895 there wereonly four operating companies which had track as follows: Phila-delphia, 203 miles; Klcctric, 130 miles; Peoples, miles; Mcston-ville, 24 miles. In 1895 the Union Traction Co. was organized and stockcontrol of the Electric and Peoples systems, and leased llie Phiki-.
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