. The Street railway journal . full use of the subway, an annual amount not less than asum computed by charging a toll of five cents for eachpassage made through the subway by a car not exceeding25 ft. in body length, and at a proportionally greater ratefor each car of greater length, it being understood that any car which enters or passes through the subway or aportion thereof in one direction, and then reverses itsdirection within the subway and makes a return trip shallbe considered as making two passages, but otherwise thepassage through the subway shall be considered as a singlepassage on
. The Street railway journal . full use of the subway, an annual amount not less than asum computed by charging a toll of five cents for eachpassage made through the subway by a car not exceeding25 ft. in body length, and at a proportionally greater ratefor each car of greater length, it being understood that any car which enters or passes through the subway or aportion thereof in one direction, and then reverses itsdirection within the subway and makes a return trip shallbe considered as making two passages, but otherwise thepassage through the subway shall be considered as a singlepassage only. United States mail cars and constructionand repair cars are not included among the number uponwhich the company is required to pay tolls. The effectof this double alternative provision for compensation is tomake certain that the city shall receive at least a sumsufficient to cover interest upon the borrowed money, andrepairs and depreciation, while if the railway companymakes an extraordinarily large use of the subway, the. HOWARD A. CARSONChief Engineer Boston Transit Commission. compensation will be made upon the car-toll basis, and thecity will receive more. The method of determining thenet cost of the subway is set forth at length in the city assumes the burden of repairs made necessary bythe act of God, public enemies, mob riots, the falling orsettling of buildings, bursting- of pipes outside the subway,explosions of gas or works or excavations carried on orpermitted by the city or other public authority, or by thelocation, maintenance or use of the wires or other appar-atus which the city reserves the right to maintain in the
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