. The street railway review . ilequivalent to 25 ft. of 1% , which is over 50 per centmore than in older designs,yet it is 7 in. smaller in di-ameter than the Perfectedor the Old Style heaters. The hot water pipes are car-ried around the car and are at the feet of every passenger, whilethe heater proper may be located in the vestibule, in the car, orprojecting into both, as may be desired. Among the street railway companies using the Baker heatersare the Detroit, Ypsilanti & .Ann Arbor, the Detroit. Lake Shore &Mt. Clemens, the Waterloo & Cedar Falls, the Milwaukee ElectricRailway & Lig
. The street railway review . ilequivalent to 25 ft. of 1% , which is over 50 per centmore than in older designs,yet it is 7 in. smaller in di-ameter than the Perfectedor the Old Style heaters. The hot water pipes are car-ried around the car and are at the feet of every passenger, whilethe heater proper may be located in the vestibule, in the car, orprojecting into both, as may be desired. Among the street railway companies using the Baker heatersare the Detroit, Ypsilanti & .Ann Arbor, the Detroit. Lake Shore &Mt. Clemens, the Waterloo & Cedar Falls, the Milwaukee ElectricRailway & Light Co. and the Twin City Rapid Transit Co. TheTwin City company has quite recently placed an additional orderfor 75 heaters. For small cars the No. 6 heater, 16 in. outside diameter and26 in. high to the base of the smoke pipe, is made; this is as smallas it is practicable to make a hot water heater. The Baker heaters are now made by W. C. Baker, successor tothe Baker Heater Co., No. 143 Liberty New 1!.\KKK Hi;.\l bK l(»K STKKKTC.\RS. TAX DECISION IN DETROIT. A decision was handed down on June 29th. by the Circuit Courtat Detroit denying the Detroit street railway companies applicationfor a mandamus to compel the common council and city assessorseither to change ^heir tax assessment or to give the companiesanother hearing. The court holds that the assessors acted in goodfaith; that franchises are taxable; and that the assessors did nothave to separate the franchise assessment from the assessments onother property. The case will be carried to the Supreme Court. The tax valuation which the companies are endeavoring to haveset aside amounts for all roads in Detroit to $10,247,000 as against$2,600,000 valuation last year. • « > \ bill apportioning the expenses of abolishing grade crossings inthe state has been reported favorably to the Massachusetts Legisla-ture by the railroad committee. Not more than 65 per cent is tobe paid by the steam road. 25 per cent by th
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