. The street railway review . IJRICK PAVING, WINETKA. through which the line passes, the company has laid a considerableamoimt of paving and is using the best quality of vitrified illustrate a street so paved in Willmette, where property hasalready been enhanced $10 and $15 per front foot by the build-ing of this road. Another view shows where the road crosses themain thoroughfare in Kennelworth, the most exclusive and artisticsuburb around Chicago; so exclusive in fact that only one store isallowed and this disguised to resemble a residence building. Fora considerable distance the li
. The street railway review . IJRICK PAVING, WINETKA. through which the line passes, the company has laid a considerableamoimt of paving and is using the best quality of vitrified illustrate a street so paved in Willmette, where property hasalready been enhanced $10 and $15 per front foot by the build-ing of this road. Another view shows where the road crosses themain thoroughfare in Kennelworth, the most exclusive and artisticsuburb around Chicago; so exclusive in fact that only one store isallowed and this disguised to resemble a residence building. Fora considerable distance the line follows a parkway, and one 01the conditions was that the beautv of the street should be interfered. PARKWAY, KENNELWORTU. with as little as possible. The tracks therefore were placed at oneside of the street and the grass plot extended until it touchestne outside rail. Our picture shows how faithfully the require-ments were carried out and the result has in no measure lessenedthe beauty of the avenue. The road is doing a constantly increasing business and recentlyincreased its speed to 30 miles an hour. Rights of way for projected electric railway from Rockford, 111.,to Janesville, Wis., have been obtained between Rockford and Be- STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 87 STREET PAVING IN AUGUSTA, GA. An tffort having been made to secure action on tlic part ofthe council of Augusta, Ga., that would greatly increase the bur-dens of the Augusta Railway & Electric Co., Mr. Boykin Wright,attorney for the company, has prepared a statement of the casefor presentation to the council and the general public. Col. D. , president of the company, has sent us a copy of Mr. Wriglusstatement, of which w
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