. Electric railway journal . newed during the current year, any increase incost due to present high prices being considered a capi-tal charge. The conclusion reached by Mr. Bibbins was that the1920 budget seemed conservative and should not bereduced. It isinteresting t orecord thatafter this evi-dence was pre-sented the cityattorney askedthat the decisionof the TramwaysCommissionshould b e up-held, thus dis-posing automa-tically of theappeal filed bythe city so faras its demandfor an orderlowering thecharge fixed bythe TramwaysCommission wasconcerned. Thecommission alsoupheld thejustice of Mr.
. Electric railway journal . newed during the current year, any increase incost due to present high prices being considered a capi-tal charge. The conclusion reached by Mr. Bibbins was that the1920 budget seemed conservative and should not bereduced. It isinteresting t orecord thatafter this evi-dence was pre-sented the cityattorney askedthat the decisionof the TramwaysCommissionshould b e up-held, thus dis-posing automa-tically of theappeal filed bythe city so faras its demandfor an orderlowering thecharge fixed bythe TramwaysCommission wasconcerned. Thecommission alsoupheld thejustice of esti-mate on the charge for maintenance of equipment and in generalhis recommendations that deferred maintenance ac-crued during the war period must be made goodpromptly to save the property from further deteriora-tion which would surely set in from continual neg-lect. The commission also indorsed Mr. Bibbinsrecommendation of the skip-stop system and it elimi-nated the reduced fares formerly charged during >200 150 c 100 4) o so 4) Estimated Increase in Unit Costof Labor ctnd Material used in -Maintenance of Equipment In-PerCent. Based on 1913 Costas 100% 0 1913 1914 1915 191fc 1911 1918 1919Year Ending June 30 CHART SHOWING COST OF CAR MAINTENANCE AND ACTUAL WORK DONE 1910 New Engineers Club Formed ON JAN. 7, 125 engineers, architects and chemistsformed the Mohawk Valley Engineers Club atUtica, N. Y. The club will have regular monthly meet-ings on the first Tuesday of each month, and specialmeetings as required. The territory embraced by itsactivities includes that covered by a radius of approx-imately 40 miles from Utica. The officers for the cur-rent year are: Byron E. White, engineer, Utica Gas& Electric Co., president; Hubert E. Collins, consultingengineer, first vice-president; Roy F. Hall, division en-gineer State Highway Department, second vice-pres-ident ; Horace B. Sweet, consulting engineer, third vice-president; Frederick E. Beck, engineer Con
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