. The Street railway journal . iderable dissatisfaction was also expressed withthe present tax laws, which class electric railways March, 1894.] THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 153 for this purpose with the steam roads. The Portlandroad alone was taxed $700 more under these rules thanbefore electricity was adopted, though the fare remainsthe same. Other topics relating to street railway inter-ests were also discussed. By invitation of the Rockland, Thomaston & CamdenElectric Railway Company, it was voted to hold the mid-summer meeting in that city. The subjects appointedfor that meeting are Ground
. The Street railway journal . iderable dissatisfaction was also expressed withthe present tax laws, which class electric railways March, 1894.] THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 153 for this purpose with the steam roads. The Portlandroad alone was taxed $700 more under these rules thanbefore electricity was adopted, though the fare remainsthe same. Other topics relating to street railway inter-ests were also discussed. By invitation of the Rockland, Thomaston & CamdenElectric Railway Company, it was voted to hold the mid-summer meeting in that city. The subjects appointedfor that meeting are Grounds for Electric Railroads,and The Care of Motors. Rapid Transit in Vienna. Two rapid transit systems will be constructed inVienna during the coming year, at a cost of about 23,000,-000. Of this sum 85 per cent, will be paid by the stateof Austria, 10 per cent, by the city of Vienna, and 5 percent, by the province of Lower Austria, and the lines will The Development of Electric and Cable Railwaysin London. By Alex. FIG. 4.—EXTERIOR OF CAR HOUSE—ALBANY RAILWAY be operated by the government. There will be oneelevated railway operated by steam locomotives and ex-tending in a circle around the city, passing through thesuburbs. Another semi-circular railway will be withinthe other, and will embrace part of the old city. Thiswill be underground, and will be worked by addition to this semi-circle, two other undergroundelectric railroad lines will be constructed, crossing thissemi-circle at nearly right angles. It is proposed to haveboth systems in operation by 1897. Fighting the Snow in Milwaukee. The heavy snowstorm of February 12, which createdso much trouble on the street railway lines in differentsections of the country, visited Milwaukee and kept thestreet railway officials busy in combating it. Nine elec-tric sweepers and eighteen scrapers were kept at work allthe time under the supervision of General Manager Hom-mell, and a number of extra men were p
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