. The Street railway journal . t, be able to reach the scene of lution was the proposal to depress the tracks for suburbantrains and run them in a loop through a tunnel underneaththe Grand Central Station by electricity. He said thematter was in the hands of President Newman, who was tosubmit a decision at the boards next meeting, in De-cember. These recommendations would surely be adopted. The Market Street Railway Company, of San Francisco,is planning to use oil as fuel, and has just completed theerection for this purpose of an enormous oil tank to hold1,260,000 gallons of California liquid
. The Street railway journal . t, be able to reach the scene of lution was the proposal to depress the tracks for suburbantrains and run them in a loop through a tunnel underneaththe Grand Central Station by electricity. He said thematter was in the hands of President Newman, who was tosubmit a decision at the boards next meeting, in De-cember. These recommendations would surely be adopted. The Market Street Railway Company, of San Francisco,is planning to use oil as fuel, and has just completed theerection for this purpose of an enormous oil tank to hold1,260,000 gallons of California liquid fuel. This tankstands near the electric power house at Fourteenth Streetand Bryant Street. It is 90 ft. in diameter and 31 ft. high,and is of steel. The oil is purchased from the MonteCristo Oil Company, which is said to have a three yearscontract to supply oil, the price to be in neighborhood of30 cents a barrel at the wells, with transportation chargesof 42 or more cents added. 268 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVIIL No. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STREET RAILWAY PUBLISHING COMPANYMain Office:NEW YORK, Beard Building, 120 Liberty Office: Monadnock Block. Philadelphia Office: 929 Chestnut Street. London Office: Hastings House, Norfolk St., Strand. Long Distance Telephone, New York, 4044 Address, Stryjourn, New York.—Liebers Code used. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. In the United States and Canada $ per annum Single copies, first issue of each month, 35 cents; other issues, 5 cents. f $0 00 To all Countries outside of the United States, Canada and Mexico J M 2.}I ail I Subscriptions payable always in advance, by check (preferred), money orderor postal note, to order of C. E, Whittlesey, Treasurer. Entered as second-class matter at the New York Post , 1901, The Street Railway Publishing Co. The crying need for better urban transportation is welldemonstrated in the present condition of the four greatcommercial capitals of the world. L
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