. Electric railway journal . llyused; a few push guys were to be put in; inspections areto be made every ten days instead of bi-weekly as hereto-fore, and the reports of these are to be subject to inspec-tion by the commission. The case is again brought to attention by the announce-ment of a re-hearing to be held in Columbus on May 6, thecomplainant alleging the finding of new evidence. The Durban Municipal Tramway, Durban, South Africa,reports the gross income for the year ended July 31, 1912,as $593,986, of which $87,017 was net. The tramway car-ried 15,655,737 passengers during the year. 72
. Electric railway journal . llyused; a few push guys were to be put in; inspections areto be made every ten days instead of bi-weekly as hereto-fore, and the reports of these are to be subject to inspec-tion by the commission. The case is again brought to attention by the announce-ment of a re-hearing to be held in Columbus on May 6, thecomplainant alleging the finding of new evidence. The Durban Municipal Tramway, Durban, South Africa,reports the gross income for the year ended July 31, 1912,as $593,986, of which $87,017 was net. The tramway car-ried 15,655,737 passengers during the year. 724 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLI, No. 16. EFFECT OF THE FLOOD ON THE OHIO ELECTRICRAILWAY Conditions on the Ohio Electric Railway system are be-coming normal again rapidly, except at points where trackand bridges were damaged so seriously that time will berequired to prepare them for regular operation. The dif-ficulty with floods began to develop on the morning ofTuesday. March 25, on the most northerly lines of the sys-. Ohio Flood—Washed-Out Culvert on Ohio Electric Railway tern, and as the floods swept south other lines and prop-erty controlled by the company were affected on succeed-ing days. Communication between the different offices andthe general offices in Cincinnati was cut off for a time butwas restored as quickly as possible and the work necessaryto permit resumption of operation was begun. The fullextent of the damage done to the property of the com-pany cannot be judged accurately at this time, but theprincipal points at which loss has been sustained are givenin the following summary of conditions on the entire prop-erty. The system is divided into several districts and inall of these some difficulties causing suspension of opera-tions have arisen. THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT The southern district is that served by the Cincinnati,Dayton & Toledo Traction Company, which is leased bythe Ohio Electric Railway Company and comprises theinterurban line between Cincinnat
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