. The street railway review . usiness district. On receipt of a telephone message a messenger boj issent to bring the parcel to the forwarding station; andalso from 8:30 A. m. to 5:30 r. m. packages may behanded conductors, who take them to the general office,where they are sorted and sent out in large quantities tothe sub-station the destination, to which it isfinally carried by a messenger boy. Stamps are sold bj-the company and special rates made to business the main distributing office parcels are dispatchedto the sub-stations once each hour. A printed tariff andtime card
. The street railway review . usiness district. On receipt of a telephone message a messenger boj issent to bring the parcel to the forwarding station; andalso from 8:30 A. m. to 5:30 r. m. packages may behanded conductors, who take them to the general office,where they are sorted and sent out in large quantities tothe sub-station the destination, to which it isfinally carried by a messenger boy. Stamps are sold bj-the company and special rates made to business the main distributing office parcels are dispatchedto the sub-stations once each hour. A printed tariff andtime card enables senders to know just how manj stampsto affix and when the package will reach its Tramway Company also delivers to express com-panies who forward to other cities. The charges forordinary distances in the city are for 7 lbs. weight 4 77 tents (of our money), 14 lbs. require 6 cents, and 2S cents. The revenue from branch of tlie businessthe past year was about $7,500 and the expenses $4, The liaiik of hcland in front of whicli pass nearhall ofthe lines of street cars, was fornierh the IarliamentHouse, and was built in 1540. It cost £95,000. In 1S02when the seat of government was removed to England, itwas purchased bv the bank, and still contains man\- relicsof historical value. CARS. The cars are of the class known in this country asdouble-deckers, or as termed abroad Garden Seat genial climate of the Emerald Isle permitting of out-side riding the year round. The car seats twenty-onepassengers within and thirty outside, giving a total seatingcapacity of fiftv-one. They are twenty-six feet in length,seven feet in width, and twelve feet high and weigh fourtons. They are carried on four wheels the life of whichis about 40,000 miles. Where there are double trackscars run on the left hand track, and on single track linesthe turnout is always made to the left. GO\ERNMENT SUBSIDY FOR HORSES. A system that has certain advantages to the
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