. The Street railway journal . otani-co, the Carioca and Tijuca railways. As the latter twoare very small properties, and as the Jardim Botanico atpresent has only about 4 miles under electric operation,the extent of electric railways in the city is not large. The franchises as a rule have a life of from thirty tofifty years, and require the maintenance of that part of thestreets occupied by tracks lying between them. The animals used on the animal traction lines are what isknown in the United States as the Mexican mule, an ani-mal of small size, usually from 13 hands to 14 hands high,but admi
. The Street railway journal . otani-co, the Carioca and Tijuca railways. As the latter twoare very small properties, and as the Jardim Botanico atpresent has only about 4 miles under electric operation,the extent of electric railways in the city is not large. The franchises as a rule have a life of from thirty tofifty years, and require the maintenance of that part of thestreets occupied by tracks lying between them. The animals used on the animal traction lines are what isknown in the United States as the Mexican mule, an ani-mal of small size, usually from 13 hands to 14 hands high,but admirably adapted for this work. They are usuallybrought from the Argentine Republic, though some areobtained in Brazil. Almost all materials, car wheels and fixtures and sup-plies generally of the many kinds needed by a tramwaycompany have to be imported from Europe or the UnitedStates of America, but generally from Europe. slow going of the existing system, which should addgreatly to their earning power. While the present equip-. VIEW IN RUA PRIM ERA DO MARZOment, track, etc., is antiquated and useless, this is rather anadvantage, as it reduces the value of the material which
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