. The street railway review . ert)cannot betaken by anyone withoutjust compensation, nor, except in case of the state, without for its street railway. (2 R. S., 11194, Sees. 5465 to 546S ;R. S. iSSi, Sees. 4155 to 4158.) The right to pass over a highway by a steam railway issubject to the easement of the public, a part of which isowned and enjoyed by the street railway. ELECTRICITY FOR MERIDA, YUCATAN. The excellent system of horse, or rather mule railway, atMerida, Yucatan, will be converted to electric. The workof changing several of the principal routes is already underway, and it is hoped
. The street railway review . ert)cannot betaken by anyone withoutjust compensation, nor, except in case of the state, without for its street railway. (2 R. S., 11194, Sees. 5465 to 546S ;R. S. iSSi, Sees. 4155 to 4158.) The right to pass over a highway by a steam railway issubject to the easement of the public, a part of which isowned and enjoyed by the street railway. ELECTRICITY FOR MERIDA, YUCATAN. The excellent system of horse, or rather mule railway, atMerida, Yucatan, will be converted to electric. The workof changing several of the principal routes is already underway, and it is hoped soon to bring the entire svstem up todate. This road is one of the most progressive of the CentralAmerican properties, and the energetic young manager, y Peon, some time since laid out a fine pleasureresort which has proved a great success. Our illustrations show street scenes in Alerida, the viewat the left being that of the Plaza de la Indepeudencia, andthe one at the right a street scene on 60th street, PLA/A DE LA INUEIENOENCIA—MKKIDA, YUCATAN—SIXTIETH STREET. such compensation lirst assessed and tendered. (.Art. i,Sec. 21, Constitution of Indiana.) And it was there further held that the building of a rail-road across such gravel road would be a taking of privateproperty within the meaning of the section of constitutionreferred to, on the ground that it was an incumbrance onthe property. Manifestly that case has no application herebecause the gravel road company acquired its property inthe gravel road, not subject to, but free from any easenuiitor incumbrance of any kind whatever. Not so with theappellant, the steam railroad company, in the case now be-fore us. As we have already seen, it acquired its rights sub-ject to the easement and incumbrance against which it ad-mits by its assignment of error it has made forcible resist-ance. The same prineii)le applies to the crossing over a|)]nl-lants tracks where they cross Indiana Boulevard, ;i piiMiihigh
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