. Electric railway journal . leadingand 80 per cent lagging. The rate for energy will be $ per kw-hr., subjectto a minimum bill after the first year of service equivalentto 60 per cent of all the energy contracted for. The powercompany is also required to pay the federal government atax of 5 mills per 1000 kw-hr. for all energy delivered overtransmission lines crossing the public domain. The powercompany also has the conditional right to occupy the rail-road right-of-way with its transmission lines, subject tosixty days notice of removal, and such transmission linesshall not interfere w
. Electric railway journal . leadingand 80 per cent lagging. The rate for energy will be $ per kw-hr., subjectto a minimum bill after the first year of service equivalentto 60 per cent of all the energy contracted for. The powercompany is also required to pay the federal government atax of 5 mills per 1000 kw-hr. for all energy delivered overtransmission lines crossing the public domain. The powercompany also has the conditional right to occupy the rail-road right-of-way with its transmission lines, subject tosixty days notice of removal, and such transmission linesshall not interfere with the operation of the railway or itstelephone or telegraph lines. The railway company is for-bidden to resell any of the energy purchased of the powercompany. Disputes of any nature between the two com-panies will be referred to and settled by a board of threearbitrators, chosen one by each company and the third bythese two. SPEED NOTICES ON DETROIT INTERURBAN LINES The publicity department ofhas recently prepared an advi. Cross aCar Trackwithout lirstCOMING TOA fULl STOP. Then Listen (ora Car that maybe approaching. BE SURE andLOOK BOTHWAYS *.BEFORE CROSS- / move yonr arm UPINC. $ / and DOWN. When Signaling a car atNIGHT use LANTERN orBURNING PAPER. 0 /New stand on car track when giving Signal Dont crowd close 1o an approaching car,you may shove someone under the wheels. the Detroit United Railwaysory notice of the characterreproduced in the ac-companying illustrationrelative to the necessityfor caution when usinginterurban cars. Thecompany has found thatresidents of the largertowns when out in thecountry do not realizethe higher speed of inter-urban cars, and hencethey often fail to signalthem in time. The no-tice not only calls atten-tion to this fact, but alsoexplains how the carscan be most effectivelysignaled. Furthermore,this notice will act as awarning against acci-dents, inasmuch as it im-presses the passengerwith the need for exer-cising caution whencrossing the tr
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