The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
Rcyenues That Some Cities Get from
Traction Lines.
EYES or THE PUBLIC OPENED
psrceutsss on the Gross Receipts Of the
Compsuiss Risidiy Enacted Ia Many
pIsoss-Thres Cent Fares Profit.
able to Street Car Lines.

his method in use in New York Is tha'
sale ut public auction. The law es'
blishes y minimum. which Is u pr.
Int of the gross receipts for the firsl
We years and ) per cent. thereafter
fhe bidding must start at those tlgures
rs the upset price" Recently iran
Chise was sold in which the payment &c
the city was 3Sia per cent. of the gross
receipts for the first five years.
Mayor Pingree, of Detroit. believes
that the municipality should aim to az
quire the ownership of the tracks. This
Is In line with successful experiments
In Great Britain, where steps were
taken many years ago for the better
protection of public streets. Detroit
has 3cent fares. too. and Henry A. Ev-
erett manager of the Detroit railway
declares that his company at 3-cent
fares Is paying ~ per cent. Oh the in
Vestinent. besides interest on its bonds
The law governing the construction
Of new railway In New York. passed
on September Is, 1895. provides ioi
keeping the streets paved between til.
tracks and two feeet each side: not over
b-cent fare on any part OF the line;
proper Tenders and wheel guards: trans
fer tickets over certain lines privilege
other roads using the tracks tor theii
cars. After fifteen years no overhead
eic'ttN cOWcT IL u Dt' uStu IN aUul
ton to the percentage paid. the road is
10 De liable to pay annually to the city
Tor the first five years 3 per cent. and
thereafter s per cent of it's gross re-
celpts: additional to the amount of per
centase required by law: $4,000 forfeit
IRE in case the successful bidder fails
10 construct the proposed road.
THE FACTS IN MILWAUKEE.
Wilwaukee's street railways are oper-
ated under new state law which
makes II the duty of the secretary of
every company or corporation and of
every person operating or maintaining
street railway to file on the first day
oI December OF each year with the
treasurer OF the city II true and correct
statement Of the gross receipts of said
street railway company derived or ac-
cruang from the maintenance and oper-
alton OF street railway during the
preceding twelve months. Such state
flent shall be duly verified by the oath
OF such person, or one of the general
oE1cers of such company. On or before
the LIST day of February. 1896. and on
each succeeding LIST day of February
every such street railway company
shall pay to the city treasurer Il sum OF
money equal to the percentage of its
gross receipts. The revenue which said
street railway companies shall pay Is
AS follows: One per cent on the first
s21O0 Of its gross receipts. 1ia per cent
upon the gross receipts over $3.50 900 and
not exceeding $500 900, and per cent on
all amounts over S5O0.OOO.
Riehmond. Va, makes the construc-
tlon OF street railway subject to the
appro'al oi the city engineer who Is
gwen considerable authority In super
sisio!,. III case WoIk Is not prosecuted
iaitni iuiiy anu cohditions not iuiiy com
p,iea WIN .ns ira,'tn'se ahu tracks li'iu
;,, ~ & oe @ i ~, W .ile .,.y. ro.'ow
nrs,,'' 5 p'',, M .,e ;.i .o,;ui,'oiis i, VI .Iie
Sn, n..e, % ues .i'n nay 'ns w. 'aA.s;
I.n,,,r,. isoo ,,.i,h ti1a ,o,i,,t , fta, "t.,,
that dats to h,, Txad h,, oo,nc;I. Hale
rats tic,,et. fnr uchoo, ~ -, ,,,,dra,, hat ,,.nan
and 4 O'clock evarv school dav T;cl,.
ets must also ha sc,d NJ hole rotss fo,
use between and IA m evarv dav ey-
cept SUNDAY Transfers nrovjd;nr only
one fare TO any mart of the CITY
Buffalo nuts q tax IN tho gross re
ceipts and the amount of revenue OBJ
tained during 1884 was $40. .4S4. .Oo being
81. per cent OF the gross receipts of the
kuffalo Street Railway company,
'ANA'iAN i'c'""oNo
Toronto took possession OF the street
railways In that city in 1891. paying ST.
4t3.7sS for the property. the company
charter having expired. Pending the
decision as to what should be done with
the property, the city temporarily as
sumed the management, and operated
1t as municipal line. The net reve-
rue for period or three months was
something like S25.00O a month. The
council decided TO sell the line again
however, to secure which decision II
was charged that improper influences
We're used. The, entire plant was turned
over to private company at the APP
praised valuation at which II had been
purchased by the city. BY the terms OF
the agreement the company was also
to nay an annual rental Of $500 pei
mile OF single track. or 81 500 per mile
Of double track. In addition. the city
Is to receive per cent. of all gross re-
ceipts up to $1,000, 600 per annum, 10 pei
cent. i'm all between $l.00O.O00 and 81
100000. ]. per cent. OH all between ST..
100000 and $2,O0O0OO: 10 per cent
on all between $4,000, 900 and 49,.
10000, and on all gross receipts over
$S000.000 20 per cent. At the termina.
tion Of the agreement the city is EN-
powered. II the council so decides. tt
take over the entire plant at a valua.
tion to be settled by arbitrators. but
the city is to pay for the land so Sc.
cured only what 1t is worth. without
reference to its value for street rail.
way purposes.
The cash fare is 5 cents, six tickets
; oa q euur n,.ru. .,d, 10, 'ne USE " Mork. rS.
quarter. to he used between the.ho,,r.
Of and s in the morning and 3 ant
$50 in the evening. Children under
years are to ride for half fare. Scboo
children are TO have school tickets n,
the rate of ten for Of cents ,Tba bo,,r.
of smnloves nra limited to ton . d.v n,
sixtv a wesk n ;s alsn stin,io tad -, a,
uo adnIt emn,ove shall he nsiS lac, 1as.
tI,n ~ o.n,ts ~, ,,o,,, ,,,.n &c,
,,,",'t,,,,, .a,,,rus 80 ~ .;,,, ne -
sn . 'e s ""oef 'h'
new management were SlI.O1l.