Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12

for country people carrying produce-fare
| cents.
Liverpool. England. Electric an'
| hOrse-cars; also, lines OF omnibuses CltS
owns all the transit lines. Fares, cenu
for each stage" or zone, and cents io'
entire three stages-four miles. Passeh
gers allowed TO stand in aisles, ana Oh
| platforms.
Lyons. France-Electric, steam. ane
| horse traction. on steam lines locomo
| tive draws trains Of three long cars
| Fares for first-ciass cushioned seats,
| cents; sccond-claSs,, cents. fOur'eei
| persons allowed on front platform. anc
same number on rear Nobody allowed u
stand In asles. only one door IN car loi
both entrance and exit. Company pays
$4,000 fixed annual tax, and, also ~ pei
cent. on all receipts i'm excess OF sz"OV'vJo
| Franchise provides for purchase by CITY
after forty years. .
| Maracaibo. Venezuela.-IIorse-ca
! companies: Oldest one pays IL per cent.
month profit on its capital Fare,
cents. Rule against passengers standing
Is not needed. Companies paid nothing
directly or indirectly, for their FRANCHISES
which have FIVE years 10 run.
Marseilles. France.-Overhead trolley
system being installed on all lines. Uni
form fare OF 2 cents. Company paves be-
tween tracks. and II inches each side; also
pays city annual fee Of $1,000, and when
gross receipts aggregate Sl,4OOOJO fur-
Their fee VIII be paid, as follows: For the
next $4,000, T,72O; for the following sos,
900. $3.50: for the subsequent 100000, 81,
$50, and $1,000 for every additional 100000.
Electric trains are limited TO four cars,
not exceeding rs feet, and speed is limit
ed TO u IL miles an hour. Franchise eX-
pires in 1850 when the state becomes own
err OF the cOmpany's tracks, and Other
property located on the public domain.
During the last five years OF the conces-
sion. should il appear that the operating
company fails TO maintain the property IN
good condition. the state reserves the
right to seize all the company's revenues
for the purpose Of keeping up the same.
The State will have the right to take all
rolling stock, tools and similar property
at a valuation fixed by experts, but VIII
be under no obligation TO buy more than
suits its purposes, or wishes. Upon the
termination of the concession, should the
State deem IL useless 20 continue the oper-
alton OF certain lines, the cOncessionaireS
will be required to remove their tracks,
and restore the streets TO their original
condition. The State reserves the right
to purchase its concession at any time.
The price, in such event, will be nxed by
the net annual revenue of the seven pre-
cedng years, including the fees paid to
the city From the total thus obtained
will be deducted the net revenue of the
two least profitable years, and the ave-
rage of the five remaining years will
stand as the amount of an annuity to be
paid to the concessionaires during each
unexpired year Of the revoked concession.
Mexico CITY, MeXico.-Cars drawn by
mules. Suburban cars are larger, ana
are drawn to outskirts by mules, and
thence 10 their destination by small,
American steam dummy engines. Com
pany Is preparing TO substitute electric
for animal traction, but will retain the
steam lines. Managers Of company are
Americans. Fares for city are and
cents. according 10 distance. Suburban
fares are y 10 - cents. Passengers are
allowed in aisles and on rear platform,
but not on front platform.
Munich. Germany.-Electric-, steam,
and horse-cars. All lines are owned by
the city. Fares, l2 to 6 cents on horse
cars, according 10 distance Passengers
not allowed TO stand In aises. but limited
number allowed on both platforms
Naples, Italy.-Iforse-cars and electric
trolley-cars. Fare, 2 cents on two back
seats, and cents on cushioned seats;
cents TO stand on front platform, cents
on rear platform. Company has 5O-year
franchise; pays percentage of net profits
10 the city. Electric-cars made IN Sche-
nectady, \. Y.
Paris. ce.-Thirty- three lines Of
omnibuses drawn by two horses with
20 TO 80 places, il lines of omnibuses
drawn by three horses with 40 places.
lines Of steam tramways, % lines Of horse
tramways lines Of compressed air and
electricity. All Of the lines are controlled
by one company, which has an exclusive
franchise dated 1860 and expiring 1910.
In 1896. the omnibus lines carried 129,00O.-
90 passengers out of q total of 2i0,v0,OJJ
for all lines. Cars and omnibuses are
"double-deckers." Inside fare, cents
(entitles passenger to transfer tickeD;
fare on top and on platforms, 3 cents.
Passengers not allowed In aisles.
Prague, Austria.-Electric and horse
cars. Lines all owned by the city. Fare,
cents. Passengers allowed in aisles and
Oh platforms.
Rheims, France.-Horse cars; but
change TO electric traction is in progress.
Fares cents for nrst-class and cents
for second class; / cent extra for trans
fer. Number of passengers on a car
fixed by law. Franchise expires i'm 1915
and provides that from the net profits
each year the company Is entitled first
TO receive per cent. upon its invested
capital. while the city Is entitled to p
per cent of any surplus above the per
cent. The remaining surplus goes to the
company, except that after the company
has carried three millions of passengers,
the city is to receive $l15 for every addi-
tiOnal thousand passengers carried.
ST. Petersburg, Russia.-Horse cars,
single track. Principal line bought by
city last September. and being operated
by city at a profit. The city. has suits
pending to obtain possession Of the other
lines, when electric traction will DO in
stalled. Cars are 'double-deokers"
Fares, IL and cents. A dozen differ
ent lines, but no transfers. Passen-
gers allowed i'm aisles and platforms.
Cars SLOW down, but seldom stop for pas
sengers to get on or off.
Stockholm Swtden.--Horse and steam
traction. Fare, S-4 cents. Five persons
allowed on front platform, six on rear,
and ten inside Company's franchise runs
forty years from 1876. Company is taxed
per cent on its income.
Stuttgart, Germany. Electric traction.
Power furnished by separate electric
lighting company. Fares, Is 10 cents,
according 10 distance. Cars are limited
10 a fixed number Of passengers but ex-
ceptions are made in case of storm, after
theatre, last night car. etc. Company
pays city ? 1-2 per cent. of gross receipts
SydNey, Observation-Disclosures steam, and
cable traction. All lines owned and ope-
rated by the Government of New South
Wales. Fare. ? cents mile. Laws
against overcrowding are disregarded
Toronto, Ontario.-Eectric traction.
Fares. cents; after midnight. 10 cents.
Tickets, for 25 cents or % for 81. Also
Ill.