Evening star., 1899-07-10
MILAN STREET RAILWAYS.
An Excellent Service. Few Accidents,
0biiging Conductors.

United States Consul Jarvis at Milan.
Italy, recently wrote to the State Depart
ment regarding the tramways or street
railways in that city. The transit service
!, in Milan is electrical All the tram lines
excepting three start from the Piazza del
Duomo Ghe Cathedral sqEara) and run
either to the various railroad stations or
through the gates to points beyond the
city limits. The Lines excepted are one
from the Central railroad station that runs
past the Northern railroad station to ths
Porta Ticinese station. another that encir-
cles the city, and third from Porta Volta
TO the Musocco cemetery.
The line that encircles the city is divided
into five sections, and tha fare on each
section is 10 centeSimi g cents or 30 CEN
tesimi 10 cents) for the round trip The
line that runs from the Central railroad
station past the Northern railroad station
TO the Porta Ticinese station is divided intd
TWO sections, and the fare on each section
is 10 centesimi g cents); ~ centesimi a
cents) for the whole trip. The fare on
the line from Porto Volta to the Musocca
cemetery is II Cantesimi q cents). Tha
fare on each Of the lines starting from tho
Piazza del Duomo is 10 centesimi G cents)
But, for the benefit of the working and the
poorer classes, the fare rs : centesimi Il
cent? on each line from the PiaZzo del Du-
ONO and on each section Of the other lines
before I'm. in the summer and am. in
the winter.
Inc lotal ueNelOpmcnt OF track system
owned by the commune is siNty-six miles
But, as some of the trans run over the
same track for certain distances at va
rlous points, the actual length of track Is
Iorty-two miles. The contract which the
Societa Generate Edison di Electtricita has
with the municipality of Milan for tho
management of the citys tramways lasts
for twenty years. The commune proyid. ID
at its own expense the laying down of the
tracks, which were transferred to the
above society on the payment of 800 lire
tSS6s.Jo) for each ki,omater C0.62137 mile or
$50 feet 10 inches) of single track
The commune pays to the above society
2512 centesimi (5.1 cents) for each car Der
kilometer. From the total yearly recein.s
are deducted the amounts paid by the So
clety to the commune and by the commune
TO the society, and the remainder is diyid ID
between the society and the commune in
the proportion of 40 per cent to the former
and CO per cent to the latter
The regulations permit of cars carving
more passengers than there are seats but
10 prevent oyercrowding, the gates are
often closed. Only one gate is opened on
each car-which will seat about eighteen
passengers-and this is always on the oppo-
site side of the car from the parallel track.
so there is no danger of stepping off I'm
front of an approaching tram. There were
f3oo5,SSS passengers carried I'm 1875
against 80 I36.091 in 1897.
1he tram service in Milan is excellent. the
cars are run with care and skin and when
III is possible, at fair rate of speed. Thsre
are very few accidents, although there is
del Duomo, and many of the streets
through which the trans run are vary nar
row. The conductors are polite and obIIc-
ing