The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-21
STREET CARsIIN GLASGOW.
Owned by the city and Operated 81,
n-Profit.


Samuel NJ. Taylor, Consul of the United
States at Glasgow, In a report to the State
Department, under date of Jaly q. de-
scribes the operation of street railways
under municipal ownership He writes;
The street ear system of Glasgow is
owned and operated by the city under the
direct supervision of committee of the
town council. The report for the year end
ed May 81, 1900. shows that the total
length of double track operated by the city
IS d miles, l furlong, 178 yards over AZ
miles, 2 furlongs. 161 yards of streets.
making total length of single track of SO
miles, furlon6s. 119 yards
he gross capital expenditures for the
system since 1894 independent of the OPP
Grating expensesl have been 50, 1874, 975, and
the present Indebtedness is 81, 061, sos. The
capital invested is 81, 559, 502 OF the Al
miles of double track. miles have cleo
trlc traction, the rest being operated by
hofses- The total receipts of the system
during the year were 81, 2S6 $50. The work
ing expenses were 81, 676, 412, leaving a bal
ance of $610,43S, of which there was ex-
pended some sS4 600 for interest on capt.
tai. $51,5ol for sinking fund. $156,o96 for
depreciation written off capital, etc.
one item of $50. 900 consists of pay
rnents made TO the general revenue fund Of
the city, which is in lieu of the amount
which the city would receive in taxes, it
is presumed, We're the system operated by
a private company. The balance goes into
the reserve fund.
There are $500 persons employed, in
Guiding 100 clerks The general manager
receives S6,SG0; the chief engineer, 81, 400;
the electrical engineer, s., Geo, and the
mechanical engineer, who has charge OF
the power station, 81 2l6. Point boys re-
ce97e Is cents per day; trace boys, from
AZ 10 % cents per day; car cleaners, from
IS cents 10 81 per day; drivers, conductor },
and motornen, from 81 to SIP per day.
These rates apply 20 Sundays and week
days alike.
The rolling stock consists of 3S4 horse
ears, 1872 electric cars az only OF which are
now running, II omnibuses, 80 lorFies, and
numerous carts, wagons. and vans. There
are All horses.
Work IS now progressing. with the OBJ
cect OF changing the entire system TO cleo
tTtc traction. which il is hoped to have
completed within the next eighteen months.
No underground conduits VIII be used. ac-
cordinS 10 the present plans
Fares range from 1 cent for first half
mile 10 cents for mile; the longest
ride is 6 miles, costing cents. No trans
feTs are issued. and tickets are not used.
The committee OF the town council hav-
ing supervision of the tramWays receives
no compensate For that matter how
ever, no member OF the city government
Of Glasgow, including lord provost, town
councillors, and bailies Cpolice judges, re-
ceiyes compensation.
The city of Glasgow has a population
Of about S50.G00 and spreads over an area
Of nearly - 0000 acres.
There are no electric or other tram
ways extending out OF Glasgow 20 other
towns or cities Within the city is an I'M
dergrcund cable road which makes a cir
cult of about five miles and is owned and
operated by a private company The rate
Of fares on this road. is about the same as
that prevailing on the surface roads"