The Holly chieftain., 1900-11-09

~ Sl1 eccuEe the roo& At44x Aune
1fAih seten years and the Tiavuss1en
~ ~ system 70 the city S9tsr thaxty-
IN Eeets were pointe4 - ~ Fro
.teDor James n evtdeAees uoe tse
txowth of the n,unieipal ownefship
Stringent regulations. govern d. psi-
yats coucern. Compensatioa u secnted
through lsws fares, while ths im11nts
paid Into the city treasury aES eve1tlp,
ally to lquidate the loaH OF $86060N6O
authorized by the state FOR the con
structiOn 0f the system: The city
thIpugh the feauchise to the company,
regulates the frpatment Of employees
ard The runnIng ok trsiaas fcf the pal,.
ltc Gnnvenieu ~ ~ E (; ~ !.
OF the fort niles nut Contemplated
but eight an6yeyen-tenths miles haye
been iconple&l, six and eight-tenths
miaes Of whll IL d trunk line running
from one sidks kspf the city TO the other.
The original estimate wAA &30 900, 900,
to which was added %, 600, 600 for re
constructing sewer systems and $3-
O00O00 for an increase In the gauge OF
the road, determined upon later. In
addition to this 1t was estimated the
private concern would have to pay
80 100000, making the total cost $48,-
100000. The cost OF proposed added
lines will increase the mileage TO nifty
miles and the cost to the city to $48..
100000. 4
Plans for at underground rad have
been contemplate for nfty years, ac-
cofding to Professor James, but the
Worlds Fair OF 1000 brought the op-
portunity and the consent Of the gen.
eral Improvement to city construction.
Professor James said:
AT Least 180 trains In each direction
per day are required, and 1t ID estimat-
ed 10000, ,OQ9 passengers per year
must be carried to enable the city to
meet obligations, NIL over this number
being net profit.
..First and second class fares are
provided. Price of u single ticket, Sec
ond class, from any one station to an
other, Ii cents; first class, cents.
School children conducted by a teach
er are carried at the uniform rate OF 1
cent. The city loan is secured by u
.leyy Of one cent upon every second
caaS1 ticket except the school children's
ticket and 2 cents upon every first
class ticket. 1t will be seen that this
10 very simple arrangement for d.
vtding the risks between the city and
the company. French government,
general and city, like American
governments, have found 1t ex-
tremely difficult to carry out any
scheme Of dividing profits with private
enterprises. The managers OF such
companies know SO well how to con.
ceal profits by all sorts, Of devices that
the state Or city rarely derives shny ad-
vantage from such ARRANGEMENTS.
Clauses In the agreement for the
benefit OF employees md laborers pro-
vide minimum wage of 100 francs ($30l
per month, a ten-hour day, with one
rest day q week, and an annual vaca-
ton OF ten days with full pay. Full
salary must be allowed during periods
Of military instruction. and days OF
sickness certified to by physician,
and in case Of accident received while
On duty. Accident insurance by the
company .notsdeducted from wages,
Every employe is credited with a de-
poait book in the national pension
fund, payments to be made by the
company, which, b entitled to take two
per cent, from the wages, but must de-
potit tsix pet cent. to establish a gratu-.
.ltous medical and drug service and t6,
insure workmen and employees against
accident. These stipulations in favor
OF workmen and employees probably 20
further than any similar stipulation
made ~ other cities.
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