. The street railway review . e Fatherland, too.This states that the Allgemeine Electricitats Gesellschaft,of Berlin, has acquired the five existing horse lines inthe Danzic and will convert them into electric roadsunder one management. Siemens-Halske are said to bein negotiation with Hildesheim and Schuckert & Co.,—want to put an electric railway into Potsdam. Municipalauthorities generally demand underground conduits inthe city and allow overhead wires in the suburbs. A LONDON LAUGH. CORONERS juries have been responsible formany English funny stories. Recently, how-ever, a North Metropolitan
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. The street railway review . e Fatherland, too.This states that the Allgemeine Electricitats Gesellschaft, of Berlin, has acquired the five existing horse lines inthe Danzic and will convert them into electric roadsunder one management. Siemens-Halske are said to bein negotiation with Hildesheim and Schuckert & Co., —want to put an electric railway into Potsdam. Municipalauthorities generally demand underground conduits inthe city and allow overhead wires in the suburbs. A LONDON LAUGH. CORONERS juries have been responsible formany English funny stories. Recently, how-ever, a North Metropolitan conductor was sum-moned for crowding his car. The defendant said that thecar was full when two policemen boarded it, butthought that the policemen should not be counted. Why ? asked the learned council.Because they dont pay, replied the conductor.Whereat the court laughed and remarked: Sevenshillinifs five. With the relaxing condition of the money market, plans for new work are fast reviving. (^licctilaii*vti^9elcV*. HON. SAMUEL LITTLE, IVent End Street Railroad, BobIuji. (^lTid/jaUw:ciyj^yicvv^ STREET RAILWAY LAW. 701 EDITED BY JIR. FRANK HUMBOLDT CLARK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHICAGO. Liability of Street Raihvay Company for Negligenceof Lessee. Where a street railway company, organized under general laws, leasesits road to an individual, without legislative authority, it remainsliable to a passenger for injuries caused by the negligence of thelessee. Mayham, P. J.—This action was prosecuted for aninjury claimed to have been suffered by the plaintiff byreason of defendants negligence in the management ofits cars. The complaint alleges that the defendant was adomestic corporation, owning and operating a horse rail-road for the carriage of passengers and freight betweenthe villages of Johnstown and Gloversville; that the plain-tiff, at the time of the alleged injury, was a passenger onthe cars of defendant, and had paid the usual charges fortransportation; and that by the car