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The tramway acts of the United Kingdom, with notes on the law and practice
The tramway acts of the United Kingdom with notes on the law and practice Author:Henry Sutton Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: INTRODUCTION. Tramways in this country have of late received an increased amount of attention, and their comparative advantages and disadvantages are now eage... more »rly discussed in many of our large towns; and there can be no doubt that wherever the system has been established, it has resulted in a large amount of convenience and comfort to a considerable portion of the community. In the United States, where they have been established for a long time, and fairly tested, Tramways have been long regarded with favour, and they are now recognised there as a necessary part of the economical arrangement of the more important cities.1 In 1857 the attention of the directors of the London General Omnibus Company was drawn to the subject of Tramways, and in their Report of 1 American cities are well adapted to the tramway system, the streets being parallel to one another, and this coupled with their extreme width in a great measure prevents any confusion arising from the presence of tramways. In Copenhagen, where the streets are narrow, tramways have been laid for some years. In Geneva the concession to make tramways was granted in the first instance for a period of five years, but on the system being approved it was extended to fifty years. b that year to their shareholders they strongly recommended their adoption. No action, however, was taken, and some years later, this company, as representatives of the omnibus interest, appeared as the strong opponent of the various schemes for Tramways in London which were then brought before Parliament, and which ultimately received its sanction. In 1860 the well-known Mr. Joseph Train, who had been largely concerned with Tramways in the United States, for the first time introduced them into England, and indeed into Europe. His earl...« less