The speaker timated that, the overhead! expenditure would not Soe te ann of Ts. 4,818,000 Jigs would he, basing. his "estimate mer annum while the total net earn
Uupen the mumber of passengers ea all trans, ten, and. ral Tess vehicles inthe International Sattlement and. French" Concession Foren iven peri Tls. 8,018,000 at per cents rem of aeapital Comparing the ville tramear he proposed overhead trans: Jert meted, the. speaker. pointed Bate that the former" could only fofely proceed at about 10, hor Nouty whilst the elevated Pound "without danger, reach speed of 40 miles per' hour, and convey the people over the present]
yonds in comfort and safety. While of course the earning. possibilities of the elevated fay depends upon the eo-operation afforded by the Council, property owners, transportation' companies, and the public, the speaker old out ® fascinating prospect of people in Shanghai being able to: travel im speed and comfort for, 10, ets, for a Geile ride, "do away ing, unsightly and unaesthetic of unsafe overhead wiring on te main roads."
After comparing the system of elevated railway service in Liverpool, England, with the proposition now dealt with, Mr. Powell coneludtertuining discourse jurely it must, be ocoter have @ means of transport, occupies so little space and costs, Jess than road widening, and this item although, paid for by the rate-Payers must be taken into account An arriving at the total cost of any surface system of transportations. Shanghai ix unique in that has a more concentrated population than any city in the world and this population is getting more! closely packed every" year and every additional vehicle put on the youds tends to add to the congestion both on the road and in the public
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