Electric railway projects, construction, betterments, etc.

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Lake Erie & Northern Ry.—The first car over the extension of this line from Brantford to Simcoe, 23.5 miles, was run May 29, and the regular service was started May 30. The cars run right through from Galt to Simcoe, 43 miles, a car running in each direction every two hours. The eight-mile extension from Simcoe to Port Dover is expected to be opened for traffic about the middle of July. The erection of the overhead work on this section is being proceeded with.

The station at Simcoe is a commodious building, containing a large waiting room, ticket office, baggage room and their necessary conveniences.

It was stated in our last issue that the Brantford City Council had approved of the plans for the station to be built in Brantford for the Lake Erie & Northern and the Hamilton & Brantford Railways, with the stipulation that the L.E. & N. buy a strip of land opposite the station site in order to widen Water St., and to deed it to the city for highway purposes, the city offering to give in exchange a small piece of land to the west of the triangular portion of Water St., which will also be used by the railways. The L.E. & N.R. objected to this and went to the Board of Railway Commissioners, which decided, June 9, in favor of the city's contention. As the railway clearance under the bridge is 18 ft. and the station clearance 17 ft., and as the line is electrically operated, and it will not be necessary to have men on the top of the cars, the order provided the clearance required of 17 ft. on the company giving the usual undertaking that men will not be allowed on the top of cars. We are officially advised that the building of the station is being proceeded with. (June, pg. 240.)

Railways: B. & H.E.Ry., L.E. & N.Ry.