Lovett v. Manchester Street Railway

The defendant maintains and operates a double track trolley line centrally located on Elm street in the city of Manchester. The street runs north and south, and is between eighty and ninety feet wide between curbs. The trolley wires were originally supported by a line of iron poles situated between the two tracks. These poles were located pursuant to a license granted the defendant by the board of mayor and aldermen on April 19, 1895, in accordance with P. S., c. 81, s. 2; P. L., c. 97, s. 2. In 1928 it was decided to substitute for the “so called center construction” a curb or side line…