City of Schenectady v. Schenectady Railway Co.

The plaintiff is a city of the second class and subject to the provisions of uniform charters of second-class cities. The defendant is a street railway corporation. An ordinance recently enacted by the city provides that “ Every car or other vehicle running upon a street railway track or tracks, and operated by electricity or otherwise, on which passengers are carried, shall be manned by both a motorman and a conductor * * * in order to secure the convenience and safety of the public in the operation of said cars.” The defendant recently has commenced operating what are known as “ one-man…