Edward Douglass White

“ In 1893 the East Cleveland Railroad Company was consolidated with three other corporations, independent lines of railway, in the city of Cleveland, each of them operating under contracts or grants from the city, and charging, as authorized in the ordinance permitting their operation, a cash fare of 5 cents. As to no one of these companies was there any right remaining in the city council to increase or diminish the rate of fare during the period of the several grants. The fare then being charged by all the constituent companies was 5 cents. ”

“ This case is analogous in the facts shown by the record to the one just decided (Cleveland v. Cleveland City R. Co. 194 U.S. --, ante, p. 756, 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 756) , and presents identical questions of law. ”