LogoutA Thirty Years War: The Failed Public/Private Partnership that Spurred the Creation of the Toronto Transit Commission, 1891-1921
2015 
by Ian Kyer, Independent Historian. Published by Irwin Law.
The thirty year franchise granted by the City of Toronto to the privately owned Toronto Railway Company in 1891 brought the City a modern electric streetcar system. But the city and its private sector transit provider never learned to work together. Their relationship was marred by almost constant conflict and confrontation that resulted in numerous court battles. Fourteen times these court battles ended up at the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This book details these legal disputes, and will be of interest not only to legal historians but also to those interested in transit and municipal history.
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Contents
Foreword by the Osgoode Society For Canadian Legal History xi
Foreword by Andy Byford xiii
Preface xvii
Acknowledgements xxi
A Note on Terminology xxiii
Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork for Conflict 1891-92 15
Chapter 2: Seeking the Upper Hand, 1892-93 31
Chapter 3: Ice, Snow, and a Temporary Thaw, 1893-99 47
Chapter 4: Crowded Streetcars, 1899-1903 63
Chapter 5: Uncrowded Suburbs, 1904-07 79
Chapter 6: A New Battleground, 1907-11 103
Chapter 7: Seeking Victory by Other Means, 1912-14 121
Chapter 8: A War of Attrition, 1915-1920 131
Chapter 9: Finishing with the Old Regime, 1921-24 149
Epilogue: Lesson Learned 163
A Note on Sources 175
Reviews
Gilles Renaud, Canadian Law Library Review,Vol. 41, 2016.
