This move was met by harsh criticism due to the fact that Swandel did not consult his constituents on the matter, nor was Winnipeg Transit given any say in the matter.
The WSR experimented with electric cars in 1891, but the city gave the electric rights in 1892 to the competing Winnipeg Electric Street Railway Company (WESR), headed by William Mackenzie and James Ross of Montreal.
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