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bach2yoga
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Here's something interesting....in the 1800s in NJ the toll revenues collected for using the turnpike was determined by each company's incorpotion charter; rates were inconsistent, based on the route's cost of construction and volume of traffic.
Average rates:
Carriages with 4 horses or less cost 1 cent per mile
A horse and rider cost 2 cents per mile
A dozen calves, sheep or hogs cost 1/2 cent per mile
A dozen cattle, mules or horses cost 1 cent permile.
Collectors lived in toll houses that were built five to ten miles apart.
Renee
Average rates:
Carriages with 4 horses or less cost 1 cent per mile
A horse and rider cost 2 cents per mile
A dozen calves, sheep or hogs cost 1/2 cent per mile
A dozen cattle, mules or horses cost 1 cent permile.
Collectors lived in toll houses that were built five to ten miles apart.
Renee