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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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om view of car, is straightpanel tongued and grooved and the posts and braces are filled inwith extra heavy blocking. The cars are painted in Aurora red,striped in gold. The inside finish of the car is of best Africanmahogany, finished in natural color. The ceiling is sky blue, neatly■decorated and ornamented. All sashes are glazed with 54-in. plate These new members were influenced by the Mayor, it was charged,to act in an unusual and unfair manner in equalizing the ta.x valuesof corporations. ♦♦♦ Steel RoIIingf Doors in Boston The car houses of the Boston Elevated Railroad Company, Bos-ton, Mass., are nearly all equipped with steel rolling doors. Theentrance of the surface lines into the Sullivan Square car houseis shown in the accompanying engraving. The ground floor of thisbuilding is utilized for the svn-face cars, while the second floor issplendidly fitted and arranged for the elevated trains. The entirefront of both stories, as well as interior partition walls, has been
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ENTRANCE FOR SURFACE CARS TO SULLIVAN SQUARE CAR HOUSE glass made to raise and fitted with necessary latches and springs.Curtains of pantasote are used with automatic fixtures. The seats are longitudinal, are canvas lined spring rattan, andthe section next to the doors is provided with a fireproof compart-ment for the large Sprague controller, lightning arresters, resist-ances, etc. This compartment is also lined with %-in. asbestos.The bell cord in hung through center of car on brass bell-cordhangers. The trimmings throughout are of solid bronze, highlypolished in latest style. The aisle is covered with floor mats. Thelight is equally distributed through the car, and electric head-lights located over hoods and electric-sign lights are provided oneach end. In fact, the car is a handsome, up-to-date car in everyrespect. • Injunction Against Increased Taxation in Cleveland On July 23 Judge Ford, of the Common Picas Court, in Cleve-land, issued an injunction restraining the City Annual

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