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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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erminus near the park rangershouse. Only one crossing of park roads would be made,and that at the cemeterv. Iron poles, the soddingol* embankments and cuts, vines in rock work and awire fence with rustic poles are to be required. Thereis much opposition by the Woinens Council, WomensMusical Club, and Yoimg Womens Christian Asso-ciation. MAN MUST GO AHEAD AT CROSSING. The Ohio supreme court has decided that in order tobe relieved of liability on account of accident at railroadcrossings, street railway companies must have a man goahead of cars to see if the way is clear. John Murraywas in a street railway car that was struck by a B. & O.S. W. train. He sued and secured a verdict of $2,500against both the street railway and railroad. The formerclaimed that as the crossing watchman had signaled thecar to come ahead there was no negligence on its part.Under the statutes the coinpany must send a man aheadto see that the crossing is safe, and this was not done. (j»t(€£tj\aiWa^5^yW 88
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This department is devoted to tlie construction and opera-tion of electric railway pozvcr houses Correspondencefrom practical men is spcciuUy invited. Both tlie usersand makers of power house appliances, are expected togive tJieir viezvs and experiences on subjects within therange of tJie department. Very few small roads have a satisfactory daily engi-neers report blank. Of course (r) all large roads havethem. The blank on the following page is suggested asa convenient form to use. It goes into detail sufficientlyso that the performance of the plant can be easily deter-mined and vet the details are not so elaborate but thatany competent engineer can make one out withoutundue labor every day if the proper records art; kept. ** « The Citizens Street Railroad of Indianapolis is aboutto put in at its West Washington street power house thelargest lightning arrester choke coils e\er put up. Thesecoils are designed to carry the total capacity of the sta-tion bus bars instead of the current

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