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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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iined, making them unsafe. As near as could be ascertained the break occurre<l about 5 a. m.As soon as it was discovered tiremen were detailed to render as- STREET RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF VIR-GINIA. The oigauization of the Street Railway & Electric Association of\-irgmia was announced in the December Review. A copy of theconstitution has been sent us by E. A. Williams, president of theRichmond Traction Company and vice-president of the association..\ctive members of the association comprise street railway compa-nies or lessees, or individual owners of street railways, electric lightand power coflipanics, and associate members include manufactur-ers and dealers in street railway and electric supplies, and engineersand contractors engaged in electric railway construction. Themeetings are to be held on the third Tuesday in May each year..\ membership fee of $10 is charged and the yearly dues are $10.The first meeting of the association gave promise of a useful andprosperous future.
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UKEAK IN;a 4S-IN. WATER MAIN^IN UKOdKLVN. N. Y. sistance. When they arrived the street car tracks on Central ave-nue were submerged and the poles down, as shown in the illustra-tion. Adjacent basements were flooded to the depth of 6 ft. Thesupply was cut ofl at the reservoir as soon as possible, but the waterin the pipe still caused trouble. After several hours the water re-ceded, and it was found that the hole at the street crossing was 100ft. in diameter and 20 ft. deep. The sewer in Central avenue wasalso badly damaged. The break in the pipe was near the bottom and was 3 ft. long by12 or 13 in. wide. It is stated that the break was due to structuralweakness in the casting. The loss of water is estimated at 4,000,000 gallons. ♦ » » Richard Croker, in a recent interview, announced that the under-ground rapid transit scheme would be put through during the ad-ministration of the present mayor of New York. The tunnel is tobe wide enough for four tracks. PROSPERITY AT BUTTE, MONT. Th

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