. The street railway review . which should make it even more popular as a resort duringthe summer, with equally gratifying results. The electric lighting plant is in a healthy condition, therebeing a steadv increase of business together with reduced. INTERIOR OF POWER STATION. tracks lead into it from the main line and there are two pitseach 90 ft. long. The rolling stock consists of 20 motorcars, 9 open and 11 closed, and 11 trail cars, 7 open and 4closed, of Stephenson make, one snow plow and one Tren-ton tower wagon. There are i i complete car equipmentsof Sprague motors. The shops comprise
. The street railway review . which should make it even more popular as a resort duringthe summer, with equally gratifying results. The electric lighting plant is in a healthy condition, therebeing a steadv increase of business together with reduced. INTERIOR OF POWER STATION. tracks lead into it from the main line and there are two pitseach 90 ft. long. The rolling stock consists of 20 motorcars, 9 open and 11 closed, and 11 trail cars, 7 open and 4closed, of Stephenson make, one snow plow and one Tren-ton tower wagon. There are i i complete car equipmentsof Sprague motors. The shops comprise an armaturewinding room and carpenter and blacksmith shops, and thecompany rebuilds its cars and makes all general repairs. During 1S96 the total number of passengers carried was,in rountl numbers, 1,250,000, the average per car-mile ; the car-miles per day averaged 100: and the operatingexpenses 12 cents per car-mile of which the motive power(leased) cost 2 cents. The oHicers of the company are : John Iloge, president;W. Batemann, vice-president; K. B. Conger, secretary ; Westcott, general manager. The power house of the Union Depot Street RailwayCompany at Ferry and 20th streets, St. Louis, has beenfitted with fire doors and
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