. The street railway review . hicago lost 3,000 ft. of trolley wire from unusedportions of its lines. The Suburban and other companieson the south and west sides have suffered similar Chermavich and Vincent Novae had in their poses-sion 75 lbs. of trolley wire cut in foot lengths when arrestedby the police. It is thought they are a part of an organizedSfansr of wire thieves. (^fctic€tlf\aiWaylf^y^^ 565 COST OF TRACK CONSTRUCTION. When the Denver Consolidated Tramway Companydecided upon the reconstruction of its tracks, the consultingengineer for the company, John A. Beeler, prepa
. The street railway review . hicago lost 3,000 ft. of trolley wire from unusedportions of its lines. The Suburban and other companieson the south and west sides have suffered similar Chermavich and Vincent Novae had in their poses-sion 75 lbs. of trolley wire cut in foot lengths when arrestedby the police. It is thought they are a part of an organizedSfansr of wire thieves. (^fctic€tlf\aiWaylf^y^^ 565 COST OF TRACK CONSTRUCTION. When the Denver Consolidated Tramway Companydecided upon the reconstruction of its tracks, the consultingengineer for the company, John A. Beeler, prepared speci-fications for a number of methods of construction which,with the estimates of the cost, were submitted to the direc-tors. Of the 11 sections which we publish, some are betterthan others ; section M is considered the most durable andpracticable, and therefore the most economical, though sec-tions A, F and H are all first-class. The estimates of cost are per mile of single track includ-ing pavement 7 ft. 6 in. Section A. 72-lb. rail—plastic bonds hewn red spruceties, 24 in. center to center—hydraulic concrete foundation6 in. deep under ties and between ties—basalt block pave-ment $ 26,940 irr,=|z:- :^
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