. Electric railway journal . $ per cubic yd. $ per hole Soft rock hole. .. .= $ per cubic yd. $ per holeSolid rock. = $ per cubic yd. for rock and $ these particular holes which averaged a little morethan half rock. These costs do not include preparatory time, such asgetting to the job, getting tools out ready to start, time varies on different jobs, and it is best to makewhatever allowance is necessary according to the par-ticular conditions. On the job observed this cost amount-ed to per cent of the labor cost including the fore-man. Roughly, one-hal
. Electric railway journal . $ per cubic yd. $ per hole Soft rock hole. .. .= $ per cubic yd. $ per holeSolid rock. = $ per cubic yd. for rock and $ these particular holes which averaged a little morethan half rock. These costs do not include preparatory time, such asgetting to the job, getting tools out ready to start, time varies on different jobs, and it is best to makewhatever allowance is necessary according to the par-ticular conditions. On the job observed this cost amount-ed to per cent of the labor cost including the fore-man. Roughly, one-half hour per day for all hands wasused up in getting under way. Box for Convenient Storage ofMotor Brushes In one of the shops of a large street railway companythe motor brushes are kept in a box such as is shownin the accompanying illustration. There is a compart-ment for each size of brush and the box is located on apost which is convenient to the repair pits. Owing tothe narrowness of the post and the objection to having. Type ofBrush Paintedon Box, (Each Compartment^ -has a Cufas shown at Ato allon Fingers toCrosp Brush WOOD CUT SO US TOALLOW FINGERS TOGRASP BRUSH. DETAILS OF BOX FOR HOLDING MOTOR BRUSHES the sides of the box project beyond the sides of thepost the compartments are arranged in a double arrangement, however, would not be necessary ifthe box were located on the wall. The top of the boxis made sloping and covered with tin to prevent wasteor other materials from being placed on it. As shown,the wood at the back of the box is cut away along thebottom line to give room for the fingers to slip in andgrasp the brush. The compartments of the box arefilled by inserting brushes in the bottom, each brushpushing up the one above it. The use of this box haseffected considerable saving since the brushes are vglonger left around on the floor and in the pit wherethey may be damaged or swept up as refuse. October 13, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 685
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