. The street railway review . ^ y ^zm^:W-/^-/ij. snows ADVANTAUliS OF liklCK IAVEMKNT. the tracks is cedar block. The brick pavement showsfor itself its superior merit, as compared with the othertwo varieties so far as the laying and surface is consid-ered, but its other advantages, such as cheapness, dura-bility and ease on horses have been demonstrated in otherways. The section of brick shown was laid in August,1894, by the Purington Brick Companj, Galesburg, 111,and the photograph was taken October, 22. Had thebrick been of larger size, there would have been lesschipping of corners and less
. The street railway review . ^ y ^zm^:W-/^-/ij. snows ADVANTAUliS OF liklCK IAVEMKNT. the tracks is cedar block. The brick pavement showsfor itself its superior merit, as compared with the othertwo varieties so far as the laying and surface is consid-ered, but its other advantages, such as cheapness, dura-bility and ease on horses have been demonstrated in otherways. The section of brick shown was laid in August,1894, by the Purington Brick Companj, Galesburg, 111,and the photograph was taken October, 22. Had thebrick been of larger size, there would have been lesschipping of corners and less breakage across, under theheavy traffic. In both cases the percentage is small, andit is noticeable that having reached a certain stage, thebreakage becomes no worse. W. M. Jeffrys has been appointed electrician of theWarren, N. Y., Street Railway Company, in place ofJ. A. Seamons. One of the most peculiar electric railway accidents it has ever been our lot to chronicle, occurred last month at Waltham, Mass., on the Newtonville & Watertown
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