. The Street railway journal . s, etc 50 $850Capitalized at 5 per $17,0110 $18,250 GASOLINE WAGON Total first cost $3,6)0 Annual repairs to out-fit, including tires,etc $300 Depreciation, allow-ing for new outfitin seven years 500 Gasoline and oil con-sumption 150 $950Capitalized at 5 per $19,000 $22,600 GASOLINE TOWER WAGON 3Y A. M. GRANTHAMSuperintendent of Construction and Iurchasing -\gent, Toronto Ry. Co. The Toronto Railway Company has recently ptitinto connnission a gasoline-driven automobile type oftower wagon for overhead con-struction and repair work. Thespecial advanta
. The Street railway journal . s, etc 50 $850Capitalized at 5 per $17,0110 $18,250 GASOLINE WAGON Total first cost $3,6)0 Annual repairs to out-fit, including tires,etc $300 Depreciation, allow-ing for new outfitin seven years 500 Gasoline and oil con-sumption 150 $950Capitalized at 5 per $19,000 $22,600 GASOLINE TOWER WAGON 3Y A. M. GRANTHAMSuperintendent of Construction and Iurchasing -\gent, Toronto Ry. Co. The Toronto Railway Company has recently ptitinto connnission a gasoline-driven automobile type oftower wagon for overhead con-struction and repair work. Thespecial advantages of a motortruck of this description arespeed, steadiness in starting up,ease of motion, dispatch in retro-grade movement, ability to keepto a straight line in forward orreverse direction, as well as thedesirability of being independentof horse flesh, and the ability tokeep a wagon in connnission con-tinuously. In point of economy, a com-parison between a horse-drivenvehicle and a gasoline motorwould be somewhat as follows:. TORONTO GASOEINE TOWER WAGON
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