. The Street railway journal . , safety tread steps are used and the car is mounted onHedley St. Louis trucks. It will be equipped with four 2000-hi)Westinghouse motors, and will weigh, with equipment, 103,-000 lbs. ^> SPRINKLING EQUIPMENT FOR BUENOS-AYRES The Cia. de Tramways Electricos de lUienos-Ayres has re-cently received from the J. (i. Brill Company the type ofsprinkler illustrated, having a caj^acity of 2480 gals. Underordinary conditions this quantity will sprinkle 4 miles to 6miles of roadway. The cylindrical form of tank is used,as it is stronger, less expensive and th
. The Street railway journal . , safety tread steps are used and the car is mounted onHedley St. Louis trucks. It will be equipped with four 2000-hi)Westinghouse motors, and will weigh, with equipment, 103,-000 lbs. ^> SPRINKLING EQUIPMENT FOR BUENOS-AYRES The Cia. de Tramways Electricos de lUienos-Ayres has re-cently received from the J. (i. Brill Company the type ofsprinkler illustrated, having a caj^acity of 2480 gals. Underordinary conditions this quantity will sprinkle 4 miles to 6miles of roadway. The cylindrical form of tank is used,as it is stronger, less expensive and the curved form ofthe bottom gives better pressure when the water is tank is filled through the manhole at the top. Thesubstantial cradles supporting the tank are arranged to dis-tribute the weight over the framing to the best possible ad-vantage. There are four sprinkling heads, two at each end,and to facilitate inspection of the valves, they are placed abovethe platforms. The patented sprinkling head consists of a cone. SPRINKLER CAR FOR AYRES TRAMWAYS adjusted in the mouth of a passage pipe by means of a studand spider, which arrangement emits the water in a thin film,which breaks into glolndes that are distributed uniformly overthe surface of the road. The spray may l)e increased or dimin-ished liy simply turning a nut on the outside of the cone. (iatevalves on convenient handles cunlrol the jiassage of waterthrough the passage pijjcs. The sprinkler is 16 ft. over the end ])anels and 10 ft. o\er thetank. The width over outside sills is 6 ft. 10 ins. The side sillsare 4-j4 ins. x 10 ins., and the end sills are 7 ins x 7 ins. Thesteel tank is 6 ft. 6 ins. in diameter x 10 ft. Inng. Idie llrillNo. 21 ty|)e of truck is used on account ot its slrenglli andeasy riding qualities. The solid furged franns of ibe truckenable it to bear the load withdiit sagLing at the ends, ,ind I he spring arrangement prevents oscillation, a necessary considera-tion, since oscillation
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