. The Street railway journal . ows are of the shearboard type, as they are required for double-track not in a latitude in which much snow is encoun-tered, the managers have found that at times the sweepersmust be supplemented by a heavier typeof snow-removing apparatus to preventstalling of the cars at critical times, espe-cially on the lines which extend far intothe suburbs and over which the sweep-ers operate infrequently. The powerfulconstruction includes 6-in. x 12-in. sidesills with heavy truss rods anchored at theends of the sills and brought up to theletter board of the
. The Street railway journal . ows are of the shearboard type, as they are required for double-track not in a latitude in which much snow is encoun-tered, the managers have found that at times the sweepersmust be supplemented by a heavier typeof snow-removing apparatus to preventstalling of the cars at critical times, espe-cially on the lines which extend far intothe suburbs and over which the sweep-ers operate infrequently. The powerfulconstruction includes 6-in. x 12-in. sidesills with heavy truss rods anchored at theends of the sills and brought up to theletter board of the cab, where they aresupported by straps three-quarters ofan inch thick, which are folded tothe posts and reach down to thesill with a toe at the bottom in-serted in the sill; iron bars 3 ins. x 33^ins. extend between the plow posts at each side, forming a])Owerful brace for the back of the plows behind the loweredge where the greatest strength is needed. The lower edgeof the shear boards is horizontal for the full width of the. INTKRKJR OF PLOW FOR BALTIMORE track and sheared on an incline at each end, giving anelevation of 2 ins. to avoid contact with paving plows are adjustable to a height of 9 ins. above therails. Folding wings or levelers are provided at the sides,and ice diggers operated by pedals in the floor of the cabare a part of the equipment. The car measures 18 ft. 9 ins. Four of the old Appleyard propertiesare now out of the hands of the UnitedStates Court, Judge Thompson having or-dered a final distribution of a balance of$386,966 to claims amounting to $2,000,-000. The Columbus, London & Spring-field has a balance of $48, to bepaid on claims of $694,, which is 7per cent to the bondholders. For theColumbus, Grove City & Southwesternthe percentage is , the balance being$10, for claims of $95, of the Central Market StreetRailway will receive $8,256 on an aggregate of $269,643,or 3 per cent, while there is a balance o
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