. The street railway review . um-mer mouths. Ihe new cars arc intended for through service be-tween Guyandotte and .-Kshland, but as the district through whichthe road extends is thickly populated and the cities near together,the cars will not be required to run at a very high speed ; thereforethey are mounted on short-base trucks of the ■Brill 27G type,which can be run at about 30 miles an hnur. .-\s the engraving shows, the cars are ve^ at eiliier steam car roofs, and straight sides. The upper sashes of thewindows are stationary, and the lower arranged to he raised fortheir
. The street railway review . um-mer mouths. Ihe new cars arc intended for through service be-tween Guyandotte and .-Kshland, but as the district through whichthe road extends is thickly populated and the cities near together,the cars will not be required to run at a very high speed ; thereforethey are mounted on short-base trucks of the ■Brill 27G type,which can be run at about 30 miles an hnur. .-\s the engraving shows, the cars are ve^ at eiliier steam car roofs, and straight sides. The upper sashes of thewindows are stationary, and the lower arranged to he raised fortheir full height, recesses being provided in the side roofs for thatpurpose. Three-bar window guar-Is extend alou,!? the sides forthe full length of the car. The vestibules are shrallied inside andout with tongued and grooved boards. The entrance doors are arranged to fold against the body ends,and folding gates are provided which close against the vestibuleposts. The vestibule sashes have single lights, and are arranged In drop. Chicago Union Traction (>o. On October Kth Judge Grosscup in the United States Circuit Courtresumed hearings on various matters connected with the receivershipof the Chicago Union Traction Co., which had In-en adjourned fromAugust iHtb. Further testimony was heard regarding the negotia-tions for compromise in which $100,000 was demanded by some mi-nority stockholders. The receivers were from blame inthis transaction. Mr. Townsend and his attorneys, who had beenrestrained from instituting any proceedings in the stale courts at-tacking the action taken by the stockholders of the Union Tractionand its lesser companies .Xugust iKth, have arranged for an appealto the United Slates Circuit Court of Appeals from the order grant-ing the interlocutory injunction, and the contempt proceedingsagainst Mr. Townsend and his attorneys in Judge Grosscups courtarc in abeyance until I he court of appeals shall have passed upon theinjunction order. Judge (inj
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