. The street railway review . ncrease during the pastyear was somewhat over 100 miles. The total number of carsowned in 1900 was and in igor. 6,618. The number of pas-sengers carried during the former year was 538,106,532, and dur-ing tile past year it 560,654,629, ■» • » NEW BRAKE RATCHET. A new foot ratchet for holding the brake staff of an electriccar in any desired position when the brakes are set has been in-vented by John C. Ernest, of fjog Tcficr Ilarrisburg, Pa., andhas been used with satisfaction for over a year by the IlarrisburgTraction Co. To the brake staff is sec
. The street railway review . ncrease during the pastyear was somewhat over 100 miles. The total number of carsowned in 1900 was and in igor. 6,618. The number of pas-sengers carried during the former year was 538,106,532, and dur-ing tile past year it 560,654,629, ■» • » NEW BRAKE RATCHET. A new foot ratchet for holding the brake staff of an electriccar in any desired position when the brakes are set has been in-vented by John C. Ernest, of fjog Tcficr Ilarrisburg, Pa., andhas been used with satisfaction for over a year by the IlarrisburgTraction Co. To the brake staff is secured in any desired manner, a crown-wheel, the face of which stands just above the surface of the plat-form, so that it may readily turn with the staff. In a mortisedrecess formed in the platform is a metal box. which contains adog, mounted on a pivot, as shown in the cut. and having its frontend curved and tapered to form a broad tooth adapted to engagethe teeth on the under ride of the crown-wheel. Bearing against the. >////////////////// ERXEST BRAKE RATCHET. other end of the dog is a foot pin having an enlarged head at itslower extremity, and a foot piece or cap at its upper end. The weight of the dog serves to raise the put and its cap. andnormally the engaging tooth is held away from the the brake is to be applied, the foot of the operator is presseddown on the cap. forcing down the pill, and raising the free endof the dog against the crown-wheel. To release the brake, thegiven a slight turn letting the dog drop and permitting thestaff to revolve and release the brake. The top plate of the box at one end is elongated and a cornerthereof is cut out on the arc of a circle, so that the periphery ofthe crown-wheel may be fitted nicely I it. thus excluding all dirt,snow, water and ice from the box. ♦*-• The Union Traction Co. of Philadelphia has increased the wagesof its motormen and conductors from 18 to 19 cents an hour,the new scale becom
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