. The Street railway journal . the estimate ofrunning 30 cars on the ammonia plan for ayear, as follows: 30 cars at $S00 each $24, 30 engines at $7oo each 21, Stationary plant 15, First cost of ammonia 9, $69, Interest on capital one year $4, Coal, 1,825 tons at $4 per ton 7, Oil, waste, tallow, etc Tear and wear on machinery and plant 8, $20, Labor, $ per day 6, 25 per cent loss on ammonia 2, Cost of running 30 cars one year 29, Cost of running SO cars one day Cost of 1 car one day Cost of
. The Street railway journal . the estimate ofrunning 30 cars on the ammonia plan for ayear, as follows: 30 cars at $S00 each $24, 30 engines at $7oo each 21, Stationary plant 15, First cost of ammonia 9, $69, Interest on capital one year $4, Coal, 1,825 tons at $4 per ton 7, Oil, waste, tallow, etc Tear and wear on machinery and plant 8, $20, Labor, $ per day 6, 25 per cent loss on ammonia 2, Cost of running 30 cars one year 29, Cost of running SO cars one day Cost of 1 car one day Cost of running 1 car one mile Cost of running a round trip, 16 miles, to Carroll-ton and back, 53^ cents. This estimates does not Include the drivers wages. We intend in a future issue to fully il-lustrate the details of this engine and givea complete description of its method of ac-tion and construction. We therefore de-fer further data in regard to this matter un-til that time. 344 THE STREET j RAILWAY JOURNAL. Apbil, Monthly, $ per Year. American Railway Publishing Co,, 113 Liberty Street, Lakeside Building,New York. Chicago. E. P. HARRIS, President. J. H. McGKAW, Secretary. H. M. SWETLAN1), Treasurer. Chicago, Lakeside Building, E. L. Powers, North-western Manager; Wii. H. Bailey, Southwest-ern Manager. Boston, Mass., 185 SUMMER STREET, H. M. SWET-land, Manager. Philadelphia, 119 So. FOURTH ST., J. H. McGRAW,Manager. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The Connelly Motor (Illustrated) 329 Daft Electric Motor (Illustrated) 380 The Bentley-Knight Electric Railway (Illustrated) 331Cabling the Eighth Avenue Line in New 334 Vail Car starter (Illustrated) 335 Baths for Horses . 335 RylandS Cable Grip (Illustrated) 330 The Care of the Hoof 330 Iron Poles for Electric Wires 337 Electric Street Railroads. By Geo. W. Mansfield. 338 Electric Street Cars. H. By T. C. Mart in 339 Correspondence. Vacuum Brake for Street Cars 341 Distance Between Switches 341 Heating Street Cars 341 Ca
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