. The Street railway journal . dSpan-wire construction is also used at all curvesand junctions. In the city the poles are 115 ft. apart, are set in holes 6 ft. deep on , and surrounded by a wall of8-in. concrete. All center poles havecast-iron wheel guards to prevent acci-dents from vehicles, and are made con-spicuous by being painted white for 6 the ground. The trolley wire iscarried 21 ft. above the rails. Some ofthe poles in Queen Street are also sur-mounted by arc lamps. All city poles are made of iron; thoseused in the outlying districts are made ofa hardy native woo
. The Street railway journal . dSpan-wire construction is also used at all curvesand junctions. In the city the poles are 115 ft. apart, are set in holes 6 ft. deep on , and surrounded by a wall of8-in. concrete. All center poles havecast-iron wheel guards to prevent acci-dents from vehicles, and are made con-spicuous by being painted white for 6 the ground. The trolley wire iscarried 21 ft. above the rails. Some ofthe poles in Queen Street are also sur-mounted by arc lamps. All city poles are made of iron; thoseused in the outlying districts are made ofa hardy native wood, and are tarred atthe bottom for 7 ft. The trolley wire used is round No. 00B. & S. hard-drawn copper, divided intohalf-mile sections. The section boxesare fastened to the poles. A separatetelephone circuit for the exclusive use ofthe tramway has also been wires for this telephone system arecarried on the center poles. POWER STATIONSThe power station is located close toWaitemata Harbor, and is approximately.
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