. Electric railway journal . by raising the hose on tripodsto permit the cars to pass. When the snow schedule is in effectduring snowstorms, extra emergency wagons are put into serviceto take care of the increased number of calls. The average required on repair or other work of the different departments. CONDUCTOR RAILS, INSULATORS, ETC. All conductor rails, insulators, and other equipment are or-dered in accordance with standard specifications and are testedand inspected at the mills and upon delivery. Changes havebeen made within the last two years in the composition of theconductor rails; t
. Electric railway journal . by raising the hose on tripodsto permit the cars to pass. When the snow schedule is in effectduring snowstorms, extra emergency wagons are put into serviceto take care of the increased number of calls. The average required on repair or other work of the different departments. CONDUCTOR RAILS, INSULATORS, ETC. All conductor rails, insulators, and other equipment are or-dered in accordance with standard specifications and are testedand inspected at the mills and upon delivery. Changes havebeen made within the last two years in the composition of theconductor rails; they are harder than the old rails. Duringthis interval the conductor rail renewals have approximated 47miles of single track, or about 36 per cent of the total trackageof the system. Before the close of 1910 approximately 74 milesof single track, or 60 per cent of the entire system, will havebeen thus renewed. The general method by which the upkeep of the line hasbeen carried on in the past two years is a combination of re-. Metropolitan Electrical Department—Division Into Patrol Sections number of emergency wagon calls during the last six monthswas about 550 per month. As shown on one of the accompanying maps, the city isdivided into eight line sections. One gang is assigned to eachsection to maintain conductor rails and handle all troubleswithin the section. During snowstorms these section gangsdo extra duty in inspecting and keeping the lines clear of snowtroubles. An additional feature is that of dividing the cityinto \i> patrol sections during snowstorms, as shown on another map, and which was first put into use a year ago. One from a recoil ighting systemsII the telephones construction and maintenance. Rails takenstructed section are re-used where possible. LIGHTING DEPARTMENT The lighting department maintains the 1throughout all the companys properties, and ain the Fiftieth Street building. Considerable work lias beendone in improving the lighting of the different b
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