. The street railway review . LEXINGTON & BOSTON CAR HOUSE. block signal system, which is giving excellent satisfaction. Carsare dispatched by a telephone system supplied by Couch & Boston. At present the company owns 13 45-ft. closed cars and 24 12 and15-bench open cars, all built by the Wason Manufacturing Co., ofSpringfield, Mass. The cars are mounted on Bemis double trucks,and each is equipped with four G. E. 67 motors. Part of the carsare fitted with Christensen air brakes. The Wilson trolley catcher,furnished by the Frank Ridlon Co., is used for holding the trolleyrope. The Lex
. The street railway review . LEXINGTON & BOSTON CAR HOUSE. block signal system, which is giving excellent satisfaction. Carsare dispatched by a telephone system supplied by Couch & Boston. At present the company owns 13 45-ft. closed cars and 24 12 and15-bench open cars, all built by the Wason Manufacturing Co., ofSpringfield, Mass. The cars are mounted on Bemis double trucks,and each is equipped with four G. E. 67 motors. Part of the carsare fitted with Christensen air brakes. The Wilson trolley catcher,furnished by the Frank Ridlon Co., is used for holding the trolleyrope. The Lexington & Boston Street Ry. conies into direct competitionwith the Boston & Maine steam road for through traffic fromLowell into Boston. The steam fare is 65 cents for this WAITING ROOM. or 56 cents if a commutation ticket is purchased. The fare byelectric road is 30 cents. To take the trip by trolley requires about45 minutes longer than by steam line, but a much more frequentservice is given. At the city limits of Lowell the Lexington &Boston company turns its cars over to the Lowell & Suburbancompany, a monthly settlement of receipts being made between thetwo companies on a mileage basis, the Lowell & Suburban taking7-20 and the Lexington & Boston 13-20. Conductors sell throughtickets consisting of five coupons, one of which is surrendered bythe passenger at the limit of each 5-cent officers of the company are: General manager, Horace B. Parker; treasurer, Charles W. Smith, 53 Tremont street, Boston;superintendent, W. H. Greene, Lexington. Mass. Mr. Horace B. Parker, general manager and executive head ofthe Lexington & Boston Street Railway Co., has been actively in-
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