. The street railway review . of the Oakland Street Railway Company,alleged that he had been obliged to deposit $25 uponentering the companys service, and also to take out apolicy in a surety company to indemnify the railroadcompany against damage caused by carelessness or neg-lect. The plaintiffs car ran into a woman, whose threatenedsuit against the company was compromised by the pay-ment of $230. The motorman was discharged, his $25retained and a demand made upon the surety companyfor the $225 balance. In the decision of the suit broughtto recover the $25 it was decided the indemnity contra
. The street railway review . of the Oakland Street Railway Company,alleged that he had been obliged to deposit $25 uponentering the companys service, and also to take out apolicy in a surety company to indemnify the railroadcompany against damage caused by carelessness or neg-lect. The plaintiffs car ran into a woman, whose threatenedsuit against the company was compromised by the pay-ment of $230. The motorman was discharged, his $25retained and a demand made upon the surety companyfor the $225 balance. In the decision of the suit broughtto recover the $25 it was decided the indemnity contractwas designed to cover onl3 loss or damage to the com-panys propert)-, and that the matter having been settledout of court the transaction did not militate against theemploye. Judgment was therefore given in favor of DERAILING SWITCH OPERATED FROM BETWEEN THE STEAM TRACKS. OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTIONS FOR DERAIL-ING SWITCHES. Two cars on the Manistee & Filer City Electric Railroadwere held up Jul} 30, and the available money was taken. In our June issue we published an outline of the planof connecting derailing switches to operating leverssome distance away, b} means of overhead wires, asused by the Cleveland City Railway at now show the scheme more in detail, and as appliedto steam railroad crossings as well. The poles used arethe ordinary steel or iron poles, from which the spanwires supporting the trolley wire are stretched. A wireis stretched between the two poles, from which carriershang for keeping the sag out of the operating switch is held open by a spring, so that only onewire (for the purpose of pulling it open) is needed from
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