. The Street railway journal . 243 h. Pres. C. L. Magee, V. Pres. C. F. Treas. Wm. R. Ford, Supt. MiUer EUiot. PITTSFIELD, MASS.—Pittsfleld St. Ry. m, 4-8 g, 8c, 40 h. Pres. Jos. Tucker, Sec. TiAllen, Treas. T. A. Oman, Supt. C. P. Upson. 8 PITTSTON, St. Car Co. 1% m, 5-2g, 42 lb r, 2 c, 6 h. Pres. Isaac Everltt, Sec. Mulligan, Treas. M. W. Morris. e PORT HURON, MICH.—Port Huron ElectricRy. Co. 2% m. i-8% g, 27 lb r, 8 c, (3 being motor c),11 h. Van Depoele system; overhead Wm. F. Botsford, V. Pres. John F. Talbot,Treas. Chas. A. Ward, Jr
. The Street railway journal . 243 h. Pres. C. L. Magee, V. Pres. C. F. Treas. Wm. R. Ford, Supt. MiUer EUiot. PITTSFIELD, MASS.—Pittsfleld St. Ry. m, 4-8 g, 8c, 40 h. Pres. Jos. Tucker, Sec. TiAllen, Treas. T. A. Oman, Supt. C. P. Upson. 8 PITTSTON, St. Car Co. 1% m, 5-2g, 42 lb r, 2 c, 6 h. Pres. Isaac Everltt, Sec. Mulligan, Treas. M. W. Morris. e PORT HURON, MICH.—Port Huron ElectricRy. Co. 2% m. i-8% g, 27 lb r, 8 c, (3 being motor c),11 h. Van Depoele system; overhead Wm. F. Botsford, V. Pres. John F. Talbot,Treas. Chas. A. Ward, Jr. Office, 306 Huron ave. h Port Huron St. Ry. Co. 6i£ m, 4-8K g, 7 c, 22 J. P. Sanborn, Sec, Treas. & Man. J. R. Was-tell. 7 PORTLAND, ME Ocean St. Co. Operated by Portland R. R. Co. 12 Portland Co. 9% m, i-8% g, 35-46 lb r, 36 c,167 h. Pres. H. J. Llbby, Treas. & Gen. Man. E. Office, 484 Congress st. 4 THE STREET RAILWAY J0T7RNAL. 982 THE DAFT SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY For Street Railways the DAFT SYSTEM possesses the following named advantages:—Unobtrusiveness of the Electrical Machinery.—It is entirely beneath the car-floor, and the regu-lating gear on each platform requires less space for its operation than the hand brake; besides permit-ting the driver to be always in front, without recourse to a turntable at every reversal of direction. No Disturbance to Balance of Car or Resilience of Springs.—Carbuiiders have reached the presentexcellence in these respects only by long and tedious experience, and the Daft System requires nochange of existing methods, as the motive machinery is absolutely independent of the body of the car,and sustained entirely by the axles. HO BELTS, SPROCKET-WHEELS AND CHAINS, OR OTHER OBJECTIONABLE MECHANICAL DEVICES USED. The invariable position of the motor shaft with respect to the car-axle permits the use ofthe only trustworthy means—under the circumstances—of transmitting rotary motion, vi
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