. The street railway review . DERRICK WAGON FOR SETTING POLES. the city within 12 months from the passage of the ordinance,$72,000 cash, at the rale of $6,000 per month. The granting oftransfers to all lines intersecting with former cable lines. Thecarrying of bicycles, three to the car, on payment of a scent fare for each wheel. Half-fare tickets for children between the agesof 6 and 12 years. .\s before stated, the period for which the permission is givenis 20 years, and neither the company nor the city waive their re-spective rights in respect to the blanket franchise, which isnow being tes
. The street railway review . DERRICK WAGON FOR SETTING POLES. the city within 12 months from the passage of the ordinance,$72,000 cash, at the rale of $6,000 per month. The granting oftransfers to all lines intersecting with former cable lines. Thecarrying of bicycles, three to the car, on payment of a scent fare for each wheel. Half-fare tickets for children between the agesof 6 and 12 years. .\s before stated, the period for which the permission is givenis 20 years, and neither the company nor the city waive their re-spective rights in respect to the blanket franchise, which isnow being tested in the United States court. The company, feeling. CONCRETE WAGON .\ND CREW . that it was only a question of a short time until the necessary per-mission would be granted, went ahead and obtained the materialslor electrifying the lines, so that when the ordinance was finallysigned, everything was in complete readiness to proceed with thework in the shortest possible time. A plat of each line, givingthe exact location of each pole, had been prepared by the engineers,under the energetic supervision of Mr. W. G. Matthews, superin-tendent of overhead construction. A great deal of time had beenspent in preparation of the details. Materials were systematicallyarranged and prepared for rapid handling. A chart giving exactdetails was prepared for each foreman, so that when the word wasgiven it was merely a matter of obtaining the necessary gangs of men were organized, one for the wooden-poledistrict, the other for the iron pole district, and set to worksimultaneously. Work on the West Curtis St. line was startedThursday afternoon, i
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