. The street railway review . ross ties. Several ^iticci?5aiU2i^5yc^^ :^7 mountain roads have discontinued the use of rail braceson curves because these tie plates have held the rails toguage where rail braces previously failed. The severe strains of street railway service, togetherwith the difficulty of access to the roadbed, make it ad-visable to use tie plates, for they lessen the wear of theties and preserve a highly refined condition of trackwithout the necessity of tearing up streets. RED BALLS FOR SIGNS. Red balls of cast iron on iron rods about 8 feet abovethe surface of the ground are
. The street railway review . ross ties. Several ^iticci?5aiU2i^5yc^^ :^7 mountain roads have discontinued the use of rail braceson curves because these tie plates have held the rails toguage where rail braces previously failed. The severe strains of street railway service, togetherwith the difficulty of access to the roadbed, make it ad-visable to use tie plates, for they lessen the wear of theties and preserve a highly refined condition of trackwithout the necessity of tearing up streets. RED BALLS FOR SIGNS. Red balls of cast iron on iron rods about 8 feet abovethe surface of the ground are used for street signs by the Chicago street rail-w a\ s. On the first day ofthe year a city ordinancewent into effect, requiringnear crossing stops, exceptwhere it is unadvisable formechanical reasons. Atthe unusual places where-stops will be made theseiron ball signs are on the South sideare smaller than those onthe West and North are neat and dura-ble and do not take upnuich room. BROKE LOOSE If it wasnt for street cars the funny papers wouldmiss a big share of the exhaustless fund on which theydraw for stories. •■ Life. however, has slipped a cog
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