. The Street railway journal . to be repaired and operated ascable roads. Conduit systems would have been in a similarpredicament had there been any in San Francisco during therecent calamity. Wherever we have had trolley lines, how-ever, we have found it possible to resume operations the in-stant the roadbed could be cleared of debris. This has beenone big object lesson in support of my previous contentionsregarding the comparative efficiency of overhead and under-ground electric systems. - Mr. Calhoun says that if the people want a trolley systemon Sutter, Larkin, and Polk streets and Pacifi
. The Street railway journal . to be repaired and operated ascable roads. Conduit systems would have been in a similarpredicament had there been any in San Francisco during therecent calamity. Wherever we have had trolley lines, how-ever, we have found it possible to resume operations the in-stant the roadbed could be cleared of debris. This has beenone big object lesson in support of my previous contentionsregarding the comparative efficiency of overhead and under-ground electric systems. - Mr. Calhoun says that if the people want a trolley systemon Sutter, Larkin, and Polk streets and Pacific Avenue, hewill put 2000 men to work immediately upon the granting of the necessary permit by the Supervisors, and will have theentire system in operation as an electric road within thirtydays. He has ordered 7000 tons of 9-in. Trilby rails for re-construction work in San Francisco, and has been assuredby the United States Steel Corporation, which has the order,that it will be given precedence over all orders that its rolling. RUINS OF THE SUTTER STREET CAKUE IUVVER HOUSE,UNITED RAILROADS. OF SAN FRANCISCO mills now have on hand. Deliveries ought to be made veryshortly. It is pointed out that the conversion of the Sutter Streetsystem into an electric road is the only chance that a consid-erable section of the city, including Pacific Heights, PresidioHeights and the Preside, now has for an early restoration ofstreet railway transportation. The Union Street line is sobadly crippled, by injury to the roadbed and the destruction ofits power house and cars, that it will probably not be rebuiltexcept on a renewal of its franchise for a long term of cable lines on Sacramento, Clay, Washington and Jack-son streets will also be out of commission for perhaps a year. C. E. Loss & Company, the firm having the contract forbuilding the Geary Street municipal road, have raised thequestion whether or not it is practicable to proceed with the
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