. Electric railway gazette . Marchof that year actual work was superintendent of the railwayand charged with the duty of ope-rating it while the work was in pro-gress, Mr. Robertson assumed a newburden of responsibility. He actedvirtually as the companys consultingengineer, and in this capacity passedon the plans, those for the powerhouses, as well as those for theequipment of the cars, and the prac-tical operation of the cable. He sug-gested a number of improvements forwhich patents have been granted,including grip trips, tilting sheaves,and car trucks. The Third avenuesystem to-d
. Electric railway gazette . Marchof that year actual work was superintendent of the railwayand charged with the duty of ope-rating it while the work was in pro-gress, Mr. Robertson assumed a newburden of responsibility. He actedvirtually as the companys consultingengineer, and in this capacity passedon the plans, those for the powerhouses, as well as those for theequipment of the cars, and the prac-tical operation of the cable. He sug-gested a number of improvements forwhich patents have been granted,including grip trips, tilting sheaves,and car trucks. The Third avenuesystem to-day is beyond a doubt one of the most successful and best john h. ro equipped cable railways in the world, and that this is the fact is attributable in no small degreeto Mr. Robertsons practical experience and skill. 65 miles of electric railway and 145 motor cars. Theofficers are: President, Albion E. Lang; vice-president,Norman B. Ream; secretary, Charles L. Wright; treas-urer, W. E. Hale; and geneial manager, W. S. Blockading Cars in Philadelphia. The Electric Traction Company of Philadelphia hasdecided to stop, if possible, the common practice of block-ading cars by teamsters in that city. Three men werearrested this week on this charge, on the complaint of thecompany. They have been held for examination under$500 bail, on the charge of maintaining a nuisance. Consolidation in Toledo. Tramways Institute of Great Britain. The quarterly meeting of the Tramways Institute of GreatBritain was held in Hanley last month. The president,W. J. Carruthers-Wain, delivered an address referring toseveral matters of timely interest. There were, he said, anumber of places where municipal authorities seemed toregard tramways as their natural enemies. This was due,he thought, to a misunderstanding, and he was quite surethat if the two opposing parties were to meet more fre-quently and discuss their affairs calmly and reasonably, theresults would be much more satis-factory. A very lit
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