. The Street railway journal . may either be grounded or insulated; in our case they are two wraps around the pole will be sufficient bearing surface to pre- insulated. We have never had a line drop on one of these cradles, vent serious cutting of the pole. and, therefore, cannot say from experience which method is ad- Bert H. Shepard, Const. Eng., Black River, N. Y. visable. Any device which will prevent the broken wires from reaching pedestrians or vehicles is satisfactory. ..„_,., W J Harvie Elec Eng, Wc use bal1 insulators principally. See drawing herewith. Utica & Mohawk Valley Ry. Co! L
. The Street railway journal . may either be grounded or insulated; in our case they are two wraps around the pole will be sufficient bearing surface to pre- insulated. We have never had a line drop on one of these cradles, vent serious cutting of the pole. and, therefore, cannot say from experience which method is ad- Bert H. Shepard, Const. Eng., Black River, N. Y. visable. Any device which will prevent the broken wires from reaching pedestrians or vehicles is satisfactory. ..„_,., W J Harvie Elec Eng, Wc use bal1 insulators principally. See drawing herewith. Utica & Mohawk Valley Ry. Co! L E- Matthews, Eng., Rochester Ry. Co. Wire cradle, using three strands of 5-16-in. galvanized steel cable,one from ce ter of pole and from either end of double cross armproperly guyed, using a No. 9 wire at right angles about every5 ft. H. L. Mack, Supt. of Line, International Ry. Co., Buffalo. Cradle made of steel cable with good substantial wooden crosspieces. W. R. W. Griffin, Supt., Rochester & Eastern Rapid A cradle of wooden slats. See drawing on opposite page. I. E. Matthews, Eng., Rochester, Ry. Co. PAINTING POLES No. 45.—What is the best way to paint trolley poles? Givesketch or photograph and description of apparatus used; alsodetailed cost of doing the work. We do not paint poles except in cities and towns, where they arepainted in the ordinary manner. W. J. Harvie, Elec. Eng., Utica & Mohawk Valley Ry. Co. Use ladder and paint with brushes. The cost depends largelyon the condition of poles. Ordinarily, the cost would be about20 cents per pole. H. L. Mack, Supt. of Line, International Ry. Co., Buffalo. Wooden poles can be painted very cheaply by a man equippedwith paint pot, brush and safety belt, climbing to the top of thepole and painting downward. One man will paint 30 30-ft. polesper day. Bert H. Shepard, Const. Eng., Black River, N. Y. OVERHEAD WORK No. 46.—What is the best method for attaching span wiresto iron and wooden poles? For iron poles, use a
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