. The Street railway journal . 000 h. p., as well as several stations for operating pneu-matic clocks, refrigerating stations and other plants. It is now stated that the General Omnibus Company,of Paris, will construct three new compressed air tramwaylines in Paris, to be operated on the Conti compressed airsystem which has been experimented with elsewhere inEurope, and which differs from the Mekarski system. Inthe Conti system the reservoirs on the cars are not design-ed to carry the entire supply needed, but arrangementsmade so that the reservoirs can be re-stored at inter-vals along the rou
. The Street railway journal . 000 h. p., as well as several stations for operating pneu-matic clocks, refrigerating stations and other plants. It is now stated that the General Omnibus Company,of Paris, will construct three new compressed air tramwaylines in Paris, to be operated on the Conti compressed airsystem which has been experimented with elsewhere inEurope, and which differs from the Mekarski system. Inthe Conti system the reservoirs on the cars are not design-ed to carry the entire supply needed, but arrangementsmade so that the reservoirs can be re-stored at inter-vals along the route. Pipes are laid under the trackto iron boxes sunk in the roadway, in which are locatedconnections so that the reservoirs on the car can bestored. The time required for storing and making con-nections has been reduced, it is stated, to a few seconds. The Helena Rapid Transit Railroad and HelenaElectric Railway of Helena, Mont., have been consolidated. 644 THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. X. No. 10. - 7/ - — —1—*— if. TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NEW YORK STATE STREET RAILWAY ASSOCIATION. The Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Street RailwayAssociation of the State of New York was held at TheYates, Syracuse, N. Y., Tuesday, September 18, D. B. Hasbrouck presided. The following delegates of railroad companies werepresent : Albany, John W. McNamara, Treasurer Albany Railway. Auburn, A. H. Underwood, Treasurer Auburn City Railway Co. Binghamton, J. Tracy Rogers, President, and J. P. E. Clark,Treasurer Binghamton Street Railroad Co. Brooklyn, W. J. Richardson, Director Atlantic Avenue Rail-road Co. Buffalo, J. B. Craven, Electrician Buffalo Railway , C. A. Derr, Superintendent Rochester ElectricRailway Co. Elmira, W. W. Cole, General Manager West Side Street Rail-road Co. Long Island City, P. J. Gleason, President Long Island City & Newtown Railroad York City, D. B. Hasbrouck, Vice-President Metropolitan Railroad Co. Rochester, J. H. Stedman,
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