. Electric railway journal . clean-ing the seats in the shops: Aqua ammonia 2Oz. Soft water 1 qt. Saltpeter 1 large teaspoonful Ivory soap, shaved 1 oz. The soap is thoroughly dissolved in hot water andthen the saltpeter and ammonia are mixed in. This isapplied with the ordinary scrubbing brush, after whichthe seats are rinsed off in clear water. F. R. Fox, master mechanic Toledo & Indiana Rail-road, Stryker, Ohio, reports that this spring the com-pany equipped all of its cars with water-cooler and bottleservice after a successful experiment on two cars earlyin the year. One of the corner seat
. Electric railway journal . clean-ing the seats in the shops: Aqua ammonia 2Oz. Soft water 1 qt. Saltpeter 1 large teaspoonful Ivory soap, shaved 1 oz. The soap is thoroughly dissolved in hot water andthen the saltpeter and ammonia are mixed in. This isapplied with the ordinary scrubbing brush, after whichthe seats are rinsed off in clear water. F. R. Fox, master mechanic Toledo & Indiana Rail-road, Stryker, Ohio, reports that this spring the com-pany equipped all of its cars with water-cooler and bottleservice after a successful experiment on two cars earlyin the year. One of the corner seats in the front endof the main compartment in each car was removed anda pedestal was constructed to support the cooler andhide the waste pipe. This pipe has a funnel-shapedopening and is located about 5 in. below the is also a side chute in the pedestal for receivingused paper drinking cups. A wooden band, equippedwith hinge and hasp, and attached to the partition,clamps the bottle a few inches below the June 30, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 1197 News of Electric Railways Traffic and TransportationFinancial and Corporate Personal Mention Construction News Plans for Rhode Island Investigation Special Committee Created by Legislature OutlinesSubjects Which Will Be Covered by It in InquiryInto Rhode Island Company Affairs The special committee created by the Rhode Island Legis-lature to examine the Rhode Island Company, which oper-ates the electric railways in Providence and vicinity, andgrant financial relief if it finds such relief justifiable, madethe first formal announcement of its plans on June 23, in astatement signed by Zenas W. Bliss, chairman. The state-ment follows: In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1516, ap-proved April 19, of the public laws, the special commissionfor the investigation of the affairs of the Rhode IslandCompany met and organized on May 1. The preliminary investigations of the special commissiondemonstrated the necessity o
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