. The Street railway journal . ut-of-line movement of the piston rod or stem hasrecently been perfected by the Steel Mill Packing Company,of Detroit, and is illustrated in the accompanying engrav-ing. It will be observed that the stuffing box is arrangedwith a casing, and is held against the ground ball joint ringby means of springs, assisted by the steam pressure fromthe cylinder, keeping the joints tight and preventing clearance is provided between the stuffing box and in- A year ago the Ottumwa Railway & Light Company, ofOttumwa, la., was reorganized and the reconstruction ofthe e
. The Street railway journal . ut-of-line movement of the piston rod or stem hasrecently been perfected by the Steel Mill Packing Company,of Detroit, and is illustrated in the accompanying engrav-ing. It will be observed that the stuffing box is arrangedwith a casing, and is held against the ground ball joint ringby means of springs, assisted by the steam pressure fromthe cylinder, keeping the joints tight and preventing clearance is provided between the stuffing box and in- A year ago the Ottumwa Railway & Light Company, ofOttumwa, la., was reorganized and the reconstruction ofthe entire property put in charge of H. M. Byllesby & Com-pany, of Chicago, who are now the engineers and their supervision a new power house has been built,equipped with the latest type of machinery; new car houseshave been erected and the tracks have been relaid. Otherimprovements consisted in the reconstruction of the over-head system and light system. The office building now Ground ball joint Ground joint.
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