. The street railway review . ment to the streetrailways of Mexico. CHICAGO ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATIONOFFICERS FOR 1897. The Chicago Electrical Association elected officers for1897 at its last meeting in December. They are as follows :S. G. McMeen, president; F. S. Hickok, vice-president;E J. Jenness, treasurer; H. Cochrane, auditor; J. R. Cra-vath, secretary ; W. Clyde Jones, G. W. Knox and K. , directors. This association is constantly growing inmembership and a good attendance at every semi-monthlypaeeting indicates 3 healthy interest. AURORA VESTIBULES. In last months issue we describe
. The street railway review . ment to the streetrailways of Mexico. CHICAGO ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATIONOFFICERS FOR 1897. The Chicago Electrical Association elected officers for1897 at its last meeting in December. They are as follows :S. G. McMeen, president; F. S. Hickok, vice-president;E J. Jenness, treasurer; H. Cochrane, auditor; J. R. Cra-vath, secretary ; W. Clyde Jones, G. W. Knox and K. , directors. This association is constantly growing inmembership and a good attendance at every semi-monthlypaeeting indicates 3 healthy interest. AURORA VESTIBULES. In last months issue we described .se\erul of the most np-to-date forms of vestiliules and gave the thoughts of severalmanagers on the subject. We are now able to supplementthat article with a description of the removable vestibuleused at Aurora, where D. A. Belden is general engraving shows a vestibule on and a vestibule off thecar. It is made of ash reinforced with band iron and havingangle irons at sash frame intersections. The middle window. CAR DARNS—AURORA A GENEVA RAILWAY. sliiles to the left. The w indow,franies are of cherry andare fitted with extra thick glass. The vestibule leans slightlyback so that the top may come under the hood of the platforms are long enough so that the brake staff canbe moved back S inches to clear the vestibule. Our engrav-ing shows a car before and after taking, a vestibule, and adetached vestibule. CITIES MAY LIMIT SPEED. The Brooklyn city council passed an ordinance limiting thespeed of street cars to 6 miles per hour in certain down-towndistricts, and to S miles in other districts. The city recentlymade a test case, based on the evidence of two policemenwith a stop watch, who measured a distance of 285 feet onone of the lines of the Brooklyn City & Newtown; andtestified that a certain car passed at a rate of nearly 14 milesan hour. The city won in the justice court, where a fine of$25 was rendered. The county court reversed on theground that there
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