. The street railway review . do not, however, seem to realizethat a wheel hung on a dash will in five minutes scratchoff as much paint from a car as can be repaired in a day,so say nothing of the loss incurred in the use of the carwhile in the shop. The great objection is, however, inthe danger of fouling the brake handle. Ninetj-ninewheels might be carried without the occasion once aris-. TRACK CONSTRUCTION —FT. WAYNE. are filled in with cobble stone, gravel, and old pavingblocks, which makes a good pavement and, at the sametime, uses up the old material. All the special work wasmade by the
. The street railway review . do not, however, seem to realizethat a wheel hung on a dash will in five minutes scratchoff as much paint from a car as can be repaired in a day,so say nothing of the loss incurred in the use of the carwhile in the shop. The great objection is, however, inthe danger of fouling the brake handle. Ninetj-ninewheels might be carried without the occasion once aris-. TRACK CONSTRUCTION —FT. WAYNE. are filled in with cobble stone, gravel, and old pavingblocks, which makes a good pavement and, at the sametime, uses up the old material. All the special work wasmade by the Paige Iron Works, Chicago. BICYCLES ON CARS. When the bicycle fever was in its earlier symptoms itwas no infrequent sight to see a weary rider getting backhome on a car with his wheel hung over the rear dash,suspended from the brake handle. Sometimes the wheelhad met with an accident, and but for the car would havehad to be pushed home, or carted in an express wagon. While this arrangement was unquestionably a good onefor the cyclist it was not so for the company. Encour-aged by the possibilities of the rear dash, it was but ashort time when clothes baskets and other impediments ing to use the rear brake handle, and the hundredth timethere might be an emergency when anj- hindrance orfailure to instantly use the rear brake handle would causea serious accident in which passengers wo
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