. The Street railway journal . tal stock of the company is $1,000,000,amount of first mortgage bonds, authorized, $250,000, ofwhich only $200,000 have been issued. The road had buta slight floating indebtedness. The Metropolitan has been put under the manage-ment of the Market Street Railway Company, by the ap-pointment of M. D. Stein, as manager, and the election Smith, treasurer, and J. L. Willcutt, secretary. Theroad is five miles long and was the second electric rail-road constructed in this city, having been running sinceOctober 20, 1892. The first electric railway in operationwas
. The Street railway journal . tal stock of the company is $1,000,000,amount of first mortgage bonds, authorized, $250,000, ofwhich only $200,000 have been issued. The road had buta slight floating indebtedness. The Metropolitan has been put under the manage-ment of the Market Street Railway Company, by the ap-pointment of M. D. Stein, as manager, and the election Smith, treasurer, and J. L. Willcutt, secretary. Theroad is five miles long and was the second electric rail-road constructed in this city, having been running sinceOctober 20, 1892. The first electric railway in operationwas the San Francisco & San Mateo Railway whichopened April 26, 1892. It is a first class road in everyrespect, well equipped, with ample power for much morethan its present requirements. The route of the Metro-politan Railway is from the junction of Market, Powelland Eddy Streets, along Eddy Street for five blocks toHyde Street, along Hyde for two blocks to OFarrellStreet, out OFarrell Street to Scott, Scott to Fell, Fell to. FIG. 10—LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF BOILER ROOM —ELECTRIC TRACTION CO, PHILADELPHIA. The chief engineer of the Electric Traction Companyis Capt. Edw. B. Ives. Axel H. Engstrom has generalcharge of the power house construction. Boiler Accident at Indianapolis. A gas explosion occurred in the boiler house of theCitizens Street Railway Company, of Indianapolis, onAugust 31, at 3 : 50 As a result the eighteen inchbrick walls surrounding the boilers on three sides wereblown down, as well as the steam fittings upon the out-side of the brick wall. The accident is attributed to theaccumulation of gas under the boilers, though the gaugeshowed only four ounces pressure of gas and 125 The boilers were guaranteed to stand a pressureof 165 lbs., and the company was allowed to carry a press-ure of eight ounces of gas. Under direction of General Manager McLean, masonsand steam fitters were immediately set at work to under-take repairs. The work was prosecut
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