. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. ovement Co., of Philadelphia, 1887-88; andwas employed on the Central Tressa SugarEstate, Cuba, 1888-89; and by the Field En-gineering Co., 1889-96. As one of the engi-neers of this company, he prepared many ofthe plans, etc., of the Buffalo, Worcester,and other railway systems built by that con-cern. In 1894 he designed and built thepower station for the Bridgeport TractionCo., Bridgeport, Conn., and wa
. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. ovement Co., of Philadelphia, 1887-88; andwas employed on the Central Tressa SugarEstate, Cuba, 1888-89; and by the Field En-gineering Co., 1889-96. As one of the engi-neers of this company, he prepared many ofthe plans, etc., of the Buffalo, Worcester,and other railway systems built by that con-cern. In 1894 he designed and built thepower station for the Bridgeport TractionCo., Bridgeport, Conn., and was the com-panys engineer during the equipment of thesystem. In 1895 he designed and built thepower station for the Brunswick TractionCo., New Brunswick, N. J., and was engi-neer of construction until ^anuary, 1896, atwhich time he became associated with F. Macartney, , under the firm nameof Macartney, McElroy, & Co., for the con-struction of electric roads. This firm wassuccessful in securing a number of contractsin this country and in Canada, chief amongwhich were those for roads at New Bruns-wick and Bound Brook, N. J., Highlandsand Syracuse, N. Y., Hamilton, O., Hamil-. J. A. McElroy ton, Ont., and Sherbrooke, Que. They alsodesigned the (water) power station, together THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY with the dam, canal, etc., for the Syracuse& Suburban Railway, Syracuse, N. Y. In 1898 Messrs. Macartney and McElroyorganized the firm of Macartney, McElroy, &Co., Ltd., under British laws, and with theregistered ofifice of the company in its second year the firm increased itscapital from £12,000 to £60,000; and since itsorganization it has executed contracts atGlasgow and Aberdeen, Scotland; at Man-chester, Brighton, Southampton, Halifax,Southport, Hartlepool, Stockport, etc., inEngland; at Lisbon, Portugal; at Durbanand Delagoa Bay, South Africa; and at Wel-lington, N. Z. Its work comprises the com-plete equipment of electric roads, includingthe ov
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