. The street railway review . The small pulley is5 feet in diameter, and the rope used is manilla. Theseare driven by the Hamilton engines, 24 x 60 inches. The Wheelock engines. 24 x 48 inches, drive a cottonrope, the drum over which it runs being 15 feet in diam-eter, going at a speed of 80 revolutions, and the smallpulley is 5 feet. For proper appreciation the reader maylook at the engraving of the same presented herewith. The new power house is 88x212 feet and well fittedto discharge its necessary functions. The car barns areseparate, live in number, with a total capacity of 176 la
. The street railway review . The small pulley is5 feet in diameter, and the rope used is manilla. Theseare driven by the Hamilton engines, 24 x 60 inches. The Wheelock engines. 24 x 48 inches, drive a cottonrope, the drum over which it runs being 15 feet in diam-eter, going at a speed of 80 revolutions, and the smallpulley is 5 feet. For proper appreciation the reader maylook at the engraving of the same presented herewith. The new power house is 88x212 feet and well fittedto discharge its necessary functions. The car barns areseparate, live in number, with a total capacity of 176 largest barn is 50x250 feet. A repair and paint shop is also in use by the Consoli-dated Company. THE ELECTRIC.\L EQUIPMENT. The generators, five in number, are of the Edison typeand are of 235-horse-power each. The motors are divided among the Detroit, Edison andShort Companies as follows: Ten cars, with i, 30-horse-power Detroit motor, 7 with 2, 25-horse-power Edison,single reduction, 24 with 2, 15-horse-power Edison, i with. IN ;INl DIM KICT. 2, 20-horse-power Short gearless. To assist as feeders tothe main lines, 7 horse cars and 60 horses are retained. TH]-; SIGHTS ALONc; THIi LINIO. The old line to Reeds Lake carries a large numberof people to this popular resort, and with the proposedimprovements the line will do more business. John HallPark is another resort, 2 y^ miles out, which will be servedduring the coming year. The North Park and SoldiersI lome lines are also very popular. The officers of the Consolidated: President. A. ; treasurer, Jas. Blair; secretary, J. M. Hagar;vice-president and general manager, J. R. Chapman, andassistant secretary and treasurer B. S. Hanchett, Jr., haveevery reason to be proud of their sj^stem, and their 80,-000 admirers in Grand Rapids and hundreds of friends
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