. Public works . CABLE L.\ID AROUND CATCH BASIN. \UGUST 27, 1914 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL 263. LIGHTING NOTES BRICKS RElMOVElJ, READY FOR CABLP;. supervision of George Nicholson, theelectrical engineer of the city. Ac-cording to information sent us by Jay, the secretary of the PortlandCommercial Association, one of thefeatures which has favorably im-pressed the citizens is the small ex-pense with which the wiring is beingdone. A cable purchased from theSimplex Wire and Cable Companyis laid along the curb by simply re-moving the bricks in the gutter ofthe pavement, providing a shallowtrench for t
. Public works . CABLE L.\ID AROUND CATCH BASIN. \UGUST 27, 1914 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL 263. LIGHTING NOTES BRICKS RElMOVElJ, READY FOR CABLP;. supervision of George Nicholson, theelectrical engineer of the city. Ac-cording to information sent us by Jay, the secretary of the PortlandCommercial Association, one of thefeatures which has favorably im-pressed the citizens is the small ex-pense with which the wiring is beingdone. A cable purchased from theSimplex Wire and Cable Companyis laid along the curb by simply re-moving the bricks in the gutter ofthe pavement, providing a shallowtrench for the cable along the curband replacing the cushion and thebrick. The cost is small, and there islittle tearing up of the street to in-convenience traffic. The posts used are a new designand were furnished by the CentralFoundry Company of New York. Anumber of different types were setup in the main street of the city sothat the citizens and a special com-mittee appointed might judge ofthem under actual service conditions. One of the interesting features of the standards adopted is that
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