. The Street railway journal . tion and the capstone ballast filled in to a couple of inchesabove the rails, the whole was rolled by an 18-ton roller,and is afterward packed under the head and guard ofrails. This top was then sprinkled with tar and covered with2 ins. to 2J/2 ins. of tarred ^-in. ironite, which is broken slagthat has been slowly cooled. On top of this was placed asmall amount of tarred screenings, then dusted and againrolled with the steam roller. The result has been a remark-ably good road, at a minimum amount of cost for this country. Part of High and Cliff Streets was paved
. The Street railway journal . tion and the capstone ballast filled in to a couple of inchesabove the rails, the whole was rolled by an 18-ton roller,and is afterward packed under the head and guard ofrails. This top was then sprinkled with tar and covered with2 ins. to 2J/2 ins. of tarred ^-in. ironite, which is broken slagthat has been slowly cooled. On top of this was placed asmall amount of tarred screenings, then dusted and againrolled with the steam roller. The result has been a remark-ably good road, at a minimum amount of cost for this country. Part of High and Cliff Streets was paved with woodblocks previous to the putting down of the tram tracks, andthe wood blocks were but 6 ins. deep, resting on a concretebed, 8 ins. thick. The rails being 6^ ins. deep, it was neces-sary on removing the blocks for putting down the rails tochip a groove in the concrete, from i in. to 1I/2 ins. deep, forlaying the rails and allowing for a fresh bedding of were anchored at every joint by an inverted piece of. CONDENSER PIT, SHOWING SURFACE CONDENSER, AND ECONOMIZER IN THEBACKGROUND old tram rail, being bolted to each rail and buried in the con-crete. On curves and special work the anchors took theform of ties of the standard type, being buried in thebed with the rail secured to them by screws. The specialwork was also made by the Lorain Steel Company, and wasfitted up and marked at the works before being sent out. May 5, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 709 OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION For the central part of the city about a mile of Manness-mann steel span and anchor poles was put in. The poles are 28ft. long, 7 ins. external diameter at base, and 3 ins. at the topfor the former, and 29 ft. long, 8 ins. external diameter atbase, and 3% ins. at the top for the latter. These poles are ofweldless tubular steel, and have three different reductions indiameter for each pole, with ornamental collars, caps, of the tramway poles also carry wires and arc lampsfor the
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