. The street railway review . making practically anew one. The two-part pulley is for the same purposeas the three-part pulley, and is designed for lightness, thewearing or renewable part being hardened by patentprocess, hardening the metal clear through, and strength-ening it; the cost of renewals being one-half cost of orig-inal pulley. The rings for curve pulleys are made ofchilled cast iron, wrought iron or steel as may be desired. Trolley Device. TO allow of a better adjustment of the trolley wheelto the wire, especially in passing round curves andacross switches, is the object of a new d
. The street railway review . making practically anew one. The two-part pulley is for the same purposeas the three-part pulley, and is designed for lightness, thewearing or renewable part being hardened by patentprocess, hardening the metal clear through, and strength-ening it; the cost of renewals being one-half cost of orig-inal pulley. The rings for curve pulleys are made ofchilled cast iron, wrought iron or steel as may be desired. Trolley Device. TO allow of a better adjustment of the trolley wheelto the wire, especially in passing round curves andacross switches, is the object of a new devicepatented in April, by Alexander Palmas, of Lynn, illustration requires little explanation other thanthat the wheel A, is loosely journaled in the forked bear-ing B, which latter rests in a spindle B, which is free toturn a part of a revolution around its axis; this abilitytogether with the spiral spring is intended to insure con-tact with the wire under circumstances when otherwisethe wheel would leave the Cable railway construction is the subject of muchstudy and interest in Europe at the present time, and thenext few months will reveal the consummation and plansthat have been forming during the past two years. Themost important annourrcement in this connection whichhas been made is that of the decision of the North Metro-politan Tramway Company, of London, which will pro-ceed to cable twentv-five of their 60 miles. What with cable construction going on night and day,Broadway, New York, may properly be said to be wideopen these days. The Peoria Transcn-pt aptly states the case in a goodman}- cities when it says: The city council, after estab-lishing certain fare rates that may be changed, has abso-lutely nothing to do with the question of whether or. nota certain company will make money. This is a questionthat concerns alone the corporators and street car company goes into the business for healthor recreation, and the presumption is that th
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