. The street railway review . wide. The step lioights .ue 17 in. from rail lorunning board, i,?l. in. from running; lioard lo sill step, aud 7/^ sill sup to lloor. 1 U- pil^l^ a deep setting in bracketsihrough which they are linlu-il to ihe sills. The sweep is 5 in.[•■roin center lo center of posts is _■ ft. 6 in., aud between cornerposts aud first side posts. 3 ft. 5 in. Iroin Ihe center of cornerposts over crown pieces is 4 ft.; length of the car over crown ft. 43ji in. The corner are ,v5^ in. thick, and the side postsj^ in.; width over sills. 7 ft. gA in., a
. The street railway review . wide. The step lioights .ue 17 in. from rail lorunning board, i,?l. in. from running; lioard lo sill step, aud 7/^ sill sup to lloor. 1 U- pil^l^ a deep setting in bracketsihrough which they are linlu-il to ihe sills. The sweep is 5 in.[•■roin center lo center of posts is _■ ft. 6 in., aud between cornerposts aud first side posts. 3 ft. 5 in. Iroin Ihe center of cornerposts over crown pieces is 4 ft.; length of the car over crown ft. 43ji in. The corner are ,v5^ in. thick, and the side postsj^ in.; width over sills. 7 ft. gA in., and over posts at belt, 8 ! in. The crossings are of white oak, 3^ x 5;« in., substantiallybracketed to the side sills and bra^red with iliagonal crossings,^H X 4!/2 in. .kngle iron bumpers of the builders patented makeare bolted to heavy castings at Ihe ends of Ihe side sills, aud ar-ranged at the ccnier to resist blows by a backing which transmitsthe force f contact lo stringers secured to the body bolsters and. ■.\.\Kri-\i:.\.\si:TT .\H IllH IKKI u-rmiiialing at braced crossings. Truss rods wiih kiiiy po^K 5 n,i) ill. apart strengthen const ruction. The running boards arc ilivuledat the center as the length of ihe car is too great for convcniciil li:uililing in a single piece. Having 15 benches with capacity of |i\eadult passengers lo a bench, the total for the car is curtains caii be drawn to the lloor as the seats are providedwith round corner seat end panels, .\mong oilier patented special-ties with which the car is i-(|viippeil. are ISiill sand-boxes, Fireproofing for Electrical t^ablcs. Ihe II. W. Johns-Manvillc Co., ICO William New \orkCity, has devised an insulating covering for electrical cables forthe purpose of fireproofing Ihem, thereby preventing, in case of onecable becoming short circuited, the ignition of others in proximity10 it. The new material was first used by the Niagara Falls PowerCo., hence it is called Niagr
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