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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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CUXCRETE STRINGER CO.NSTRCCTION-SEATTLE ELECTRIC CO. had the lighting, power, betting and elevator business. They wereall taken over Jan. i, 1900. 13. Renton Co-operative Coal Co. This concern acquired in T. H. Cann, now numicipal judge in Seattle. The original plantcomprised one 125-volt No. 10 Edison machine of 25 kw. capacity,one 40-h. p. vertical throttle governing engine, and one 50-h. p. Jan. 20. 1904.) STREET RAILWAY Rl-A ll-A\ horizontal fire tubular boiler. The engine and boiler were bothbuilt by the Washington Iron Works. The building which was ofrough boards sided up vertically, covered an area alKuit 20 x ,?o ft. ihc standartl cancrclo for track work is made in the proportionof I, 4 and 7. I he 7_-lb. ()0-ft. r^ils are standard for new work in paved
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r and was located on the south side of Jackson St. at tin- corner ofthe alley between what is now First .\ve. South and Occidental .Vve.The plant was started in December. 1885, and the entire output wassold at the rate of J.^.oo per 16-c. p. light per month, bringing arevenue of $750 per month. TRACKS. When the railway;, were taken over there were 53.83 miles ofroad. 31.87 miles of single track. 21.95 miles of double track, 2.32miles of turnouts, a total of 78.11 miles measured as single track.Of this total, 2044 miles were 3 ft. 6 in. gage, 4.44 miles of the 3 ft.gage, and 53 22 miles standard gage. This track was laid withrails of ic6 different sections. 1.82 miles 6-in. 72-lb.; .53 mile 6-in.60-lb.: 6.78 miles 4!4-in. 60-lb.; 10.29 miles 56-lb. T; 4.20 miles56-lb. girder: 54.49 miles 45-lb. and lighter rails. Of the totaltrack II.11 miles were in planked streets, 1.69 miles on brick pavedstreets, 6.37 miles on trestles, and .34.66 miles in unpaved street-. The foregoing summary of

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