American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-24
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FROM THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE.
Wilmington, (Dei. March 6, 1885,


MrssRs. EDITORS Having observed objections
made to Rail Roads, in consequence OF a supposed
imprscticability of crossing lhem either by COM
mon road or other Rail Way, it may not be impro'
per to remove this objection, it tends consdera.
bly, TO inure the real merits, which ought TO be at
tached to Rail Ways. This difficulty If not totally
removed, will be SO far obvated, not to remain
matter Of any consideration real objection, by the
adoption, when necessity requires, on the road Of
horizontal circular planes, supported upon rollers,
and movable at pleasure upon their centres, upon
which planes, section of the Rail Way must be
constr ucted to unite at both ends.--The manner OF
using those circular planes is as follows II for
cross Rail Way, the plane is moved round upon
its centre alternately as occasion requires, so to
unite the section Of Rail Way thereon, with the
Rail Way in the direction required, thus success
sively forming complete Rail Ways, in both drec
tons If carriages travelling common roads are
required to cross the Rail Way, the plane is then
| moved to place the section of Rail Way
thereon, in the cross direclion and the wheels Of
the carriage cross the plane. free from obstruc-
ton by the section Of Rail Way thereon, and if the
team be a double one, horse passes over on
each side Of one of the rails. In case of branch
Rail Way, the carriage must be received on the
section Of Rail Way upon the plane, and then all
moved together 10 unite said section IN the proper
direction, IL then passes on.
1t has also been objected, that local situations OF
country require inclined planes, with too great an
angle oil inclination, so that the loads in Wagons
running thereon, would shift, &c and that the ex-
pense OF reducing the angle OF inclination, would
be too great to remove this objection lift of the
following construction, may be adopted to wit, il
double Rail Way and perpendicular ascent and
descent be required, two horizontal platforms, or
movable planes, Of the proper dimensions, must
be suspended on four pitch chains each, passing
round four horizontal shafts, two above and two
below the upper and lower horizontal planes of the
road, upon which moveable planes are constructed
sections of the Rail Ways, capable of being united
alternately, with the Rail Ways at the upper and
lower planes of the road, and the movable planes
being fast to the pitch chains, passing in the
direction (the one up the other down) the one will
rise the other falls, and equpoise each other;
the two lower shafts, and at the same ends are two
large spur wheels, Of the same pitch circle ant
number Of cogs, geared into spur pivot wheel ir
the centre between them which pivot wheel give
the proper motion to the whole, the said sections O
Rail Ways, the said movable planes, uniting
alternately with the carriages upon them passing
up and down, with the Rail Ways a. the upper an,
lower planes of the road. If single Rail Way
of course there will be necessity for more thai
one section Of Rail Way, upon one of the moveabl
planes, and mere weight placed on the other, t
equipo'se the carriage while passing up or down
Ii an inclined ascent and descent, all is the same
except the upper and lower horizontal shafts ben
i, placed perpendlculary over each other, must b
Y placed 10 correspond with ihs inclination, an