Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-06
DAILY DEMOCRAT.

The broadway Elevated Rnil.
sroad.
The World gives the following dsscsip>
ton of novel kind Of railroad that is pro-
posed 10 be built on Broadway.
PLAN RI CONSTRUCTION.
The structure when erected 10 70 be placed
over the curb-stons on each side Of the
street. 1T 10 10 be supported by corrugated
wrought iron columns about fifteen inches
in liomster, relied 10 four sections, and
bolted firmly together the top Of which
will be spread open 10 such . manner a. TO
support the track, and grooved conductsr
in which would run the psopslling wire, is
to be more particularly described hereafter
The columns are 70 b foUsteea feet in hight
in the clear, lseu Ne sarlass Of he eide
walk 20 the bottom Of Ne mil cad ere . b
firmly anchssed 10 permanent bas be-
meath the Sidewalk plsced upon four bevsl>
Cd rings or false bottoms which may be ad.
jsstsd = ouch . 0aaAse thae ~ structure
can BE- placed IN Lire aad adjueesd without
distuseang ~ 1bnolatiss, and thus prevent
sssillnlis0 -asaisa. The supporting COL
umas ass u ~ kept freo oscillation BY .
secondary row # columns plsced next TO
the buildings Or BY . system Of Ornamental
awning frames connecting the track with
the buildings. the rails are to be made Of
two steel plates, one inch in thickness and
nine inches il breadth between which is TO
b laid on oak rail Of the Same width ard
thickness all firmly boltsd together. %
this is to be placed steel I rail. The col
umns are to be placed about twenty feet
apart, on the line Of the lamp posts, Gas
pipes will be conducted up The side Of tho
columns. and retlectoYs affixed. Drawbridgcs
for the passage Of loads over fourteen feet
in height are to be placed about one and
one>hslf miles apart and will be operated
by steam and opened on signal.
STATIONS
fer the reception and delivery Of passcu gers
are to be provided 1t corners Of stseets, ono
At each half milo while il is practicable il
IL proposed to purchase Or rent rooms In
the seeoad story Of buildings for that pur.
pose. The staiswsys to b within the
5uildings, and all modern convenience for
waiting rooms fusnished. The depot is to
b connected with the track b. thick
glass plallesQ q y new ussd IL ground
ileoss. Whecs sul1nhlo eoo0s ooaeoe be-
provided, sptsol iron ot11sWoyo ~ b used
to ssoch ~ plnAlsea under he sueulagions
Of the een0iesieoeea The lise VII - col
lseted the saoe . q " Gessieo. Ne greater
number Of peeooos viii b a1oittsd than
seats can b psevidsd for in
sas CABS,
each Of which viii seat sixty psrsone. Two
doors will b made on either side Of the
car for the convsnienes of passengers get
ting in or out. Ample ventilation will be
secured, and the Windows will b protected
with IN ornamental wisc gsuss, that will
effsctualIy prevent anything being thrown
out Of, or inte the car. There il to BE- .
protecting attachment on the sides Of the
car, which slides, without friction in .
gsooved projection on the side Of the rail.
to prsvsns the possibility Of the car running
Of the track.
MOTIVE PowEn.
The motive power 10 to bs produced By
small stationary steam engines placed in
vaults beneath the .sidewalk one in each
half mile. which 10 TO move IN endless and
continuous running stesl.wire rope. one
half inch in diameter. This rope swill pass
over patent drum, that is located wear the
engine, and by il; from thence up the CEN
ter Of column, aud along the groove men>
tened, for the distance Of half milo, when
il returns in tube beneath the sidewalk to
the drum.
On the 10th, Earl Pickle, Of West Mitch
eli, . led aged sbeut fifteen years, was
drowned while crossing the Cedar in
beat. He was In company With another
young boy about his age, and bad gone
down To the river for The purpose Of fairy
Jog over his sister and another young lady
They had taken the sister over and were
ceming back for the other lady when the
boat, which was an old dilapiaatsd concern,
6!lsd. and the boys attempted to swim
ashore. and one succeeded, while young
Pickle founk watsry grave. So We learn
from the Mitchell county Fress.