, 1877-03-03

A Now Method or I'rope!1lng strect CRrs.
baltimore American.
In view Of the oh}cctfons agulhst the use Of
steam lnhtors OH the Chtzcna' llns, and tho
possibility TINT tho City Council woud not
grant perm |sslon to tho Citizens Company to
place additional stcan. motors on tho line, It Is
proposed 10 form stoek company which ID lo
put into practice u baltimore invention for tho
prapc,lIug uf cars BY c"n,I'rcssel air.
ccf dsastsn,au Of tho 1jaltlmuro d. Ohio Ra!l-
road, nud W sangulnc u le uf tho SUCCESS
Ut tho project that 'Ic does not cvcn dontt TINT
when once put lntn tperatian Il will give entira
CIT arc several gentlemen OF meAns aud high
standing IN tho eotnlnuutty, sotnc of ttem iay-
ing until re.ently lcs:, conaccted with tho City
Government tn various Why's.
At tho terminus ofthe line of rars Stationary
etratn engine, With power to conprcsB ali
amount Of ar sufficient I" supply and psuIcl all
the ears ot tl' l!ne torthe trP Stationary rescf-
I'd air To bu located With the engfno. a two
linen PHO leading fru1l The tcae1yHlr to the
whulc lcngtlof tho line Is to bc laid In the
GROUND 2. sutfctcnt dept! 70 b. rrotects*l aMl
ot establishing communication with reservoirs
III tho rar. The latter reservoirs II Is designed
tu fara utttur the eeats nf tho vehicle ttlo siz0
allA arrangement leiug aicl, tbat they vii! not
to be brought Into regulation to furce alr tnt1
thu reservoirs In going down grades, and wtlcl,
ca,l rcgu1afa thu car's motion aud enable thosu
WHO usu Il to dispense With hrasos ~ IT Will 10
ail tho check tho car Will need. The e,lgtne,
which ts to 10 Of six hursr pDwrr fssnall In stzo
aNIl Of Mr. TaYtur's invention, und tlttIerrntIHi
pullEra arc to lu introduced 10 assist tho car
willis aaeeudIn4 hcayy grades.
When the .prot'usItton wa nrst submitted 70
tho persons intofc5tcl It was thought thu use III
dummy to lnuye tho tar WpifA hs mDre sat!s-
factory than placing the reservoirs under tllv
seats. Aecotdiurly. un last SATURDAY Mr. Taylor
submitted proposition fur tl,c slsu 6f dummy
to routain rotary rDgino nnl tf1 atr turks Vi i
sufficient sizu to contal, w cnbItc feet of con.
pressed air, ut about lW 3uinsls pressute tu tue
square lnch; diiferentlal pulleyk To he used for
changing tho speed antl power tn suit Grales-
Tn the terminus Of the line stationary steam
| cugfnu IL to Ge located OF sufficient Purcr ts'
dump air into the tanks or tcscrro,rs, placed ut
Convenient plkes alonK the line, anil connecting
With y twt-ine pipe III the centre vt tElu track,
running thu wholo lungtl u the l!1e, with valy
YES or sa~ks At Intervals, 70 that ears passing
may take ar Whenever needed. A small alr
pump IL ~ bc used un the ras to utilize tho
poxcr Un going down grades. to prevent
wearing out tue wheels, as u done By brakcs,
which by this arrangement can be dispensed
with. =.
blr. Taylor stated that BY the use OF Ills tnyen-
tion \ s4yin9 Vi $50 y day wuuld BE- cfI.clrl
for eash thirty cpss. The spted wuuhI b. seven
ttJ-dse revolutions ps: minute, aud equal to ten
testing lho merits u ill., inyenlLon would cost
! NO nl0re than ta,o00. No aetioa waa taken ou
! Saturday, but in WIS RcIerally bellc;rd Auiong
tho gentlemen present that the aF motor ean be
| sugeess. MEASURES looking 10 I'LL experiment
| ~ y suteets the City Council will BE- asked for
the pesmisason to allow the Proposed cumpsny
| to use the air MOTORS which. ~ Il claimed, viii
create no nntseana lQ SI01kt.