Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-08

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which was placed in the railroad shops some
two or three months since, by which the tread
face of car-wheels are ground to uniform
and true surface by means of emery-wheels,
has proved so satisfactory that two more are
being put into the car-shop to enable the re-
pair of all wheels becoming worn or imper-
feet, and also for finishing up wheels newly
cast, all of which will probably hereafter be
finished in this manner, as by being made
thus perfect before use they will be far less
liable to wear fiat or indent in spots by use.
Another of the same machines is also being
placed in the locomotive department for the
purpose of grinding tender and locomotive
truck-wheels 1t will at once be seen that by
thus improving or making perfect the wheels
of locomotive andcars, the wheels will not only
themselves be far more durable but the roll
ing stock generally will be also greatly pro-
tected and saved from wear and injury by
reason of being free from jar and pounding
motion at each revolution of imperfect wheels.
Protection to the rails will also be an impor-
tant item resulting from this process, as a
great amount of the loss from worn out rails
comes directly from the effect of using :" fiat
Wheels" as they are called, or those having
fiattened spots upon the face, or otherwise
out of true ON the running surface. Nor will
the railroad companies be the only ones bene-
ited by this important Improvement, for in
proportion as the wheels and track are thus
brought to and maintained in an improved
and perfect condition, will the ease and com.
fort in travelling be increased, and this i'm
portant fact will be the one in which the pub
lie generally will be most interested. The
local trains in Oakland have already been
furnished throughout with wheels thus fin
ished, and the result is said to be very no.
ticable to those riding upon them and highly
satisfactory.
The RAILWAY MATTER. "other side
about the Tenth-street railway trouble is that
when the charter was granted it was under
stood that the line should be laid to official
grade; that sidewalks have to be made to
grade; that to lay the track to grade is not
more costly than to eXcavate; that it is
wrong to allow track to be laid trusting to
future raising; that the street railway COM
pany voluntarily laid the line to official grade
from K to o on Tenth and ought not now
be allowed to dive down to another and lower
level; and. finally, that if the track is put
up right the company will only have to fill
betw cen the rails. Meanwhile the company
is going on with the tunnel at r street, and
probably the track will be laid on official
grade and the long.desired line to the ceme-
terry speedily opened
ATHLETIC. new Olympic Club holds
a meeting tonight The Club is growing
steadily. 1t has temporarily rented Turner
Hall and gone into exercise, and now credit
ors and other offenders must fight shy of the
Olympics, for they are on their muscle essen
italy.
K. OF P. Picnic To-DAY.-The Knights of
Pythias, of this city, will have picnic to day
at Davisville. There will be games, archery
and ball contests. A train will leave the de-
pot at o'clock this morning.
PROPERTY SoLD.-D. J. Simmons yester-
day sold lot T. in the block bounded by N, o,
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, to Job
Calderwood, for 81, 600, and lot to j. f.
Richardson, for 81, $50.
ARTILLERY PIoNIc.-The Sacramento Light
Artillery will hold its annual target practice
and picnic May 18th, at Natoma Grove, to
which an excursion train will be run.
STRAwBERRIEs.-W noticed last evening
one of the finest and largest display of
fine ripe Strawberries, mangoes, pineapples,
bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet
peas, at D. DeBernardi & Co.'S. The pro-
prietors state to us that the above varieties
are received daily fresh, with all other vege-
tables and fruits of the season.
J. f. CUTTERS OLD BoURBoN.-This cele-
brated Whisky is for sale by all first-class
druggists and grocers. Trade mark-Star
within Shield.
ANOTHER twenty-case lot Of those Gilman
Eureka tap-sole, calf boots, at 81 so, received
at the Red House.
Do not fail to take look at the Is cent
kid foxed shoes, in Nos. 2, q and 3, at the
Red House.
BLACK TURK SATIN PARAsoLs, plain or
with fringe, at i. Bien's, Eighth and j.
DIR. LYoN's TOOTH TABLETS have world