, 1881-05-13
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
4 Now Plan for LnyiA% Telegraph and
Tctap1lone Conductors.

4 Now Plan for LnyiA% Telegraph ana
Telephone Conductors.
Stopping ut tho Palmer Ji0usc nre n number Of
gentlemen who aru hero to Introduce Il systoul
OF layinR telegraph md telephone wires u1luDr-
ground, which they claim meets tho wnnts OF
tho situation fully and o0vatcs alI previous
objections. In tho party nro Ncssrs. ]. W.
Uwyer, Frank +. Walton. 1ancs pnrtrck, and +.
Y. Collins. representing tho National Undur-
ground Electric Cu1nphny Of Catndeu, N. J.
Council, aud Incidentally to establish Il branch
organization IN this city.
a go he o
tho Company. On ulnktny Inquiries 1llIotlt tho
proposed system, and tho snccrss i hn!! met
with, Mr. Fartrlek replied BY tnslchlug briefly
On tho lltrcrent systGins Ad0pted fur SECURING
There aro eoveraa systea,s.' ho said, (which
ton the Isrs,oka system. where tho wires nre
nrM na ta,a A. 5gn at P9 Mi,s nfe
thitY keeping tho wires always nsu!htod. Thcr
thurs Is tho Mau!ey plan. wbero tho wires arc
the spl.ccs tsins iittetl viii, MI insulating com.
rnlllt! Of resin. beeswnx, ai,h uthar .nateraIs.
There ts annther plnn, whlct, consists OF a
purtltions Of glass. through which tho wires nre
rnn pn,nx thus kent scpataie The, TIE whole being
With siass i,,bts through which the wlres aro
is ssoot xbss s" Tse h'lS ;as4s tbs
. ~ i xso'isn troas6, y which M II, !ho xrss T,
aso ,a!a nsnE sSpa'9a S % ~ Eass ,r,, Ss
might also mention tho p!a,l which consists Of
using porcelain buttons with sovcrat holes
to!,s % DuIng @ piaceti cioss together. sas taakus
flexible rhllu. tlnM!ly, thoro IL tho .ottliuury
cnl!o which y Mssd on our rivers aud In sun'
shs;eS" .o,n,,,. - ,n., o,,r .,.,,ou a,o. 49,,
onlGn.ce tho 0u6se, but we aIu, to furnish IL why
In which thu Wlrea InAy Ut
ALL rIalEs nx ACCESSIBLE.
! 1t consists, primarily, OK u terra-cotta plpo
diameter. furnished with ntnc Chambers Of about
i've inches n diameter, GROUPED about s% e9n.
i lnalo III sections of nhout thros feot
In Ieuuth, and Gun 10 titto1 and cenlenled
eornur ls II, bs placed u snan'hale. such as one
used for getting Vt the E'ls and winter pipes, anu
cnPcrs IS tho j iiorent @ ' telephone O. wires Gun So
conducted direct to tho subscribers through tho
sidewalk collars Or Under the eavss OF tie
indeantiy. Ii oach chamber can, bo lad
bS tro 70 o1 Srss ~ cssly, VI ai and ,Se
M ns pS ss ss ~ 1 S1k y axsr fse
any snurco, whllo the t,atl.h0lps ut the curilsra
provide casy msans ct aeeoes for r. ropa,irss, pal.
Uut tearing .,p the Street aKaIn
IL she dfors,,t subos tolcphano and telegraph
wirrs cnn be kuI'aratei, aud tho hal,gGr frut'i
the cntitaet Of Telephone and electric wires Ia
thus nyuIdctl.''
What SORT Of q cable do you user"
4 "W0 do hut propose To b9thGr With the cable.
-they can uss tho one they Ike bett. WD pro-
roso to lny tho pipes rclly Tor nlly surt 0f II
cable thnt Ia prt,soiItetl. hhyu a. cahle. how.
ever. which bus proved successful, and We
could use that ~ wei! ax my other."
"Th0 principal material Mst.! IL k1Fite, o0nl-
| pound IL guttu- poEuhu aud Other materials
which Will stand totnparAtura uf aH ilevrees
E,iuh wITo IL covered with k1rtC, uvtltln.l whtct
with tlnfail. Ihuy CHI thun bo. twisted ilN4
CAblos Ut MNy nuta0er Ut Atranfls."
"l)ots thnt rive pgrGeot insula ton, and i
| tho iltluetlun 0yurcu1avl"
"Tho outer splral wire and tlnfoIl nr0 con
necttsi with ground wirc. thus giving Eroun,
| guNueotion Oh the outslls Ut cAOh wire, aud ras
| u4ckng tho
INDUCTION To ALMOST NHTlllSG.
Wa have nudo 1xpern0nts With tho Ralvan
! Oitetcg, and tho test showed that tho Induction
wax hartlly perceptlblo. For telegraph wtrr
tho ordinary method Of covering th0in With cot
ton aud saturattnx with paratllne suI3ices, q
they Aru lcss lelicuiu thun tho telephone WtFes
: with thetr pr0pDr worklR This cAhlu hus loe
used with SUCCESS haTu III ChtcAXo, aud PRO-
llurrett Gun stutG how rAiuabte IT 10, for be hu
| lud cablu in tho tunnul where 1t Is exposed
successive neat ind cold, III water and lu DR.
, | air." --.
MCcstQlply. Al Camden VIC have pipe Ia!