New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ELEVATED ROADS AND MOTORS.
A VISIT OF INSPECTION ny HAssACHVsErts Lt8's-
IATORs AND OTHERS.


VISIT OF INSPECTION Wy MASSACHUSETTS Lt"'s-
1AroRs AND OTHERS.
There were assembled L. Room No, al No, 10y
Broadway yesterday afternoon large parry OF
Ientlenen Intently watching working mouei "
he Riley Elevated Railway system ard listening
10 a description of It's construction ann merits;
The party consisted of Senators Mhke LIiley ana
Wilbur and Representatives H nnIs M" ssqeoa
and Goldtbwait composing the standing
committee of the Massachusetts, Legislature On
Street Railways; ex-senator BalnPridee ,nol,ne
Mass; eX-MayOr +. q. Prince ana HeotSe Roston
set, of Boston. LARGE Stockholders N tne Dpso
Ms sHs'S COUNSEL @sT os the sk ey Railway 6o%ony
John r. MURPHY, of the MASSACHUSETTS, sen! senate;
William Lawion Joseph Bennett, or l. Inca H. ayIS",S
Harding. E. .. Punchard. Cyrus Savage =; - ..
Parker. q. H. Freeman d. w T. i Sner-
SpIne 2 H. D0OlWltt dsSsw Ssih O. A. Foster }.
H. Hartley and Z. A. Dowd, OF Boston A :; pou ,
der and samuel Luckev, of New-York, and Colonei
f. ii. J. Goddard, of Providence Inc psr.y ar
rived from Boston i'll special car WEDNESDAY
night, and during their stay 10 the Oily nre sno
guests of representatives OF the Enos and Riley
railway companies. The object Of the visit Is 10
obtain clear understanding OF the various e!e-
waited railway systems In operation and embryo 10
grvern the report of the Legislative Committee.
charters from three Boston companies.
The Boston Elevated Railway Company nave
committed themscyes to the use OF electric motors
and nave adopted hlicy ~
structlon I he system consists of single row OF
posts supporting girdcr. on the TOP OF wplGn
is main centre-Oearing rail- Iwenty-elph.
inches below this two light rails, paraI!el WIN
the centre rsll, on each side OF IL. Eacn car
has wo trucks and each truck four wheeiS. Two
of these run on the centre rail- In front or the
other and are double-hanged. The other two have
single tanges and on the side rails Inc cen
bearing wheels designed 10 carry 10 per cent Qt
the load. 1t Is intended TO apply the eectr2
power to both the centre wheels of the forward
truck of the forward car In tram OF three cars,
using the SpTague system of electric motors. ,
Riley system luncheon was, served Qua
the party went to Greenviie. N. D., TO Wit
ness the operation of section of the Enos
Electric Railway at Leo DATES factory. In TINS
system single line of posts support lattice glrder
four feet IN height On the top OF the glrdef runs
the carving rail on the bottom the seadylng rail
Zach car has four wheels, two running ABOVE tne
upper Ial aud two below the lower rail-. win me
framework connecting them they form sort OF
truck from which the car hangs. The Ranges on
TIE upper and lower wheels make 1t llnpos-
slble for the car TO jump the uack' ana
ii was stated that "a speed OF lOo
miles an hour cOGld be attained without
danger. Each Is equipped with a motor. when
consists Of four eld magnets, Ohe on el,her SIDE OF
the two driving wheels. The drIvinG-wheel Is bnt
SIX inches IN diameter 1t was stated that the
Enos road could be built and equipped for less than
$4,000 mile, and that one of the cars can be run
with maximum speed OF ten miles an nOur sN'ccH
hours for 81,
This morning the party will witness trial OF the
Sprague motor the fhrty-fourth-st. branch OF
TIE Second ave. elevated road and make tour OF
the elevated roads and this afternoon will return
to Boston.