Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14

twenty poeods to the yard. They are
spiked or sx6 pine srringers. which are in
turn bcsted to exc ties placed three feet
apart. The space between the rails is filled
with uuarry gravel. AT the intersection of
the street crossings the track is boarded be-
teeen the rails, thus affording good cross
ing for vehicles.
THE ELECTRIC ROAD.
The proposed electric street railroad, at
the head of which is E. K Aisip and L. i.
Lewis, when finished will give Sacramento
a network of street railways that will
make her, in that line OF communication,
second to no city Oh the coast. The line of
route, as set forth in their charters, COM
mences at the depot on Third street, will go
up and extend through various streets
east and south to the city suburbs and,
perhaps, beyond. Work has already been
commenced at Twenty eighth and + streets,
and they are building north to \ street.
Ties have been placed in position for two
blocks. Rails that are known as forty
pound iron are also strung along for the
same distance During the coming week
a LARGE FORCE OF MEN
VIII be put to work, and the projectors
say the enterprise will be vigorously
pushed. 1t is the ultimate intention TO put
this road through to Oak Park, and possibly
in the near future to extend it to the towns
south of the city. They claim that road
to Florin and that fruit section would ray
splendidly, carrying produce during the
fruit season. The estimated cost OF this
road is 100000. There is rivalry among
the property owners on N and n streets as
to which shall have this road run in front
of their property. M-street residents have
made an offer for it, and the N-sleet folks
meet night at PsIker's Hall to consider
thn IN offpr and aay fhau II la
street folks and go them some better" Many
people are skeptical about electric roads
and say they cannot be operated. The fol-
lowing from late engineering journal to all
such will no doubt prove interesting:
The Bently knight electric railway
was in operation last Tuesday in Allie
ghany, Pa. A car ran over three and q
half miles of its track very successfully
carrying 4 number of passengers. In one
case it went up a 6 per cent. grade at the
rate of eight miles per hour, carrying about
seventy passengers The track was covered
with mud and gravel, thus increasing the
resistance far above the normal for such
inclines. The action of the dynamos in the
power house was perfectly satisfactory.
During this trial there was 10 sparkling at
the commutators during the heaviest de-
mand. This road is one of great interest TO
electricians and street railway men in gen
eral. 1t is safe to say that if the Bently-
knight people operate this road success
fully, which they bid fair to do within
few days at the most, that any road now
operated by horses can be easily operated
by their system. The curves on this rail
way, which is four miles long, are frequent
and as sharp as fifty-foot radius. The in
clines are 10 per cent. or 528 feet per mile
a rack is laid at these points to assist adj
hesion. One half mile of this track is
operated by the conduit system and the
remainder by the overhead system. The
conduit is fine piece of engineering, and
during a recent rainy spell the insulation
was found to be perfect. The insulation is
all that could be required of a conduit for
such purposes, and the strength is far be-
yond question. In subsequent issue, we
will give a description of this road in
greater detailn