Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-23
BETTER THAN STEAM.
Cars to be Run by the Julian
Storage System.
A NEW LINE TO PASADENA.
The Trip to be Made in Thirty Min
utes-Cars Every Half
Hour.

An important franchise was granted
by the City Council on Monday last
which affects the interests of the travel
ing public between this city and Pasa-
dena, the value of property between
those two points and the merchants at
either terminus. It conveyed to a com.
pany represented by Mr.. Nathan Cole,
Jr., of this city, the right to operate
street-car to be propelled by the Julian
storage battery system along a certain
defined route as follows: Starting from
the corner of Franklin and New High
streets along New High street to
Virgin street, down Virgin street to
Buena Vista street, and then on to the
river Here crossing is to be effected
at point where the tracks of the Glen
dale motor, the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific roads meet, and this is to be done
by means of an elevated bridge. The
road will strike into Arroyo street on the
other side of the river to the east of the
Glendale track, which it will parallel for
four blocks on Arroyo street. 1t will then
run up the Arroyo Seco through High
land Park, Sycamore Grove and Gar
vanza, and will cross the Arroyo Seco
above the Rogers toll-bridge. 1t will then
60 through Lincoln Park, South Pasadena i,
to Columbia street, Pasadena, the utmost
point to which the franchise is granted
at present, although it is intended to run
on eventually to Colorado street.
Of the route outlined about one and
one-half miles is built and was known
fn hn ho
GUS to the purchase by Messrs. Cole &
Washburn. The part built lies between
Sycamore Grove and Garvanza and from
the last named place a branch line is
constructed to Eagle Rock, distance of
four and one-half miles. In addition to
this about mile of grading has been
done and for this the material, steel,
ties, etc., is on hand. On Tuesday morn
ing a corps of surveyors was put in the
field to finish the location of the lines,
and when this is done contracts will be
let for the laying of the track between
the river and Garvanza. When this
much OF the work is finished it will be
put in operation, and the City Council
will be petitioned for permission to run q
temporary track to Downey avenue, so
that passengers may connect with the
street-cars there. The rest of the line
from the river to New High street will be
constructed shortly afterwards, for D
as soon as the engineers reports are
made Mr.. Cole will 90 East and make
arrangements for the material. In the
future it is also extremely likely that
connection will be made with Glendale,
because the Eagle Rock line is only
three miles distant from that place, and
the cost of construction would not be
very much. 1t is expected that the road
between Garvanza and the river will be
completed and ready for traffic within
ninety days and that the entire line will
be in operation inside of a year. A con-
siderable amount of capital is required,
$4,000 being already expended on
simply preliminary work. 1t is the inten-
tion to run cars every half hour, and
special theater and night cars will be put
on the road as required. The line will
be two miles shorter than any line at
present built or projected, and the trip
between this city and Pasadena will be
made in thirty minutes. In order to in
sure good patronage it has been de-
cided to establish very low rate
OF fares, and passengers will
be carried from New High street this
city to Pasadena for Is cents and prob
of Garvanza the fare will be cents. The
road will be double-tracked throughout.
so there will be none of the distressing
waits on switches which prove SO dis
agreeable to the traveller.
THE STORAGE SYSTEM.
1t must be understood that the line
will not be operated by steam power of
any description, the Julian storage bat
terry being attached to each car. Neither
will any poles or overhanging wires be
necessary, as is the case in the ordinary
electric road. The Julian system
is the invention of Belgian,
and was first tried in the
streets of Brussels where it proved such
a success that if was at one permanently
established. 1t gradually won its way
into the other cities and at the present is
the sole manner in which street cars are
propelled throughout Belgium. 1t was
introduced into this country year or so
ago and a company was formed and used
it on the Fourth avenue cars, New York.
and on the New York aud Harlem Street
Railroad. 1t answered all the require
ments very satisfactorily, and was then
brought out at Boston and on the Lindell
street line, St. Louis. 1t has gradually
been growing in favor throughout
the country and it is through
the enterprise of Mr.. Cole that the first
is to be brought to this coast, and it's
advent will be made in this city. The
manner in which the motive power is
obtained is from batteries in cells which
are placed underneath the seats on the
trucks. Each Car has its own batteries
in which the electricity is stored in lead
plates, and double motors are to be used
for every coach. The speed is regulated
from the platform, where there is a disc
by the side of the brake, and by this
the driver of the car stands, and
by pressing button can cons
meet or disconnect the current,
and stop or start the vehicle. Lights fer
the interior of the car and headlight in
which an incandescent fame burns is
also supplied by the battery which, in
addition to these novelties, gives the
force by which warning bell is ruug,
Each car will have an observation car in
front after the style of the Market street
cars, San Francisco, the whole being
able to accommodate seventy-five per-
sons. 1t is estimated that each vehit le
can be operated at an outlay of IS per
day, and it is for this reason that SER
vice will be established, running every
half hour for were steam used the 0x-