Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-29
CITY RAILWAY,
The New K-Street Route to be Opened
on the Fourth of July.

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on the Fourth of July.
On Monday next the last spike will be
driven on the K-street branch of the City
Railway and the cars will be running over
this route on Wednesday next, July 4th.
Yesterday reporter had an interview with
Neal Macarthur, chief of construction He
said the K-street road bed was the best that
had been put down in this city, and could
be easily transferred into cable or electric
road. The track has been built to the
grade and in several places the rails are
from three to five inches above the ground.
This, Mr.. Macarthur says, is owing to the
fact that the contractors who were paid to
fill in the different streets with ten inches
OF gravel, in some places put in less than
five, or in other words,
swIEDLED THE PROPERTY OWNERS
Out of one-half Turnout switches have
been put in every two or three blocks and
the entire track between the rails graveled
from one end of the road to the other
This no doubt will be one of the best
paying routes in the city. 1t will pass
within one block of the State Capitol, the
State Printing Office and the Sacramento
Grammar School. 1t will pass in front of
VIC NatdOllC CdIuSuTdi, tue 1TOteStdDC
Orphan Asylum, the residence of
Bishop Manogue, the Christian Brothers
College, the German Lutheran Church and
Columbus Brewery and within two blocks
OF the State Exposition building.
During the State Fair all these cars will
run directly to Agricultural Park.
Commencing on Wednesday next and
continuing to September LIST,
THREE SWING CARS
Will run upon this road from Tenth to
Twentieth, making close connection on
Tenth street with the cars on the other
two routes. Passengers will be transferred
from one line to another without extra
charge. After the 1st of September the
line will be extended out K to Twenty
fourth street, six cars put on the line, and
then all will run to the depot. This will
make eighteen cars on the main line from
Tenth and X to the depot, and will give a
car every two minutes in that portion of
the city
The new cars are painted a bright green
color, and present very handsome appear
ance. They are numbered -. 26 and 81,
and are lettered upon the upper panel,
" Depot, and Twentieth street." On the
lower panel, City Railway"
IN SIZE AND SHAPE
They are similar to the H and O-street
bob-tall" cars, with this difference, they
are open at both ends, the same as the large
two-horse picnic cars, and can be operated
without the aid of a turntable.
Mr.. Carey, the proprietor, has invented a
new electric cash box. which will not let a
passenger take his seat until his fare is
paid. He refuses to show the box until he
gets it covered with patents, but he says it
will capture every man who wants to take
five-cent ride no matter whether he is a
free trade advocate" or "a shouter for
protection"
Mr.. Carey says that the cars
WILL MAKE THEIR FIRST RUN
Over the new line on Wednesday morning
next, the Fourth of July, and they will
carry on their first trip the Sacramento So
ciety OF California Pioneers. The Pioneers
will 60 in a body, and after riding over the
new route will be returned to their hall on
Seventh street, where they will keep open
house the balance of the day.
Mr.. Carey says that as soon as this line is
completed he will put a gang of track
layers on one of mis- other routes, and in
less than six months will have cars running
from o on Nineteenth to Y street, which
will accommodate a populous and rapidly
improving portion of the city.