Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-12
TIE NEW SYSTEM.
Eight ofthe New Electric Cars Arrive
-Difseal,ies in the Way or Crossing
the Bridges RemOyed

Eight ofthe New Electric Cars Arrive
-Difieal,ies in the WAY or Crossing
the Bridges Removed.
The r. l. & P. road brought in eight
OF the new electric cars for the tri city
system this morning, and eight more are
on the road between here and St. Louis.
The remainder will be shipped from time
to time until all are received. The cars
are manufactured by the st. Louis Car
company and do great credit to that firm.
They are painted an orange color with
white trimmings, and are highly polished
and artisticslly lettered and numbered.
The glass in the transoms on top is col
ored to designate the route. The interior
is of the most excellent workmanship.
The woodwork is cherry, the seats being
upholstered in Wilton carpet, while the
upper portion OF the car is of paper
msche making bright and attractive
appearance. At the ends over the lsrge
windows are beveiled glass mirrors and
at either end are lamps for Oil in case of
emergency, and in the center of the ceiling
is graceful little chandelier, on which
will be attached three incandescent lights.
The cars are ornamental in the highest
sense and are veritso,e little palaces on
wheels.
The cars will be stored in the Moline
avenue car houses. the old open cars 20
IN number, having been brought down
this morning and placed in the Negus
warehouse on First avenue
The Democrat claims to have salts
factory assurances that tae last obstacle
in the way of crossing the bridge BY
means of electricity has. been removed
Last evening it said:
The matter of the crossing of the bridge
here by the electric cars Of the Holmes
line has been settled. The cars will
cross. The last obstacle in the way mss
been removed The Western Union Tel
egraph company have notified the syndi-
cate that the towers on the draw span
and at either end of 1t may be used ey
them for the carrying of their lines, and
now practically nothing remains 10 be
done but 70 put in the work under the
plans OF the government; or the rEiirosa
company, or both.
The cars will be operated clear across
the bridge by the electric power. notwi,h-
standing the doubts of good cit zens that
this can be done. AS understood now the
lines will probably be run under the
beams over the carria oe deck the same
that carry the trolley wires. When the
draw is opened a switch will be turned at
either end ssd the current will be thrown
from these lines,onto others that will
mount up te the Western Union towers,
and so cross the bridge. In this manner
the continuity of the current on this side
OF the river viii be secured, even though
the bridge is open. As soon as it closes
the switch will be turned again ana the
current be thrown into the lines under the
track deck Of the bridge, and the waiting
cars will pursue their way
Such, at least, is understood to be the
outline of the plan on which the line will
be operated. There may be notifications
OF this plan, and perhaps will be in some
email parts. L il assured however. that
the cars will cross the bridge with the
current on. and that they will make good
time in doing the trip from one side of
the river to the other, without sny
troublesome hslts for assistance from
horses or changing of te ans or other de-
Laws.
1t will be great thing 10 be able to
travel ali ever the tri cities on cars moved
at rapid rate OF speed by electric power