The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-10
THE BEST IN THE LAND
Will be tho Street Railway, with
the Now improvements.
ONE MANS ENTIRE SUPERVISION
Better than Two or Three Heads.
The Pole Trolley System TO be
Worked on the Loop...A Change
In tho Method of Dlspntching.

Worried on tho LoOp..-A Change
In tho Method of Dlspatching.
When the new man at the helm OF
the electric street railway company OPP
crations has finished all the improve
mcnts he has in view, tho company's
limo will be one Of the most complete
in the country. Mr.. Harrington has
the advantage over former superintend-
cnts in that he will have entire charge
OF the line, the tracks, overhead cables,
rolling stock and electrical equipment.
When the formal transfer OF tho power
house has been made to the street rail-
way by the electrical company, one
man will have general supervision.
The North Wheeling end OF the line
and the Benwood extension having the
pole trolley system already in working
order, it is the intention TO fit up tho
whole line in like manner. Mr.. Kirk
harrington, the superintcndcnt's
brother, has entire charge OF the line OF
wires, and will commence next week TO
arrange the loop wires for polo trollcys.
A double force OF men will DO put to
work, to hurry tho matter as rapidly rs
possible. Cars coming out OF the barn
will use poles until the point Mt which
the line men last quit work is reached,
when the old.fashioned. "rope" trolleys
Will be put up, to be changed back TO
poles. Tho arrangement may inilict
little more work on the conductors and
operators, but the Inconvenience will
last for only few days, and will be
gladly submitted to, for the sake oil
getting the much more convenient pole
system established on the whole line.
The platforms on which the linemen
will be stationed while changing the
overhead cables are to be placed on
wagons, SO that they can easily be
drawn out OF the way OF an approach
ing car with as little delay rs possible.
BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF the power house are still being re-
ceivcd, and as the building is soon to be
commenced, it is hoped to have it ready
for occupany by the end OF January
at least.
The new management has changed
hehourfo the mems supper. Formerly
the car, the crew OF which went first to
supper, was held at about the time that
manufacturing establishments quit
work for the day. thus entailing consid-
cradle Inconvenience to passengers
coming to supper. Workingmen en-
ployed at Bcnwood were particularly in
commoded by being obliged to wait
nearly ten minutes at the Forty-third
street connection. When the car Mt
last started on the up trip it was apt to
become uncomfortably full at that hour.
Under the present arrangement the
first car is held for supper at five p. M,
and when the rush OF passengers comes
the regular schedule time is again being
run.
The method OF Starting the cars
from the Forty-third street Office has
been changed materially. The old GUS
tom was, Tor the starter to ring gong
for the car to start up town. Amid the
clerical duties he had also to perform,
the minute at which the car was to be
started, easily escaped his memory. One
car coming in late on the down
trip changed the time for all cars to fol-
low, and by the time the power twas
off" two or three times, and n schain
had broken" once or twice, and several
cars had jumped the track, the starters
mind was i'll an unenyiable state. All is
now changed. On the wall oil the dis
patcher's Office hangs clock. 1t has
the face and hands OF clock, but con-
tains no works, and the hands are move
able at will. As soon rs 4 car arrives ut
Forty-third street the conductor steps
into the office and moves the hands OF
the dumb clock to the hour and minute
at which he will leave; the conductor
OF the next car consults the dial to see
when the last car departed, and moves
tho hands forward, according to the
number OF minutes apart the cars are
scheduled to leave
CLOCKS on EVERY CAR
is one Of the ideas OF the new manage
ment, and as they are to be kept in or
der, will be OF considerable conven.
fence to the conductors and the travel
ing public.
While the superintendent will have
entire supervision OF the line and equip
ment, yet each department will be un-
der the charge OF 4 separate head
Under the arrangements so far made
Mr.. Kirk Harrington will look after the
lines Of wire. The master mechanic,
Mr.. Gardner, will have charge OF tho
machinery in the power house, all re-
pairs to machinery and the cars and
barn. Under him are Mr.. Joe Black,
day foreman, and Mr.. Ed Flanagan,
night foreman. The dispatchcr's Office
will be conducted by Chief Dispatcher
G. E. Starr, who will be assisted by his
brother, Mr.. Jake Starr, and Mr.. Frank
Lawn. Mr.. Lawn is well known as the
conservative president OF the street car
mems union. He has had five years
experience in the position of starter, to
which he was recently promoted and