Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-09
THE RAILROADS.
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY
NEARLY READY FOR BUSINESS.
The Machinery Being Placed in the Big
Power House-A Magnificent struc-
ture-Notes.

Few people appreciate the magnitude
OF the work being done by the Electric
street railway company in this city.
This morning the work of stringing
the wires will commence at the corner
Fifth and Winston streets, and on July
LIST the wheels will commence to go
around and the Los Angeles public can
travel by lightning.
HERALD reporter drove with Cap
tain Barrett yesterday behind his Ken
tucky roadster, Golddust (2:173z), to
the power house being built by the
Electric company, Just south of
the Arcade depot. The building will
be truly magnificent structure. 1t
and the car house covers about two
acres OF ground. The buildings are
handsome in design, and are built most
substantially of Inglewood brick. The
smokestack is really beautiful struc-
ture. 1t is as symmetrical as an Etrus-
can vase, and is fine example of the
highest phase of bricklayers' art.
In the engine room the big machinery
is already being placed in position.
Here will be located the thousands of
horsepower which will move the great
dynamos.
The roofs are now being placed in po-
sition, and in few days the buildings
will be ready for occupancy. The great
boilers have arrived, and this morning
the work of putting them in place will
commence.
A carload of the electric motors has
arrived, and they will Immediately be
unpacked. There will be altogether
thirty carloads of these machines, which
will be placed on the cars.
The company's pay roll now amounts
to about $4,000 week, and the power
house and contents when completed
will represent an investment of over
half million dollars. Every detail OF
the work Is being carefully attended to,
nothing but the very best material is
being used, and the plant will be finest
in all particulars on the coast.
Captain Barrett said yesterday that
the road would be opened by July 1st,
and what the captain says usually goes.
The enterprise is great one and de-
serving of encouragement. A visit to
the power House will be found interest
ing and strong showing of the conf
dence investors have in the resources OF
this city.
NOTES.
G. J. Weldon, auditor of the freight
department of the Southern Pacific,
went to Coronado yesterday.
G. J. Flint, superintendent of the
railway mail service, went to Coronado
yesterday.
]. S. Noble, superintendent of Gila
and Tucson divisions of the Southern
Pacific, is in the city. x.
D. Burkhalter, superintendent of the
Los Angeles division of the Southern
Pacific, is in the city.
A dispatch received yesterday from
San Francisco states that complaint
has been filed by the Edison General
Electric company against the electric
road of this city. Plaintiffs ask judg-
ment against M. HI. Sherman, president,
and T. V. Mcdonald, secretary, for
$37 900 on claim growing out of alleged
breach of contract in the construction
of the electric railway in this city. ~
d. M. True, travelling passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania railroad, stationed
in this city, says the excursions to the
coast ventured by his road last winter
were in every respect success. The
road is amply pleased with the expert
ment, and will start another series of
excursions in January next. :,