Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-28
LAST OF HORSE CARS.
Allegheny Patrons of the Manchester
Line Preparing to Say
ADIEU TO OLD-TIME LOCOMOTION.
The p, A. & NJ. Electric Plant Almost Ready
for Operation.
PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES

The Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
electric road is almost completed. In a few
days the streets of Allegheny, that now re-
echo to the lazy tinkle of the mule bells and
the monotonous plunk of iron-shod hoofs
upon the cobbles, will know these things nc
more. Rapid transit lines now cover almost
all of Allegheny's territory, and the harsh,
resonant bang of the motorman's gong re.
sounds through every principal street and
far into the suburbs.
George Rice, the engineer who con-
structed the Manchester line, said yester-
day that the Is miles of track have
been laid, with the exception OF
a curve or two yet te finish. The curve at
! the end of the Sixth street bridge was put
in yesterday morning and the horse cars at
once began passing around the loop This
loop extends down Duquesne way from
Sixth street to Fifth, up Fifth to Liberty,
to the present point of starting at the cor
ner of Market and Liberty streets. The
cars going north will pass down Sixth
street, as at present, and those coming in
the opposite direction will pass around the
loop
PUTTING ON FINISHING TOUCHES.
The Thomson-H Houston Company is push
ing the work of stringing the wires, and has
that part of the work almost finished. The
power house at the foot of Locust street,
Allegheny, is finished and the finishing
touches being given the machiner;i.
President John H. DalZell says the date
set for the opening of the road is September
l5. J. c. Cotton, the hustling superintendent
of the road, stated yesterday that the
Thomson II custom people had promised to
turn the current on by that time, and there
is no doubt that everything else will be in
readiness.
Every detail is being attended to before
the opening of the road. so that after that
event there need be no experimenting, with
the consequent delay and annoyance which
has attended the beginning of operations on
other roads. The engines at the power house
are now running, so the bearings may be
worn smooth and ground down.
CARS LIKE THE DUQUESNE'S.
Forty of the new cars have arrived and are
now at the car stable. at the foot of Beaver
avenue. They were built by the Pullman
Company and are of the same size and de-
sign as those used on the Duquesne line,
eve to the extra high step about which the
ladies complain.
There being no heavy grades on the Man.
chester line very fast time will be made.
The running time of the Beaver avenue and
Rebecca street line will be Is minutes from
the foot of Beaver avenue to Fifth and
Liberty streets, three miles. The Western
avenue line will make the trip between the
same points in % minutes The Union line
cars, running to Woods Run, and the Troy
Hill line will make equally good time. The
full equipment will be 20 cars.
The residents of lower Allegheny are
highly elated over the pleasant prospect
afforded them of competing line, as they
complain bitterly of their treatment at the
hands of the Pleasant Valley Company. Cars
on the latter line are now running so far
apart that time can often be saved by walk
ing in preference to waiting for a Car.