New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-07
PREPARING FOR THE TROLLEY.
TRACKS BLING KELAID IN SOME STREETS.
SEVERAL LINES TO BE IN OPERATION IN Tur

SLY EkNL LINES ~ Bt IN OIThNlADN ~ A''-
FALL-RAILs FOR THE ELECTRIC CARR
That the trolley system of propclling streetcars
Is to stay In Brookyn Is apparent from the STEADY
advance which 1t Is making upon the city, ana the
preparations equip the principal srcet-car lines
with 1t. A realizing OF the approach oil the
trolley to the heart of the city has recently been
gained by many citizens for the first time by seeing
Fuou-st. east Of the City Hall. torn up for the hy-
ing OF tracks and putting In place the return wire
which f. connected with the rails. In lev weeks
the trolley will be In operation upon the cAlci
thoroughlae of the city, and some Of the 300 horses
Of the city Railroad Company will be released from
service
The Introduction oi the trolley has been gradual
The experiment OF electric road operated by the
overhead wire system was made upon suburban mo
running from East New York to Jamaica few years
ago This proved economical tIa the same system
v,g put iuto oInrutOn upon thc road nom Prspecs
Park Ooncy Island, operated 10y the c"Hey Island
ard Brooklyn Company. 1he next step Was die buiid'
,uv If the new road from St.oid-avr. and Thirty
mint, It, to Bon>onhur-t by WY Of Bay ladG", New
Ut:>cht and Bath Beach This line was built ana put
IN Operation by men Interested IN the B'Ohlyh 'il
Railroad Company, and they were 80 mhc' b!e"'co Win
It's workings TIA. II wa decided 70 put the same
system upon the lines Of the company In tb" city
i,s.f 30 the principal cOmpanic engaged In opeTal-
ing street cars united IN their application 10 the state
nullrad Commissioner and the Common Council 'o
a.. right 10 oLanse Tie motive power "a all Their
nu.- iOm hOrSts - the trolley. The result 81 t'c
public h,a:iugs, after the mease opposition shown
WA, The granting Of the desired permission. The hr7i
company t. enter die city w'l- the toney Island aud
Br,oAlyu and by DEGREES It's electric cars have nd
y,nccd into Hn.cuth-st. Nuth-ave., Ninth Il. and
nnmllpn ave tn the Hamilton Ferry, and they VIII
Spuu " iu operation Ia smith and Jay -.
The HrooAlyn City company nas introduced The new
motive power the Fort hamilton Inc from twenty
mn IT. To and bcyo nd the city nn". The same power
house. at F1y -sccond It,. which furnishes the motive
pouer for the Icnsonhulst road supplies this. Tho
ncw rail, have been laid FOR the trolley cars M liamu
ton ave aud Court Il. from Twenty MIN st. g the ''E
Hall. aud q, soon the enlargement oi tAe power
house is completed and the new dynamo, ana engines
arc put 10 the hor-c, Will be- taken OIL ms route
Active preparations arc beng mad" for the sam"
change the Third ave. Inc. and These Two TVu'c'
Will he operated IN the early fall.
The latter route cover, part OF tIatbu'h ave
and F,iton-,t. from the junction to the ferry.
When these routes IN operation the necessary
changes viii Dee made for putting the Toh'y on
Flatbu,h ave. past Prospect Park To ana through
the yllhg. of FAthu.h This VIII put the "h"i'
southern section II the companys system under tho
operation Of electricity step, VIII then b' taken 10
Introduce the famc motive power upon the M5Hle
nvc and Grccupolnt llcs. and upon the NoStrdhd
md TOupiIns ave lines running from the Eastern
DISTINCT to Prospect Park Finally de central part
II he routes OF this company. those IN fult lh-st'
Orcene and Gates ayes. and luiuama ave. ana Hhlsei
a.. viii be put under the trolley.
Wherever the elevated railroad has been built II viii
De- comparatively easy to put In the trolley, a' the
overhead wires will be simply suspended, after proper
,nsaton from the elevated structure. But In other
streets poles will have T. b" pnt up to support the
wires As a measure Of prc'artion. a guard Wire
will De placed the trolley wire, 50 That t"ie
phone and telegraph wires will not come In contact
with the trolley current a. the wire carving the
latter cannot b. Insulated. To meet the expense Ia
yolved In the changes upon all IT, lines
Including the cost OF now equipment,
the i.rookyn city Railroad Company ha'
doubcd H., capital of Sd.OOo.OOo. The now system
will enable the company 10 carry fnr more paSS'ng'r'
and reap greater profit, aS the cost i figured ~
slightly below the expense Of operating cars by horses
If any new system Of operating ears 10y electricity
without the dlshgrng trolley should prove pfdctcab!e
md less expensive, it viii be easy to apply H.
The dynamos put In could be used to generate
the electricity II 1t can be carried 10y charging 'n'
cars BESIDES Its power-hou,c Ia south broohyh Tue
brooklyn city Railroad company has purchased the Ola
Moler e scrck sugar refinery, ut Kent ana DIVISION
avcs and Will convert that into great power house
for the lines running to the Eastern District and thc
central division OF the city.
The Atlantic Avenue Company Is building power
house the Gowanu, Canal, and Is DusAy cheasN
~ r,laylng its track, In Atlantic and Hfth avcs..
tho.c streets early In the fall. The DE MAID am
Tmuklin-avc lines, under the control OF lhe lnph
yn CITY and NewtOwn Company, are to be opeIit+d ny
The trolley but steps TO MAKE inc rcfnpS1l.c
changes hive yet been iakcn There Is II 'ohsiaer
able diversity In the rail, being put down IN unrf
ami streets for the electric In fulVn 81 we
oirier rail Is being laid. II consists oi a top hr lle
ordinary sunken rail and nangeS four Inches Woe hA
ing hollow girdcr, 81 that the wooden sru.r PtSSEn
undcr the ordinary rail Dc dispensed WIN.
mills rest upon and bOel to steer chur' ''N"'e
upon the ties, to which they are splRcd' - -,
The rails In Fulton-st. which are thncn UP 49,
Laid only few years ago, and they are bcihE p.t vo
I'm Third ave I'm place Of hc Old ones tihei' ny ~,
I'm F1ntnushavc. new rail, are To be ihid up3" ~
arbitrary wooden stfngncccs or glrlesH' N''.m o.
mon the ties. In part OF Atlahl" AVE- ucS; ~
we'll n, wooden Orders, are b Ing dispenser VII ~.
rails rest upon supports with broad haScS ne VIA p ,
~ piano Stools, and these rest upon the sionlu .
AR, buried out Of sight. The rails are Ill uo p or
aud arc laid that Joints are broken iii" w"
tnuous rail f. secured -, = mn,
This must lie underground trolley, sdiu =" "i"',
An n street In ttlton->t, n he saw INC VIZ u
laid I'm the ground between the rails "hclc pau VI
Tho street torn up -, ..,.a, 4,
~" NO. said obging strnnger near h'n 'la'
.mpv the return wire for the electric current ~
MES through the machinery or the car alcr 1t H,
Lived from the trolley wire overhead 1oh see u,'
eacn raii is connected AT both ends win inc WIG u.
,ha middle by short wires. That Is 50 that lno
current will all be drawn OH from the rails NJ ohoc
and carried back 10 the powcrhouse'
THE UNION RAILROAD FIGHT.