The morning call., 1893-05-30
MIGHT USE STORAGE BATTERIES
Unobjectionable and Practicable Ac-
cOrding to an Expert.

UnObJectiOnable and Practicable Ac-
cording to an Expert.
1.-THE trolley system on Market street
means the rnination of the whole thor
oughfare. don't believe in trolley sys-
tenn there under any circumstances" said
| Mayor Ellert yesterday.
I'm the first place. it is a constant
source Of danger to the firemen and 9th ers
in cases of fire. and the wires may at any
time break down and end anger the safety
of passersby.
"Then, again, they make a most I'M
| slightly appearance. l am very strongly
opposed to overhead wires Of any sort in
this city. This is not country town. and
it should take on the appearance of city.
| slightly and dangerous wires should not all
be put under ground.
II think there could be no objection to
an electric road on Market street worked
under the storage system, for it does aw ay
with all the disadvantages of the trolley
system"
SIT is not a question of Market street
alone" said Chief Sullivan of the Fire
Department "The trolley system of cleo
the proper working of the Fire Depart
ment in any street in the city.
1t is almost impossible to raise our lad
ders up against buildings in cases of fire
on streets where there are trolleys. They
are placed at just the height from the
ground and distance from the buildings to
be most incOnvenent
"All wires give us more on less trouble
They are one OF the most disagreeable
features we have to contend against. If all
wires we're underground the work of the
department would not be impeded as it
often is at present. Then they are all
very dangerous to life. particularly the live
electric wires"
There is no reason why Market street
or any other of the city's main streets
should be incumbered with the trolley
system of poles and wires" said Professor
Horace b. Gale. who lately resigned The
chair of mechanical engineering at Stan
ford University.
"The storage system has been so per-
fected that there is no doubt of its sup
planting the trolley system in very short
time, a. least ON level streets in crowded
cities. Eastern companies with different
battery systems are ready to construct
plants and guarantee that each car will
run thirty miles without changing the
batteries But they have to contend
against the large capital invested in The
trolley systems, which can point 10 many
successful lines all over the country. and
on The other hand point to the failures
system. With their experts and power of
money they can scare street railway CON-
paDies out of taking a risk on what is
comparatively a new system. However,
il is only question of time when the bat
terry system will win eventually.
The trolley people always make a
claim that the cost of the battery system
is much greater.
'The cost of the Union Electrician Com
pany's system on the line from Milford to
Hopedale in Massachusetts, according to
their reports, is less than that of the
trolleys.
"Of course the storage system cannot as
yet be utilized on heavy grades. but a
street like Market is peculiarly fitted
for it,
AS to the cost. it may be said that there
IS large saving in the cost of materials
for the storage system, such as rails,
tracks, overhead wires and poles, and also
in power.
I'm the trolley system specially con-
structed tracks are required, and a great
deal OF power is lost in transmission over
the wires.
IF the cost should be little larger 1t Is
time for cities to stop putting up these
dangerous wires in the streets for the ben
eft OF corporations which could be COM
PEELED to use the storage system al good
enough profit, even if little lower now
than it will be in time''