The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-17
Improvements That Are Com
ing in Street Railroads
CABLES TO BE ELECTRICIZED
On First Street, Westlake and DOwney
Avenue Lines
The Traction Company Is Also Putting IN an
Extension at Freeman Street on
the New Road

There is a considerable Frightening on
the street railroad horizon at present and
much improvement is expected within
the next few months.
The Los Angeles Traction company
broke ground yesterday for the new track
extension from Freeman street to Forces
ter avenue. AS soon as the road has been
prepared, the rails will be laid and cars
put in operation over it. An unavoida-
bic delay in the shipment OF ties has
caused the stoppase of work for some Int
tie time.
the finishing touches are being put
on the spacious car barn now, and it will
soon be ready for occupancy. There are
ten tracks in all, each OF which will ac-
comodate four cars with ease. shifting
table rus up and down the center of the
building for its entire length. power be-
ing applied by means of crank and PIN
ion movement. The entire building is
well lighted by punches of incandescent
lights placed at interval. in the roof. At
the further end of the shed are four in.
spection pits, over which the cars may
be run for purposes of examination or
in the event of needed repairs.
Another recent feature established by
the Traction company is that of COM
pany surgeon. Each employee OF the
road is expected to contribute small
nominal sum toward the support of this
pointed, and in the event of sickness or
injury the employee will receive treat
mont without charge. DR.. q. Ii. Dickson
is the railroad physician.
Large I'm provements are also in con-
temptation by the Consolidated com pany.
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new machinery to be set up in the pow
erh0use as soon as practicable. The pres
ent bids are for new $50 horsepower
vertical compound engine, which will be
used to drive the power circuit. Two
$40 horse power generators are to be pur-
chased for this work, each having a con.
slant current capacity of 500 kilo-watts.
The work of dismantling the 1000 horse
power engine in the Boyle Heights power
house is well under way and it will be
removed to the Central avenue station
in few days. In speaking of the meas
council FORGETTING all franchises sof the
roads not in operation by January LIST,
Manager Wood said to Herald man:
1--WE have no roads or sections of roads
in disuse save from one cause. Where
special work, such as switches or cross
ings have been injured. we have used
other lines until repairs could be effected.
We will begin to operate the track on
Sixth and Pearl streets as soon as the
Ninth-street branch is completed. The
cars will then follow Sixth TO Olive to
Fifth to Broadway.
The Washlngton-stree road will soon
be running from Figueroa to Washing.
ton, connecting with the Ninth street
line to Broadway. Work on all these di-
visions will be pushed as soon sa the
material 10 on the ground. Much of it is
now en- route from the east and we are
expecting it daily. Our cable roads are
to electric led as soon as posi- BILE, and we
will then have some ninety to one hun
dred miles of track under the trolley sys-
tenn.
Forty odd cars ha We been ordered to
replace the, cal BILE cars, and when they ar
rive we shall have the finest equipped
road on this coast. len of the large cars
are expected here ON Friday next. Incl
dentally we will make changes IN power
houses aud machine shops to meet the
new situations, and | am sure that Los
Angeles will be exceedingly proud of her
electric system by the time we have fin
ished our Improvements