New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
yrU PROBLEMS on THE BRIDGE

COME NOVEL. QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH
Electric LIGHTS FOR THE CARS
poorla who have occasion TO the Bridge late
-. o,cb, IN the time when the cable takes rest
anil the cars are propelled BY engines nave peen
not n little annoyed frequently OF late by the iac'
that trains cross in both directions on one TRACK
and frat the track the easterly side. The an
rovance "a especially great II they intend to take
mo Elevated roads In brooklyn. since they are COM
,uol 70 descend the stairs IN the Bridge station TO
The street level and then climb the long flights lead
INC III, 10 the elevated roads. The station or the
prooklyn elevated road IS uncommonly lofty ana M
s trains make close connections with the trains ar
r,,.,g in Rr.oklyn by the Bridge. passengers rs
uauv hurry downstairs AMI UP and find themselves
,,r.,,v VOL ylnded when they reach the cars.
ordinarily the running OF Bridge trains. both to
,,t from, NcY-York on the castery track has oc-
.,,rreI only AT long intervals. when Il was neces-
e,rv 70 make repairs to tn" other track Such re-
pairs have 20 be made when the cable Is not IN
onorati1n OF late however the arrangement mas
heen in force sometimes as often az twice week
and 4 IS not wonderful mat passengers have
Kicked" against X. To all such II VIII be salts
faction 20 know that The trouble is nearly II not
cui,e NJ an end The reason the westerly track
has been dsused frequently Of late has been the
operations 81 the company which Is preparing 10
'lght tho Bridge cars with electricity. IL has had
- stretch trolley wire. across the Bridge. and, OF
tracks were no, in Superintendent Martin 'aid
two or three days ago that he believed this work
vas now I'm shed. AMI he thought passengers IN
,eni,ng - take the elevated roads would be sub
,ectel 20 no moro inconvenience. except on tho'"
rare occasions when repairs 20 the tracks MAKE II
r,ceasary - the cars on one side OF the brige
only.
I, Is no, vet certain when the electric lghts VIII
he ready FOR Use In the Bridge cars. though II Is ek
pe-'rl that everything Will Be In readiness the
,rcsert week The company has been compelled to
do some new and di.icult things and even TO Invent
some new devices one OF the problems IL mas hho
to solve was tho arrangcnert Of the trolley pole
g., ,ha. u would BE- self reversing. To call II
pole IL TO point. seeing that the distance
het..4n tho top 81 the and mo trolley wire Is
no nor. than twelve or fourteen inches. and the
pole" Is only about two feet long
On n street car the conductor looks after the re-
versng 81 the pole Al each end OF the lne drawing
II down with Il rope. running around TO the opposite
mat IT, the pulley wheel at the end OF the pole
90 contact Vita the wre again ON me bridse
cars. - course. there VI. be NJ CONDUCTOR TO ION
a,sr the releTsnE Ir9r ana aH" snnpans th,t
would work automatically Tho pan aeS4s'N 80, y,
- ~ believed prove slIs"ss' Il. . zen H. an -
each car IN successor WI run ire 81 vi. W.,
which is here lifted TO higher level ana VIII Slah1
the opposite track where the WIRE - ~ lts norma
place Then the trolley VIII strike me wlre, any
be down INTO iuf UhNlhk IN'NiAt'b' '"N' ~.
course ia the reversed direction. and the Hghts Will
blaze out again
IL Is OBVIOUS that all tho machinery must be care
fully adjusted 50 that tho connection VIII be made
it,sf right every time. II the trolley falls to hit
Tho wire or II u flies OF again. IN" car 10 when y
is attached Will De In darkness until the other end
~ mo bridge Is reached. FOR IL would be awkward
operation for any one TO climb on !ts roof ana al
list the apparatus This Is one OF the rather DIM
Cui, nrobans which the electric company has
so.vs- in the opinion OF Superintendent Martin sue
c.s.rIllv Apparently u did not take all these
,hiucs into account when II contracted 10 complete
is york bv February 5. under penalty OF $50 a
day for each day after that date.