Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-08-19
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To HOSPITAL

Captain Robert Alli,on. Willis L.
Bryant. Charles E. Lepre. Hon. r.
Fl. Koch. r. ]. Mills. W. q. Bill
man. Thomas B. lllis. A ". AL.
bright and ii. B. Shaniz. the sever
al capitalists back of tho nnnville and
B!onmsbnrs Electric Railra I'd, who
arrived in this city Tuesday, yester-
day went carefully over the entire
line and OIL returning expressed them.
sevles as Immensely pleased both with
the excellent progress made with the
work and the thorough aud workman
like manner in which every part of
the line is constructed.
The road is now approaching oom-
pletion and unless some unforeseen
delay occurs the cars will be running
by September 10Th. Grading is COM
| pleted to within short distance of
Fishing creek aud by Saturday night
the road bed will he completed and
the track laid up to that point. This
will leave but Que mile to complete,
the distance between Fishing creek
and Bloombsurg. Over this short
stretch the work will be light aud the
track will soon he laid.
The work of stretching wires has
bean delayed by the removing Of tele.
all out of the way and by Saturday
night the overhead work will be
completed as far as the track is laid.
Next week the turnouts will be put
in. The first of these will 30 laid at
Grovania. The two towns Of Dan
Vile and Bloombsurg will each havs
turnouts, one inside the borough and
the other just oustide the limits.
The roof on the power house at
Grovania was finished yesterday and
tho boilers set in position. The car
barn will next he tackled The plans
for the building are now completed
and show a structure ll2 by 30 feet,
affording room for five cars and
snow plow and containing work
room for car repairs.
The five handsome trolley cars be-
longing to the limo were shipped at
Philadelphia yesterday ami are now
en route to Danville The cas- are
entirely modern embracing all the
new improvements known in trolley
equipment. Under each car is a mot
or Of 140 horse power. Each of the
cara is equipped with a Westinghouse
air brake and Westinghouse Eleo-
trical brake besides the latest inn
proved hand brake. Two of the cars
will be fourteen bench, open cars.
seating eightyfour people; two will
be plain passenger cars seating forty
persons each. and one. a combination
passenger and baggage car.
The Danville and Bloomsbury Elec-
trical Railroad Company intends
building it's line to the Hos pital for
the Insane and will commence the
construction of its track on East Mar
ket street within ten days.
The citizens of Danville and Blooms
burg alike as we'll as of the farming
community interseoted by the line
are highly gratified at the rapid prog
ress made and all the developments
which show that the two towns at
such an early day are to be connected
by trolley line SO thoroughly mod.
ern and we'll equipped. In Danville
especially, no more welcome news has
been heard for some time than the
fact that the DanvilIe and Blooms.
burg Company intends at the present
time running it's line up East Market
street to the Hospital for the Insane.
Mr.. Pasooe, whose good manage
ment and energy has been manifest at
every stage of the work, comes in
for his full share OF praise. 1t Is quite
apparent that the road is backed by
a strong combination Of capital. which
augurs we'll for the success and per.
manency of the enterprise. The men
back of it are experienced in trolley
affairs and are large investors in other
lines and that they have full conf
dence in the proposition here as we'll
as in the Judgment and good manage
ment of Mr.. Pasooe has been made
quite manifest by their present visit.
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