The Jersey City news., 1904-12-17

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Switches have been placed on The sig
nal machine, same as in tile First pre-
THIRD PRECINCT.
The following signal boxes nave beer
rewired and wooden moulding placed
above them Nos Ii, IA. Is. II. %. Is,
r. Is. u. 80. 45 and "a, There have
been transmitters placed in all the signal
| boxes
hex % broke and | placed a new spring
in the same, thereby putting it In good
working order.
On August 4, at $50 p. M, an electric
| light wire came in contact with pole Mt
signal box %, which is located on the
Thirteenth street yiaduct. the pole being
Of iron, it charged the box SO it could
not be used during the night; since thar
time there has been a fixture put III
and the signal box transferred to il,
which made it in a safe condition.
During il severe storm the wires rum
ming over Fhe station house pulled Il cop
ing stone and chimney from the build
| ing. There has been two fixtures made
! and placed on the building to carry the
| wires over
| On September 16, at 6:30 p. M, num-
Der one circuit became crossed with an
! electric light wire aud the brake springs
were burnt Of in box 10. The same have
been repaired by and put in good working
order.
On September II. number two circuit
became crossed with a trolley feed wire
at the corner of Newark and Baldwin
avenues; both telephone drops were burnt
out and the signal machine damaged
quite some. Boxes %, 81 and "a were
burnt out at the time, which have since
been repaired and pur IN good working
order.
The line has been 'overhauled,. with
| the exception of a few places, and 1900
! feet of wire taken down that was not
being used
FOURTH PRECINCT.
Following signal boxes have been re-
wired, new cross arms and wooden
moulding placed above them Nos II,
13, 15 II, %. "A. A., 50, 121 and 122.
/ New telephone transmitters have been
| placed in all the signal boxes.
On September 3, signal box 13 was
knocked from the pole and somewhat
damaged by a fire engine coming in con-
tact with it.
Most of all the line wires have been
oyerhauled and put in good working
/ order.
FIFTH PRECINCT
/ Following signal boxes have been re-
/ wired. new cross arms and moulding
placed above them:-Nos II, 13. IA, 10,
4 -. anu view lefe-p4lOAS
1nitters have been placed in all signal
boxes.
On July IS, during a severe wind
storm, a tree was blown down near sig
nal box II. which fell on the wires and
broke them down; the same was repaired
as SOON as possible.
Most of the line wires have been over
hauled and put in good order.
SIXTH PRECINCT
| Eallnwipu cirna1 hnxns hava ham ..a-
wired, new cross arms and wooden
| moulding placed over them:-Nos. u,
333, 81 42, 43, 10, 81, 81, "a, 50, 123 and
| 125. New telephone tlsansmitters have
been placed in all the signal boxes.
There has been new signal box,
known as box IA, placed on Webster,
near Rayine avenue.
On July %, at $40 p. M, an electric
light wire became crossed with the sig
nal wires, burning all the signal wires off
under the floor in the station house and
also burnt out signal box 81, damaging
the signal machine, all Of which have
| been repaired and put in good working
order.
! On September 5, the paul in signal
i box 3o broke and has been repaired and
put in good working order.
In over-hauling the lines | changed the
route in several places, shortening the
lines to the extent of three-q quarters Of
mile, which has since been taken down.
SEVENTH PRECINCT.
! Following signal boxes have rewired,
new cross arms and wooden moulding
have been placed above them:--Nos. 112,
/ 113, la, 115, 123, 124, 125 and 131
New telephone transmitters have been
placed in all the signal boxes.
The line wires have been overhauled.
| with the exception of a few places, and
put in fairly good shape.
After overhauhng the signal boxes the
following cells Of gravity battery have
been taken Off
First Precinct SO cells
Second Precinct. .......... % cells
/ Third Precinct g cells