The Washington times., 1909-07-26

NlS ctL al cars must ne PROVIDED Win
covers. To become effective on and
after September /, 1903"
The amendment suggested by the com
pany was the following:
On all cars fuse boxes and circuit
breakers, where live contacts are in
/ reach OF passengers or pedestrians, must
be provided with covers. To become
effective on and after September l, 49,.
With respect to the proposed amend
ment' secretary Eddy's report was, par
1 TALLY, as follows:
This regulation was recommended
primarily In order TO provide for the
protection Of circuit breakers and fuse
boxes which are not now protected with
covers II being assumed that any new
cars placed in service in the future
would be provided with the later type
OF circuit breakers, which are so de-
signed as to make the use Of an In
dependent cover unnecessary.
THE great majority Of the cars now
in operation in the District are already
provided with circuit breakers Of this
I type. Comparatively few cars In opera
ton in the District are now provided
with fuses in the main circuit, the cir
! cult breaker taking the place of these
fuses. Fuses of light capacity are used,
however, on all cars for the auxiliary
circuits, and these should be and almost
invariably are, provided with covers.
Points Objection.
In regard to Mr.. Sharon's suggestion
relative to the amendment of Section
p. ] would state that this would not
accomplish the fun purpose of covering
the circuit breakers, the main object
being TO prevent as far as possible
the bright sash and the falling OF bits
CT heated metal or carbon which some
tines occurs when tie circuit breaker
Cp5rstes. Section p OF the reguIa-
tons provides that no live contacts
which are in reach Of passengers or
pedestrians viii be permitted, and en-
bodies the substance of the suggested
amendment 20 Section 4.
i have the honor TO recommend there
fore that the Washington Railway and
Electric Company be informed that any
enclosed. type Of circuit breaker will
be considered as complying with Sec
ton y OF the regulations, and that the
suggested amendment of this regulation
VIII not be adopted for the reasons
given above
Mr. Sharon was informed this morn
ing his suggestion would not be adopted
Link hammers and slide brake beams
are connected with another suggestion
OF the railway company, which failed.
The commissions order was that link
hammer and slide brake beams must
have safety hanger bOted TO brick
To be effective on and after December
1. 1909
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company claims it has 200 cars which
satisfy the order, but requests that il
be modified TO apply to new equipment
acquired after July ], 1903, and not to
cars now In the use Of the company.
Order Maintained.
The commission decided to maintain
its original order. The principal part
Of Secretary Eddy recommendation
bearing on this subject, is as follows.
These hangers are considered BY the
writer to be necessary in Ordes = pre-
vent the possible falling Of the brake
beam due to a wOrnout or defective
hanger and the consequent probable de-
railment of the car.
Practically all the later types Of cars
which have been placed in service by
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company are provided with a safety
hanger, and 1 am informed that the
company is now. of its own voIitiOn
equipping It's cars with this device as
they come to the shops for repairs and
as a consequence nearly one-haIf of
the cars Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company now conform TO
the regulation in question. Ii would
seem, therefore, that the Washington
Railway and Electric Company con-
siders these hangers advisable espe-