. The Street railway journal . ilings are tinted lightgreen and decorated with gold. Four elongated beveled mir-rors are on each side of the car, and the windows are fittedwith %-in. polished French plate glass. Wire screens areplaced behind the low curved glass windows in the vestibulesto protect them against breakage. The seats are 31 ins. long, and the aisle, \.J]/i ins. wide. Thelength over the end panels is 20 ft. 11^ ins., and over vestibules,28 ft. 5% ins. The platforms are 3 ft. 9 ins. 1ong; width overthe sills, including the panels, 6 ft. \oYx ins., and over the postsat the belt, 7 ft
. The Street railway journal . ilings are tinted lightgreen and decorated with gold. Four elongated beveled mir-rors are on each side of the car, and the windows are fittedwith %-in. polished French plate glass. Wire screens areplaced behind the low curved glass windows in the vestibulesto protect them against breakage. The seats are 31 ins. long, and the aisle, \.J]/i ins. wide. Thelength over the end panels is 20 ft. 11^ ins., and over vestibules,28 ft. 5% ins. The platforms are 3 ft. 9 ins. 1ong; width overthe sills, including the panels, 6 ft. \oYx ins., and over the postsat the belt, 7 ft. 5^ ins. The sweep of the posts is 3^2 ins.;distance between the centers of the posts, 2 ft. 11^ ins. Theside sills are 4 ins. x 7L2 ins., and the end sills, 4^ ins. x 7^ ins.;thickness of corner posts, 4 ins., and side posts, 2x/2 ins. Thecar is mounted on a Brill No. 21-E truck, with 8-ft. wheel base The Morgan & Wright bicycle tire has long been recognizedas a standard, but it is not so generally known that this enter-. \ REMARKABLE CAR FOR THE JACKSON (MISS.) STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM prising Chicago firm also manufactures a tape which is saidto be peculiarly adapted for electrical work. The good qualitiesclaimed for Morgan & Wright insulating tape are: Excep-tional adhesiveness; does not dry out easily; unrolls smoothly;uniform and high insulation resistance; capable of withstand-ing extreme heat, and an uncommonly high percentage of in-sulation composition. These statements, the company says, areborne out by the increasing popularity this product is finding inelectrical work. SHEET STEEL GEAR CASE FOR STREET RAILWAY SERVICE
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