| Show Chicagos Elevated Roads Engineering News This Is now irfemlnuitb the city of rapid transit tran-sit for the electric trolley lines and the elevated railways have Invaded the iery henrt 01 the city and there seem to Ist cahle or electric lines on nearly every teet In tile bulns center The elevated railways form very extensive systems hleh will soon be connected by the new loop line the actual operation uC ultich will be Interesting to study In view of the very complicated arrangement 9 junctions and 8 llch In legard to the elevated railways It must be admitted that the spans of the Metiopolltan line crossing the streets which have curved connections connec-tions for all > alance mainly be twcn the girder and columns and a slight decorated outline have a much more pleasing nnd graceful ape Ienranc than the plain rectangular gliders rending squarely on the columns col-umns which are to be eea on mot lnea I ha been objected that there I too much decorated construction on this particular line but It Is not obtrusive and ceitalnly 1 roduces afar a-far better looking structure The Iron work Is all painted a smoky gray color which Is unobtru slve and does not show the soot and dirt which Chlcaoa atmosphere deposits de-posits upon It I |
