Show electric street railways the solution of tae N municipal its rapid id transit the subject ot of a paper recently rr adelore the amer ican of electrical Eugin eera by frank J sprague the actual operation 6 street railroads by electricity ia bringing brin gins to view the alps which are to be overcome and the mccless already attained leads mr rue 11 to believe that municipal rapid transit is to he solved bythe by the adoption of some system ot of electrical propulsion it is his bis opinion that tire dwa daia and experience obtained in the operation of the union passenger Pass euger railway in richmond luord va prove prave that electricity queets ru eats all the requirements for or traffic ot of while the grades are heavier ana the curves sharper will le in D most american cities the richford Rich moRd road read 4 gregapes gre gates milas of track through hinr in mile F of ana is operated froidl r la the power leluc g de rived from three 1 25 horse power ens rines tae cost of running ohp ceils is id rl S for operating aud and for or station expenses a total of ta 0 46 K per car per aay day or eighty mile ruu run tois toia does not no include executive taxes nor veneral beners ze ners charges of that character the overhead system he be considered the best beat and mast economical ical abild if properly constructed has no objectionable features |