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Show K STRAY CURRENTS. On North Washington avenue and at points along Lincoln avenue, ave-nue, south, of Twenty-sixth street, water pipes are bursting in the street, close to the electric railways and the city officials aiv causing an investigation to be made to determine the cause. One theory, is that stray currents from the electric lines are entering en-tering the -water mains and producing what is known as electrolysis, which is robbing the pipes of their metal by the action of electricity. The stray currents are thought to be due to improper bonding of the rails, and the responsibility for correcting the defect rests with the companies using the electric force. |