Identifier: streetrailwayrev11amer (find matches)
Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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stockholders has been called for December4th to consider the matter. The plan is to exchange one share ofPhiladelphia common stock for two shares of Consolidated commonstock, and $50 in mortgage bonds, $7.50 in Philadelphia preferred,$2.50 in Philadelphia common and $3 in cash for each share of Con-solidated preferred deposited before November ist. The Philadelphia Co. also contemplates acquiring the Mononga- Tlic new Brill convertible and semi-convertible cars are shownfor the first time at any exhibition. Although the limitations ofthe Garden have prevented the company from bringing full-sizedcars, the sections and models displayed will illustrate the novelfeatures. The peculiar arrangement of sash and panels by which the caris made convertible is the invention of Mr. John A. Brill. It ap-peared in its first form a number of years ago, but owing to thefact that very small glass was employed at that time, it made littleheadway. In its new form the glass can be of any desirable size.
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hela and the Pittsburg & Birmingham properties, known locallyas the Mellon lines. The terms, however, have not been madepublic. The Mayer & Englund Co., Philadelphia, is represented byCharles J. Mayer, president; A. H. Englund, secretary and treas-urer; Frank R. Shattuck, director; Willard A. Cockley, of theNew York office; William A. Armstrong, Jr., Harry G. Lewis,Benjamin Hayllar, Jr., Edwin B. Ross, Harry J. Mayer, D. L.Crawford, George W. Provost, J. L. Merrill. The company hasheadquarters at the Murry Hill. The side panels are made flexible to follow the sash and glass intothe roof, the posts having precisely the same external form as thoseof standard open or closed cars. The sash are in two pieces. Pockets are formed in the lowerdeck of the roof and the sash are safely stored in these recessescompletely out of sight. Below the sash, there is also sufficientroom for the side panels. When the panels and sash are raisedinto the roof, both sides of the

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