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and other
other larac Cities
large
of India, where instead
that in this country there is no sta-
statutory re.: quirement as to Excellence of Construction,
of perishable worden longitudinal sleepers
And cross hes, iron chairs.
arc
Smployed.
These are bedded on Concrete and are made
to afford the rails & Continuous dupport
means
a
Congitudinal cast iron bearer,
Extending from chair to chair. An iron
permanent
way
would
us doubt cost more
than the ordinary wooden form of structure. used in this country, but it would in the
End be more Economical in the reduced lot -follow, and it would
of upkeep that would follow,
be a great relics to the public to be freed from the annoying obstructions to happie Consequent on the constant repairs to a
cheap form of permanent way. In imposing Any condition on the promoters on this point, it is however only fair to state
nor any specification of design or materials,
a.
on the part of the Board of Prade. When tramway is completed it is inspected by the
representation of
that Beard whose duties.
are limited to seeing that the rails have been
Laid level and to
quage, that the
a height of
the paving corresponds with the height of the rail, and that all facing poin to and disting
clone unless the
have been laid in proper form and level .
The inspection is a surface one local authorities have complained about the badness of the work, when the Povernment
Inspector would in all probability have the
paving removed and the substructure dug up for Examination. That the law leaves