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No. 218,648; date, lugu^fc 19, 1879; C. F. Waguer (of Austria).— A cross-tio com- 

 posed of two parallel pieces of T section, fastened together by cross-strips. Bolted 

 clip rail fastenings. 



No. 218,878; date, August 26, 1879; C. Hanshaw.— A cross-tie made in two pieces 

 lengthwise ; on one piece are cli]'s for the inner flange of one rail and the outer flange 

 of the other, and on the other piece are clips for the outer and inner flanges, respect- 

 ively. The two pieces are held together by a flat horizontal key driven between 

 other clips in the middle of the tie. 



No. 219,856; date, September 23, 1879; H. A. llaarmann, of Prussia, (see No. 

 201,667), — A cross-tie of inverted trough section with flaring sides, and a flat or 

 grooved top table. The rail fastenings are C -shaped, with a bolt passing under the 

 rail. » 



No. 220,026; date, September 30, 1879; H. T. Livingston.— A tubular cross-tie of 

 oval section with a flat surface under each rail. Rails fastened by bolts screAved into 

 the tie. Interior of tie packed hard with straw, grass, etc. 



No. 221,596 ; date, November 11, 1879 ; O. E. Mullarky, — A cross-tie of channel sec- 

 tion J I with wooden bearing blocks wedged inside under the rails. The rails are 

 fastened by bolted clips. 



No. 223,187; date, December 30, 1879 ; J. B. Sullivan.— Two separate cast-iron bear- 

 ing pieces connected by a' tie-bar. Each rail is secured by a cast-iron wedge. 



No. 226,308 ; date, April 6, 1830 ; A. Grsig (patented in England March 25, 1879).— 

 Flat crose-ties with one or two grooves along the whole length. A brace or clip is 

 riveted to hold the outside of the rail, and the rail is held against it by a hook bolt, 

 the body of which lies in the groove and has a nut at the end of the tie. (This sys- 

 tem is much used for portable railways manufactured in England.) 



No. 227,602 ; date. May 11, 1880 ; D. S. Whittenhall.^Improvements on No. 185,808. 



No. 9,292 (re-issue) : date, July 1.3, 1830; H. Reese.— See original number 214,192 of 

 April 8, 1879. 



No. 230,826; date, August 3, 1880; Lewis Scofield. — A cross-tie of _/\. section. 

 Riveted and bolted clips for rail fastenings. 



No. 231,755; date, August 31, 1880; William Brown. — A hollow cross-tie of rectan- 

 gular section, with concave bottom and open ends. A rib at the ends keeps the rail 

 in position, and it is fastened down by hooked bolts with nuts inside the tie. 



No. 233,528; date, October 19, 1880; W. C. Lutz.— A cross tie of J[ section, with the 

 rails secured by flat hooked clips bolted to the side of the vertical web. (See 241,389. ) 



No. 235,078 ; date, December 7, 1830 ; G. H. Gilman. — A cast-iron cross-tie of rectan- 

 gular section, with grooves to reduce the weight. The rails are held by fixed and 

 movable lugs. 



No. 235,321 ; date, December 7, 1880 ; F. A. Williams. — The two broad bearing plates 

 on which the rails rest are connected by two transverse tie-plates, placed on edge. 



No. 240j937 ; date. May 3, 1881; I. W. Fleck. — A cross-tie made of an ordinary rail, 

 head down, with strengthening sections and a broad base plate bolted to it. It is 

 curved into an arch form, high in the middle, with the ends level for the track rails. 



No. 241,389; date, May 10, 1881; W. C. Lutz. — A cross-tie of cylindrical form, with 

 flat-bearing surfaces for the rails; or with a vertical web on top, with notches for the 

 rails. (See 233, 528.) 



No. 242,850; date, June 14, 1831; H. Thielsen. — Crosa-tie of T section; in two 

 halves, one under each rail. Bent clips formed out of the metal of the tie. The 

 two pieces keyed together at the middle. (See 317,244.) 



No. 246,888; date, September 13, 1881; G. A. Jones.— A cross-tie of X section with 

 the ends formed into a chair. The rail is held in the chair and spiked to a wood 

 block. 



No. 247,248; date, September 20, 1881 ; Levi Haas. —A cross-tie made of an old rail 

 with the ends resting on wood. blocks ; the track rails are secured to the top of the 

 tie. (See 257,572.) 



