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Xo. 30-2,965 and No. 302,936 : date, August 5, 1884; C. S. WestbrooTi.— A cross-tie 

 of j i section, with parts of the horizontal tahle cut away. The rails are held by 

 riveted and i^eyed angle plates. 



Nos. 10,504, and 10.505 (re-issues) ; date, August 5, 1834 ; J. Clark. — luiprovenieuts 

 iu No. 249,503. 



No. 303,373; date, August 12,1884; E.G. Holtham (of England). Patented in 

 England, December 22, 1833. — Broad longitudinals under each rail, with transverse 

 tie-rods, and with additional side plates to increase the bearing on the ballast. 



No. 304,746; date, September 9, 1884; G. W. B. Neal. — A cross-tie made of trian- 

 gular section, with the rails carried in and bolted to chairs fastened to the apex of 

 the tie. 



No. 306,090; date, October 7, 1884; Eobert Moftiy. — A cross-tie made of three 

 pieces the full length of the tie, bolted together so as to form a J[ slot along it, in 

 which the rail fastenings slide. 



No. .306,139 ; date, October 7, 1834 ; B. W. De Courcy. — A cross-tie of _D_f\ section, 

 with the rails resting on the top and secured by hooked clamps bolted together below 

 the rail. 



No. 309,428; date, December 16, 1884; J. H. Williams.— A cross-tie of ^U section, 

 with wooden blocks to which the rails are spiked. 



No. 310,269 ; date, January 6, 1865 ; Abraham Gottlieb. — A cross-tie of inverted- 

 trough section, with a groove along its top table. The rail is fastened by bolted 

 clips or a special form of locking-plate or chair. 



No. 312,.566; date, February 17, 1835; W. H. Kuowltou. — Cross-ties of diHerent sec- 

 tions. 



No. 312,717; date, February 27,1885; E.N. Higley. — A flat cross-tie with side's and 

 ends turned down and with a vertical rib along the middle. This rib cut away for 

 the rails, which are fastened by bolted clips. General section thus, /- — ''^ — %. See 

 No. 334,228. (Manufactured by the International Railway Tie Co., of New York. 

 See Appendix B of report on metal track.) 



No, 312,881; date, February 24, 1835; W. McVey. — A metal cross-tie iu two pieces, 

 mortised together at the middle and secured by a bolt. 



No. 313,072; date, March 3, 1885; A. A. Harrison.— A combined flat longitudinal 

 and cross tie; the cross-tie having plate at right angles and being laid so that these 

 plates of adjacent ties meet. 



No. 314,757 ; date, March 31, 1835 ; C. H. Van Orden. — A cross-tie of T section, with 

 a rail chair at each end, the rails being secured by bolts which have hooked ends 

 ])assing through the top of the tie. 



No. 315,047; date, April 7, 1385 ; M. A. Martindale. — Longitudinals of inverted-trough 

 section with rails forming a part of or bolted to the top table. Connected by trans- 

 verse tie plates. Claimed to be adapted for laying along highways. 



No. 315,771 ; date, April 14, 1885; L. Haas. — A cross-tie made of two pieces the fall 

 length of the tie, with the section of figure 1, having wooden-bearingblocks to which 

 the rails are spiked. See No. 257,752. 



No. 317,244 ; date, May 5, 1885 ; H. Thielson. — A cross-tie of T section, the sides of 

 the top table being turned down. (See No. 242,850.) 



No. 317,763; date, May 12, 1885; M. A. Glynn (of Cuba).— Cross-ties of J~\. or X 

 section ; also longitudinals of inverted trough section. 



No. 319,010 ; date, June 2, 1885; A. J. Moxham. — A cross-tie made of two angle- 

 irons, with distance-plates at the ends and middle f [ ; the rails are bolted to 

 high chairs. The tie is intended for street railways, and is shown with a center- 

 bearing girder-rail. 



No. 319,813 ; date, June 9, 1885; G. C. H. Hasskarl.— A hollow box cross-tie, with 

 a ■""^^y'^ -shaped web inside ; the small middle sppxc receiving the T heads of the track- 

 bolts. It is also to be used as a longitudinal sleeper for street railways, the two large 

 side spaces being used as conduits for telegraph wires, etc. 



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