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metal. The sx)ike may be split so as to flare like yy -^lien driven in combiuation, a 

 gnard-rail of a plate bent to Z shape, the rail lying on the bottom flange and all fast- 

 ened to the tie. 



No. 338,057; date, March 16, 18S6; J. Gearou. — A concinaoas road-bed made ol 

 channel cross-ties placed alternately j ] and [ [, -with the vertical flanges over- 

 lapping one another. 



^^o. 339,275 ; date, April 6, 1SS6 ; J. DeMott. — A cross-tie with a rail chair at each 

 end. The end of the tie is rounded on iilan, and is embraced by a C clamp 



with the ends turned up to hold the rail flange. 



No. 339,938; date, April 13, 133v3 ; F. F. Scott. — A cross-tie with a chair for each 

 rail; one half of chair fixed, the other fastened by bolts. Pins driven through the 

 web of the rail prevent vertical movement. 



No. 340,118; date, April 20, 1886; H. Howard. — A deep channel [ | cross-tie for 



street railways. The rails are keyed to chairs resting on the top of the flanges. 



No. 341,416; date, May 4, 1886 ; F. V. Greene. — For street railways. A continuous 

 cast-iron hollow bearing (preferably 10 feet long and weighing 140 pounds per yard) 

 under each rail. The rails are grooved, and are screwed to the top of the longitu- 

 dinal. 



No. 342.987: date, June 1, 1S85 ; A. X. AVarner and T.J. Deakiu. — A cross-tie of 

 channel section I \ with T-shaped rail chairs fitting into it. The rail secured to 

 chairs by bolts with hooked ends, the nuts being under the flange of the chair. 



No. 344,011 ; date, June 22, 1886 ; C. H. Sayre. — Flat or arched /^ X cross-ties 

 with pieces punched out of the top and bent to embrace the flange and web of the 

 rail. 



No. 344,185; date, June 22, 1886; W. Kilpatrick.— A cross-tie of Sv._^ section, 

 with a slot along the flat top to receive the bottom of the rail chairs. 



No. 344,826; date, July 6, 1386; I. F. Good. — A flat cross-tie thickened and widened 

 at the ends to form rail chairs, and having flanges projecting down under the chairs. 

 The rails secured by keys. 



No. 345,733; date, July 20, 1885; C. Sailliez. — A cross-tie of channel section | ]. 

 with lugs to hold the rail flanges. The flanges are cut away at the ends to allow of 

 wooden stringers being used under the rails. 



No. 346,998; date, August 10, 18S6; D. Kaufman. — Fiat cross-ties with chairs at the 

 ends, and longitudinal continuous flat plates beyond the chairs. The space between 

 the rails is covered by a continuous arched plate. 



No. .349,524; date, September 21, 1886; E. Schmidt (of Prussia). — A cross-tie made 

 of two old flange rails laid flat, head to head, forming a tie of H H section. The 

 rails rest on the web and are fastened by bolted clips. (Patented in Germany.) 



No. .350,092 ; date, October 12, 1886 ; T. L. Mumford and H. Moore.— A cross-tie of 

 inverted trough section, wider at the ends, with fixed lugs and movable clamps for 

 fastening the rails. 



Nos. 351,498 and 351,499 ; date, October 26, 1886; E, C. Davis. — A cross-tie made of 

 two old rails placed side by side. Each track rail rests on a bearing-block in two 

 pieces, with a lip at the end to engage the rail flange. The blocks are slid into place 

 between the tie-rails and bolted throngh the tie. 



No. 352,(02; date, November 2, 1886; E. F. Reynolds.— A cross-tie of |AAAI sec- 

 tion. The rails rest in notches rut in the top, and are held by hinged clips ami lock- 

 ing clips. 



No. 353,028 ; date, November 23, 138G; E. N. Higley. — Improvements upou Nos. 

 334,223 and 312,717. 



No. 353,691 ; date, December 7, 1333; S. D. Locke. — A channel cross-tie 1 I, with 

 in«lined ends and a transverse rib in the middle. The rails are fastened by bolted 

 clip.s. (See 356,002.) 



No. 354,250; date, Deeeuib^'r 14, 1336; R. S. Sea. — A cross'tie of T section with en- 

 I'irged ends forming rail chijirs. -.(See 379,005.) 



