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along llie top and lugs for llie inner lianges of the rail ; liooked rods hold the outer 

 flange, and the inner ends of the rods avi attached to a spring at the middle of the 

 tic. 



Nos. 369,755 and 369,756; date, Septeruber 13, 1887 ; William L. Yan Harlingeo, sr. — 

 A box cross-tie made of an inverted trough fastened to a base plate ; inclined and 

 closed ends. It incloses a wooden tie or wooden bearing blocks. The rail is fastened 

 by wood-screws wdth wide heads. Also a metal tie with end boxes to contain springs 

 on which the rails rest. 



No. 370,072; date, September 20, 1887 ; R. C. Lukens. — A cross-tie of T section, with 

 slots in the sveb for attaching weights or anchors to keep the track in position. The 

 rails are fastened by lugs and bolts. 



No. 370,192 ; date, September 20, 1887 ; D. C. Heller. — A hollow box-tie of rectangular 

 section, with the top cut away under the rails. The tie is filled with concrete and 

 has two wooden blocks to which the rails are spiked. 



No. 370,22^^ ; date, September 20, 1887 ; C. W. Yost.— A flat tie with lugs, and a sep- 

 arate bed-plate, with lugs, for each rail. 



No. 370,634; date, September 27, 1887; J. Mahoney and D. "\Y. Shockley. — A cross- 

 tie of I ! section, with a saddle plate for each rail seat. The plate has a lug for one 

 flaugo and a clip is bolted on the other. See No. 280,200. 



No. 371,110 ; date, October 4, 1887 ; W. H. Troxell. —A cross-tie with raised rail seat 

 and outer lugs. Hooked bolts, with nuts on the outer side of the chair, hold the 

 inner flange of the rail. 



No. 371,780 ; October 18, 18-7 ; J. Mcser and E. Moeckel. — A cross-tie of T section, 

 with a chair at each end; each chair has an inclined rail-brace and two hook-bolts. 



No. 372,230 ; date, October 25, 1887 ; A. McKenney. — Cross-ties of channel j ] sec- 

 tion, with one end cut oif at an angle to allow of a diagonal tie to the next trausyerse 

 tie, each set of three ties making a letter U on plan. Arranged continuously. 



No. 372, 525; November 1, 1887; J. A, Dunning.— A hollow rectangular cross-tie, 

 with open inclined ends; bottom and sides have cnrrugations, transverely and verti- 

 cally. Bolted cli]3 fastenings. 



No. 372,703 ; date, November 8, 1887 ; I. A. Perry. — A cross-tie made of two old rails, 

 with saddle chairs fitting over the heads of these rails. Track rails fastened by chair 

 and sliding wedge, being held by flange and web. 



No. 372,864 ; date, November 8, 1887 ; C. Netter,— A cross-tie of T section, with the 

 ends beyond the rails bent down vertically and then horizontally. Eails fastened 

 by bolts having hooks, which take hold of the bottom of the web of the tie. 



No. 372,879; date, Novembers, 1887; J. H. StuU. — A cross-tie made of a plate bent 

 to a semi-circular form N.__^, and semi-cylindrical at the ends o. Eails fastened 

 by clamps. Open ends. 



No. 373, 656; date, November 22, 1887; Y\ P. Hall and C. C. Barnett. — A cross tie 

 of semi-circular section / — >^, with open ends. Shoulders pressed out to prevent 

 siDreading. Eails fastened to saddles or straps. (See 375,996.) 



No. 375,005; date, December 20, 18S7; E. S. Sea. — A cross-tie of channel section, 

 with closed ends. A strengthening plate is bolted to the under side of the top table, 

 and the side flanges are deeply notched to give elasticity. A metal block is bolted 

 under each rail, and the rails are secured by bolted plates. 



No. 375,856; date, January 3, 1888; E. T. AYhite.— A cross-tie of X section, with 

 high chair at each end to receive the web of a girder rail. Intended for street rail- 

 ways. (See 385,395.) 



No. 375,996 ; date, January 3, 1888; ^Y. P. Hall. — A hollow cross-tic, made of a pl,;te 

 bent almost cylindrical, but with the bottom open and flat on top. The rails r-re 

 fastened to saddle straps. (See 373,656.) 



No. 376,214; date, January 10, 1888; J. W. Smith.— A hollow rectangular cross-tie, 

 with holes in the top to admit the rail chairs, which rest on coiled springs inside thf^ 

 tie. 



