THE TRAM-RAIL GRINDER.
TO THE EDITOR OF "THE TRESS." Sir, —For several nights past the family and myself have had to lie awake owing to tho tremendous noise niado by a machino working ou the outside our house, and fc.r hours and hours I puzzled my brain as to tho son for all this noise. When finally I got out of bed and dressed myself with the object of clearing up tho problem, 1 found that the noise came from a grinding or planjng machino on the tram rails. The object of the machine is to rub a block of carborundum up and down tho tram rail, tho same as one would rub a pieco of bath brick up.and down,a securing board, tho .machine being driven by an electric meter. The reason for all the noise I cannot explain, as it is past my understanding, but I consider that a man would not have to be a genius to be able to make vast improvements on this machine and reduce the noise 90 per. cent; In fairness to the public, the police ought to collar this machine and haw* it inspected bv canable cnciupprs.—YourjL etc., SILENT KNIGHT.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18220, 3 November 1924, Page 11
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197THE TRAM-RAIL GRINDER. Press, Volume LX, Issue 18220, 3 November 1924, Page 11
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