The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-23
CARS THAT CARRY DEATH.
The Combines TroIleyS Are
Examined and Are Found
Wanting.
VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
The Civic Federation Proposes to
Prosecute the Com
pany.

The Civic Federation, which has been
reorganized, proposes to prosecute the
Market-street Railway Company for vio-
lating the laws made for the protection OF
life and limb. The federation held an adj
journed meeting yesterday afternoon in
assembly-room, Mills building, at which l.
J. Truman presided.
The committee on appointment OF spe-
cial committees to perform the work of the
federation as outlined in the plan adopted
at the previous meeting reported through
Rev. E. R. Ollie the following names:
Civic feducation-H. N. Bevier, George T. Ga
den, NJ. g. Woodlands, j. K. Jones'
Enforcement OF laws-E. X. Ollie, j. M Key
nolds, NJ. V. Samuels, c. o. Burton, Mrs. K. NJ.
French.
Bradford, E. McClish, G. c. Terrill.
Police Department and Police Court-Thomas
Filben, D. Gilbert Dexter, c. o. Burton Hobart
Chetwood.
ElectionsTM Lowenstein, NJ. McGlynn, E. B.
Stewart, NJ P. Boynton.
Sanitation and public SAFETY. Cumming
Smith, Mrs. L. P. Williams, DR.. Hanson Irwin,
W. I. Kip.
Rev. Mr. Filben reported that the COM
| mittee to whom was referred the matter OF
| levying an assessment had decided that 1t
was impracticable to levy one at this time,
committee to raise funds to carry on the
work of the federation.
The chair named the following as the
finance committee: E. r. Ollie, c. G. Ter
rill, H. M. Bevler, J. Cumming Smith, D.
| Gilbert Dexter, Thomas Filben, George T.
Gaden, M. P. Boynton and Chairman
! Truman.
| Rev. Mr.. Ollie suggested that the feder-
alton ought to issue a folder in which
should be set forth the objects of the asso-
| citation, and that such a document would
| be of much value when the finance COM
mittee called upon citizens for assistance.
| Mr.. Terrill said that the printing of these
| folders would involve expense, and that
he was opposed to contracting any more
debts until former obligations had been
met
| Rev. Mr.. Filben was of the opinion that
the cost of printing would be small, andas
| it would be one method of raising means
to meet debts pending, itshould be author
| lied.
1t was after some further discussion de-
cided to print the folder OF information,
and II. n. Bevier, George T. Gaden, NJ.
s. Woodlands and j. K. Jones were named
| as a committee to prepare 1t.
| John NJ. Reynolds, who was appointed
| alta previous meeting to inquire into the
killing of persons by streetcars, reported
that he had made careful study OF the
| subject. he LQen TedQ OTQeI ZUIZ, WHICH
| provides that all streetcars shall be pro-
vided with tenders of triangular shape,
and that such should not be more than
| one and one-half inches above the track.
| He said that he had visited the Board of
| Supervisors and found that the pattern
used by the Market-street line was the one
generally approved. At Market and Third
| streets he took the number and measure OF
| tenders of forty cars and found that not
one had fender in compliance with the
| law.
| He called on the Mayor and requested
| him to have the ordinance enforced. He
also wrote letter to the Mayor and one to
| the Grand Jury on the subject. He at
| tended the inquest over the body OF Eugene
| III. Langford, killed by an electrician on
Kearny street, andIfurnished list of ques-
tions to ask of witnesses in order to estab-
| lish the fact that the cars did not have
proper tenders.
In conclusion Mr. Reynolds said that the
| motorman had been charged with man
slaughter and that he had asked the Grand
Jury that an Indictment be presented
against II. E. Huntington, W. i. Wlllcutt
and T. H. ViniDg OF the railroad company
for gross negligence in failing TO provide
means on their cars to prevent life from
being crushed out of human beings. He
said that if the Grand Jury did not act
some one should take steps to have these
persons prosecuted. He said he also asked
the Grand Jury to cite the Mayor and the
Chief of Police to explain why they did not
have the law about tenders enforced.
Mr.. Reynolds action was Endorsed and
the report referred to the committee on
enforcement of laws with power to act. 1t
was further added that the committee
should push the matter with the utmost
vigor.
Mr.. Terrill said the federation should do
something to compel The authorities to
have the cars construct triangular fend-
ers, as required by the ordinance.
Such, he said would turn people who
might fall in front of car to one SIDE
They might inlure, but would not kill.
Chairman Truman said that he had been
summoned before the Grand Jury and ex-
planned the danger of streetcars.