The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-30
The ALDERMEN.
Report Of Car Fender Com
mission Presented.
Accompanied by Resolution Provid-
ing for Adoption OF One OF Two.
August's Accumulation of Routin'
Business Disposed OF by Board.

The Board OF Aldermen met at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and the most import
ant matter which came up for discussion
was the report presented by the car fender
commission with an accompanying reso-
luton.
REPORT or THE COMMISSION on CAR TENDERS.
The report was follows:
The commission appointed by resolution
NO. $40. approved July ~, isS9' 70 qg,i1t dnqnirs
practicable date what in their opinion Is the
most desirable safety f9nder or life guard TO
be placed upon the street railway cars OF this
city, respectfully beg leave 10 submit here
with partial report.
That your commission organized on July IL,
two days after its appointment, and immedi-
ately proceeded to inquire into the Action
taken In other cities respecting car Tenders.
Having examined the reports ot the various
commissions appointed in Baltimore, New
York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia, your com
mission proceeded TO examine into the merits
OF various patented and other devices. some
with and some without working models.
that were exhibited before them by various
persons. OF these contrivances only four
sion. These were tho tenders invented or
owed by Arthur III. Jelly, and the Consoli-
dated Fender Company. But, your commits
sion do not consider that these Tenders are
perfect. No fender should be adopted without
a wheel guard, which, in the opinion Of the
commission, should extend entirely around
the car.
Your commission are convinced that the
most successful device for saving life on
street railways Is light projecting fender
which shall readily pass over, without injur-
ing, the human form which it may fail 10 trip
and catch. or which may be already pros.
trate: and which Is supplemented by a wheel
guard close possible To tho wheel 10 De
brought into action automatically rather
than by the foot of the motorman, and pro-
vided with powerful springs 10 bring the
guard into contact with the rail and street
surface.
without n wheel guard such as has been
suggested by your commission, either the
Jelly automatic or the Consolidated fender
may be advantageously used, but il is the
opinion of your commission that there IN not
any fender that is always sure to save life. A
good, intelligent motorman is the best pre-
ventive of accidents on street railways. and TO
that fact perhaps is largely due the immunity
we have had in Providence from frequent ac-
cidents during the three years the electric
cars have been In operation.
The managers of the railroad company have
afforded the commission every assistance in
the consideration OF this subject, and have
provided cars at all times upon which TO test
the various fehders submitted for trial. They
have agreed 10 equip their oars with suitable
wheel guards and with one OF the Tenders
selected by your commission just as rapidly
ns IL IT, possible 20 build them,
Your commission therefore submit the ac-
companying. resolution approving the Jelly
and Consolidated tenders, and unanimously
reocommend its passage.
Respectfully submitted.
FRANK II. OLNEY, Mayor and Chairman,
lie Works.
GEORGE l. vosE. Chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Rairoads.
Accompanying the report was the fol-
Resolved, That the City Council, in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of Clause X
OF Section of Chapter 667 of the city or
dinances, approved July IL, 1895, does here
by approve as a desirable safety fender or
life guard, either of the rescue or safety
"a A al 10
Fender, or the fender of the Consolidated
Car Fender Company, provided the same
is used in connection with a suitab
wheel guard, and approved by the COM
mission appointed by resolution No. 3i5,
approved July 10, 1895.
The resolution was passed.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
The petitions OF the following persons
TO build barns were laid over for two
weeks: Mrs. Bonnie L. Sterry, 1868 Eddy
Street; Michael Hogan, Helen street;
James A. Makepeace, Pomona avenue;
Louisa c. Hogan, Harold street; William
Garsford, Unit street; James Henney,
Douglass avenue Kelley Brothers, Fern
street and GLADSTONE avenue; H. l.. Web
ster, Updyke and Daboll streets; Ed ward
A. Burgess, rear OF Nichols street; Wolf
Silverman, Shawmut Owen Lynn, Bernon
street Charles ID. Waite, rear of Broad
way.
dances were granted TO the following:
William Il. Cleary, Manton avenue; f.
;. ID. Association, 80 North Main; Gold
smith Literary Association, "a Marietta
street; Ives Post, Westminster street; Mar
nogge Social Club, Julian street; Provi-
dence Independent Social Club, B. II.
Hall; Providence Turn Verein, Atlantic
avenue; Societa Mutuo Soccoro Di Nap
oil, Gillans Grove; Y. VI. &. A., West
minister street; Charles Barringer, West
minister street; Kickapoo Medicine Com
pany, Joslin street; j. IL. Burnett, l24
burlington street
Permits 10 c0ffeut swift and offal were
granted 10 the following: Peter Ander-
son, w. III. Bell, Joseph Bonnefont,
Charles A. Brown, Paul Busiere, Gilov.
ami Cateni, James Corsair, Michael Dar-
cey, Owen Duffy, Manuel Enos, Richard
II. Geagan, Henry r. Grant, Duett A.
Griswolo, Edward Hannoway, Franklin
y. Harris, George l. Jencks, Herbert w.
Mowry, David Murphy, Alexander Picard.
Joseph Il. Reilly, Levi Reynolds, Thomas
+. Reynolds, John II. Roberts, Walter $.
seamans, James Y. Smith, b. +. Taylor,
Tucker, Il. &. Walling, III. e.. Wood,
Henry Leigler, j. G. Bellows Charles II.
Brown, Fred Bushnell, Oliver Foster,
Marjorique Gelinas. Manuel George, An
thony Gerard, Thomas Goggan, Carl Gus
tafson, Sven Y. Yaenson, Richard s.
keene, Joseph Larrow, Anton M. Leonard
Peter McCauley, j. j. Nugent, j. Doyle,
Lafayette ID. Newton, II. f. Palmer,
Charles Prophet, Joseph Rogers, Joseph
b. Silva, Z. f. Wllmarth, Nathaniel Z.
Willis, William II. Gladding, John s.
Lake, John W. Palmer, ]. III. Watson,
Elwood G. Fisher, Frank r.. Veader.
An invitation was accepted by the Board
10 review the parade Of the United Order
of Odd Fellows.
A communication was received from
the city auditor 10 effect that appropria-
itons for highway and water department
are nearly exhausted and that $50 600
and 5000 would be required 10 supply
the deficiency.
Another communication was received
from the commissioner of public works