The San Francisco call., 1895-05-18

had no time for ancient history, and ended
the discussion by taking the matter under
advisement.
The next subject for consideration was
an automatic reflex fender for streetcars
aud locomotives invented by Joseph
Asbury Johnson.
apparatus:
"The problem of a bartender involves
four propositions. It must be effective.
durable, inexpensive andssimple. My car
fender l claim fulfills these requirements.
1t is made entirely of steel, and its use
does not necessitate any alteration to the
existing truck. 1t is elastic, and so arranged
that it will pick up child or man from
the track without bruising flesh or break
ing bones.
"Referring to the diagram, AA is a
frame made of 1H-inch steel bar, BIB at
the rear represents fiat steel spring two
inches wide and three sixteenths of an
inch thick, is rubber buffer one and a
half inches thick in1ront of the steel bar,
DID represents the wheels which carry the
fender, e is the coupling to the frame of
the truck, f represents the wire mattress
in the form of basket attached to the
front end of the fender and to the fore end
of the car, into which the obstructing
object is thrown when picked up on the
track.
ut is supposed that the fender will turn
on the curve with the car, but if not II
represents sprocket wheel, GG an endless
chain attached to the rear corners of the
sprirg, and l an arm which the gripman
| will grasp and by light pressure turn to
the right or left as he desires.
at will be observed that this fender is
attached to the center of the truck as seen
at E and rises and falls automatically with
the grade of the track. Being pivoted in
| the center at the rear it readily conforms
to the track in turning curve"
The committee deferred action in the
| matter until the members could inspect
| other tenders now in use.
| The most important matter before the
| Committee on Judiciary was a considera-
| ton of the Lincoln School property over
which there is likely to be legal battle be-
| tween the Board of Education and the
| lessees.
At the present time the Supervisors con-
| troll these lots, having had charge of the
property for the past twenty years. Their
! jurisdiction will expire on September and
the Board of Education will then assume
control. Some time ago the latter board
asked the City and County Attorney for
an opinion as to the ownership of improve
ments on the property at the expiration OF
| the lease.
Mr.. Creswell was doubtful about render
! ing an opinion without having first con-
suited the Supervisors. and for that pur-
pose he appeared before them yesterday.
| He was instructed to go ahead with his
| opinion. When he asked for instructions
in the matter Supervisor Taylor said:
"As a plain business proposition, il
would seem to me that the City is legally
bound by the conditions of the original ad-
vertisement for bids, issued by the Board
specify that the improvements shall revert
| to the lessees at the expiration of the lease
| But there seems to be another side to this
!! question. 1t appears, from the records
| that these lessees have in court disclaimed
ownership of the Improvements in ques-
ton, for the ostensible purpose of evading
| taxation. This gives the matter new as.
know nothing. | am in favor of allowing
| Mr.. Creswell to go ahead with his opin.
ion." 1t was SO ordered.
Mrs. Squires of the Cooperative Com.
monwealth Association asked. that some
of the unemployed identified with the or
| ganization be given work in the Street De.
partment. She was referred to Mr.
| Dohrmann of the Merchants Association
The Committee on Finance listened tc
| appeals for supplies from DR.. Titus of the
! City and County Hospital and Super,
| intendent Weaver of the Almshouse
DR.. Titus explained that it had beer
necessary to close one of the clinics fol
want of supplies. The meat, he said, was
almost entirely exhausted, and the con
tractors had refused point blank to furnish
another pound.
Mr.. Weaver told of the urgent neces
sity of having bread, meat, flour and Goa
at the Almshouse. He had only bread
enough for breakfast this morning anc
after that-starvation for all he could see
What would the committee do about 1T
The committee could do nothing at all
The members assured Mr.. Weaver thai
the situation had caused them deep con
cern and many sleepless nights.
They could only hope for solution o.
the question in the near future. Later II