Evening journal., 1904-04-19
SUBMITS FENDER
FOR APPROVAL
Wilmington City Railway
Company Still Adheres to
Philadelphia Fender
SAVED TWENTY LIVES IN 1903
The Board Of Street and Sewer Com.
missioners Will Set a Date For In.
sPecting the Fender-No Time as Yet
Has Been Named.

Street car tenders were again dis
cussed by the Board Of Street and
Sewer Commissioners this morning.
Mayor Charles ID. Bird returned the
fender ordinance passed by the board
at its last meeting, with his approval.
A communication was received from
the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany in which it submitted the Phlla-
ldelphia fender for the boards approval
for use on the cars operated by the
company in this city. II also submitted
wheel guards used on both the viii
mington and the Darby cars.
! Mr.. Melvin asked Manager Samuel
s. Hoff, of the railway company, who
was present at the meeting il the Phil
adelphia tenders was the only one the
corporation intended to submit. Mr..
Hoff answered that It was.
Concerning the roller fender such
as the Peoples Railway Company has
selected for its cars Mr.. Hon said
that theoretically it was alright practi-
cally II was not He further said that
the fender I'm question would be alright
for use in a city like Washington
where the streets are level, but moi
in Wilmington.
Mr.. Hoff said that in 1908 his COM
pany had twenty three accidents. in
which human beings figured. OF this
number twenty people were picked VI
by the Philadelphia fender which ha.
been in use since City Council passed
an ordinance compelling the street cal
companies to equip their cars witt
Tenders. He said that I'm two OF tn,
twenty three cases, according to wit.
nesses Of the accidents. the persons in,
jured came under the car from tn,
lside. One case out Of the entire TWEEN
ty-three proved fatal. According Il
Mr.. Hon, the company is putting al
its tenders in good condition.
Board Will Inspect.
The board after discussing the mat
ter decided to inspect the fender Il
Question. No time was fixed for IN
inspection. but it will probably tax
place within a few days.
City solicitor Robert G. Harman wa
5 present at the meeting and to re
porter for The Evening Journal sal
y that the Philadelphia tenders would b
= alright If they were kept i'm as goo
] a condition as the tenders used o
E cars i'm Philadelphia, which are o
81 the same make as used by the VII
5 mington City Railway Company.
A communication was received froT
{ William T. Lyman. representing Mri
f Matilda Pryor of No. 204 Webb stree
T giving notice that he would in du
. time proceed against the board 70
= damages done to the property OF Mri
Pryor through the changing Of III
< course of Silverbrook stream. tn
q letter was referred to City Solicitc
( Harman.
DIR. Evan G. Shortlidge appeared be
= fore the board and complained Of III
= condition in which the streets Of III
e. Ninth ward are kept in. He said the
=. were not regularly cleaned and in con
sequence were always in a filthy cor
l dition. The matter was referred
!. Street Commissioner Pierson for inves
e tigation.
= Three property owners beyond Thir
> street bridge entered a protest againi
= the boards proposed move to chang
= the grade of some of the streets in thi
section of the city. The petitioner
d claim that If the thoroughfares in que'
d ton are raised their properties wi
e depreciate in value. No action wa
+ taken.