The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-20
Alderman Calm Agrees to Pay
Cost Of Experimental Fender.
NOTHING DEFINITE DECIDED
UPON, THE COMMITTEE DEsIR-
ING ONLY TO GET THE VIEWS
OF THOSE INTERESTED so AS
TO ACT MISREPRESENTATION.
PANY FAvoRs FENDER NOW IN
USE.

"A public meeting of the franchise
committee of the city council was neld
in the council chamber yesterday
evening converting at o'clock, with
Mayor Bliss, Mr.. Calm and Mr.. Yonge
of the franchise committee; Attorney
w. A. Blount, Manager Leadly and
Superintendent Semmes of the Street
Railway Company, and Mr.. Bowes,
citizen, present. The meeting was
productive of very little good. 1t was
for the purpose of getting the views
of various parties upon the best fender
for street car, but with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Bowes none were submit'
ted, the company evidently believing
that the one in use is as good as can
be found.
Mr.. Calm, acting for Chairman Null
don, who was absent, read letter
from Jacksonville. in which it was
stated that the fender matter there
was left entirely in the bands of the
Board OF Public Works. and whatever
style Of fender was adopted by the
board was used by the company.
General Manager Leadly, after Mr..
Calm had stated the object Of the
meeting said that il the committee
could design or suggest a better fend-
er than the one in use his company
would be glad to adopt it, as it would
save the company money and they
were willing to procure the best fend-
er possible, not only for the money
consideration, but also for the posi-
BILE saving of lives and injuries.
Mr.. Bowes. who had made some
+a1a< Is Mil n1
and explained its good qualities to
those present.
The fender of Mr. Bowes is a con-
tinuation of the truck of the car for
about twelve feet, and is not attached
to the body of the car, 1t would be
securely fastened to the trucks, Ind
would be stationery, running along on
the track in front of the car on two
small wheels. The fender would ex-
tend about two feet in front Of the
car proper, and Mr. Bowes believes 1t
would make capital device.
Mr. Leadly and Mr. Semmes, both
of whom asked numerous questions of
Mr.. Bowes, spoke as If they did not
think the idea a practical one.
Mr.. Leadly when asked II he would
be willing to pay the cost of making
one of the tenders, about SIS, stated
that he would not, but that the COM
pany would furnish a car for expert
mental purposes, and II the fender was
satisfactory would adopt it.
Mr.. Bowes said he was not willing
to experiment with the fender at mis-
own expense, as he had submitted his
ideas for the good of the public, and
not for anything that he might derive
from it. He was not willing to pay tho
cost of building one, even though the
company was willing to pay him for
his ideas should the fender be adopted.
Mr.. Calm stated that he was willing
to pay the cost of building one of the
tenders if the company would allow
the use of one of the cars. He said
he was anxious to see the matter set
tied, and for the sake of securing a
safe fender was willing to pay the cost
of experimenting with the one Mr..
Bowes had submitted Inquiry devel.
oped the fact that all of the machine
shops of the city we're now overcrowd-
ed with work, but Mr.. Calm instructed
Mr.. BOwes to notify him as soon as
they could build the fender and he
would defray the expense.
During the discussion of the merits
of various tenders, Superintendent
Semmes stated that out of four cases
the present fender had saved three
lives, picking parties up from the track
and carrying them for considerable
distance.
Manager Leadly said that he had
seen many different styles of tenders
and guards, but that he had never seen
one that had proven satisfactory. In
New York, he said. no tenders or
guards of any kind are used.
Nothing definite was decided upon
by the committee. Mr. Blount has a
number of letters and circulars from
various cities bearing on the subject.
which, he stated, he would turn over
to the committee for their information.
The meeting then adjourned