The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-02
City Cssaea Takes Up
Fight 10 Make Cars
Mere Safe.
Star Crusade Against Death
Trapy Is Bringing
Results.

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+ As result - The stars era
saae Dor better street ear TENDERS.
Councilman Max wardan intro
daeed a resolution at the meeiing
Of the city council last night. ask
F ms that 4 committee Of five % the
f city legislators bc Appoinied 90
make an Investigation with view
10 securing the uao II better life
+ saving devices on the street ears
I Of this city.
T An important demonstration Of
several new idaas ia the line ~
street ear tenders ia 20 b. belle
F IN this city the iant Of the present
week. and the i've eouueilmea are
expected 90 cooperate Nifh super
. Inteudent % Public tuliiiea A r.
houillan and the members of the
board u public works Ia requiring
the Seattle Electric 60 10 Install
the fender system which ia their
opinion has the most merits
II anyone la interested IN the
saving Of human life. said Coun
+ Gilman NardelI. To explanation az
hia resolution. II Il tho legislative
department Of the eits govern.
meni The fendcrn nov IN uHe
have bspn directly responsible for
an appalling iuss Of human life
during the past fen years. sns n
uoihinE else. we ought AZ least a.
lend ouF moral support 20 any 81
forts the board 81 public works may
make % cut daNn this street cnf
feudeF mortality nst
Duty of Council.
4 am surprised that the ieais
lasive body Of this municipality
has NOT taken action souneF ~
seems 70 the Il is certainly up 40
The council 20 make Eome move
IN the direction Indicated.
There u. aa I understand Il. a
brand nes feaasF 70 be tested 10
this city during she taat Of tho
seek II II comes up Co promises
sc ought o. DO what 80 can 10
have the Seattle Eieetric &c. ~
stall il On their cars The present
fender - entirely i~eaeqnats
Does not the heard uf public
works have absolute authority 20
insist UPON new isadereT asked
Councilman coaway IT this juno
tarc
Yes. replied Councilman War
DAN and 70 does the stats labor
commissioner have power to CON.
rsil The adoption ~ an improved
street car fsnasr system. hnt
stlll fhink Il tn up TO this coun.
! ell % lend it, moral support 10
any move in that direction.
vo,s 10 unsnlaous.
/ Upon roll call the resolution was
{ carried unanimously. al the IA
members Of the council present
voting in the affirmative
In line with The resolution. Pres
ldrnt Gill selected the foiiawing
committee 81 I'VE toynake any IN.
ves,IEasiona that md Be- necessary
In cooperation with Sapt Bousiion
Chairman. Mar Wardall. = ~.
Hurd. ]. NJ sparkman. A. J God.
dsrd and Frederick Sawyer The
committee II under Instructions 10
report back to the clty council as
soon as possible
/ Tho particular fender about
which the interest viii apparently
center during the coming demon.
htration r. one recently perfected
In the East and samples Of which
are being brouRh, TO THE city
especially for the occasion.
This fender works on tho lines Of
an emergency brake and operates
with compressed aif. Ordinarily
the fender hangs about olght
inches above the track. but when
ever any person should be- on The
track and IN imminent danger Of
being Injured. the moiorman Of the
car In supposed 10 simply Jerk a
little lever. which not oniv sets
the hrakera on the car. but also
drops the fender inAianthneonpiy
to where !, slides along the rails
To Demonstrate Tenders.
Il u II declared tht the same
mechanism which controls the Joint
brake.feuder also acts In a way
/ which holds the fender close 10
the rails. eliminating the danger OF
t.-e fender flying w and allowing
the person on the track to roll
under the car.
ins demonstration proposed e.
for man TO stand on the track and
a car which viii be fitted with
the fender and brake device is
to run against the man az a spaed
Of 30 miles an hour Tho exact date
OF the demonstration has not been
announced. nor the name of the
individual who win act as the IN
man target for the fender. but Il
IL thought that the arrangements
will be definitely agreed upon by
tomorrow.
Is proposed 20 make II a gen.
eral demonstration day for street
car tenders and several devices
which are claimed 10 have superior
merits as life saving apparatus for
street car service will be put
through their PAGES.
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