. The Street railway journal . 659,707. Railway Turn-Table; J. S. Stephens, Maywood, filed March 19, 1900. Consists of a tilting circular platform,supported on a head provided with a double fulcrum, the head be-ing mounted on ball bearings on a suitable base. 659,812. Rail-Joint; J. Crites and J. Webb, East Liverpool,Ohio. App. filed Feb. 5, 1900. Consists of two plates, which lieon the under side of the rail, and extend around the flanges andembrace the sides of the rail, the plates being secured together bya locking device of specific construction. 659,848. Switch Shifting Mechanism
. The Street railway journal . 659,707. Railway Turn-Table; J. S. Stephens, Maywood, filed March 19, 1900. Consists of a tilting circular platform,supported on a head provided with a double fulcrum, the head be-ing mounted on ball bearings on a suitable base. 659,812. Rail-Joint; J. Crites and J. Webb, East Liverpool,Ohio. App. filed Feb. 5, 1900. Consists of two plates, which lieon the under side of the rail, and extend around the flanges andembrace the sides of the rail, the plates being secured together bya locking device of specific construction. 659,848. Switch Shifting Mechanism; W. Hamilton, NationalMilitary Home, Ohio. App. filed July 12, 1900. The switch tonguecarries small pivoted extension, which lies in the groove of thetrack ahead of the tongue. A shifting shoe carried by the car islowered into the groove, and acts on the extension to throw thetongue from one side to the other. 659,903. Car Truck; W. E. Symons, Savannah, Ga. App. filedAug. 19, 1899. Structural details of a boltless car PATENT NO. 659,903 659,982. Car Fender; J. W. McKean, Charleroi, Pa. App. filedFeb. 26, 1900. The fender is pivoted to the car, and carries a seg-ment of gear, which stands normally out of engagement with apinion on the car axle. When the fender strikes an object thesegment engages the pinion, and the fender is thrown into positionto prevent the object passing under the wheels. PERSONAL MENTION MR. P. McCULLOUGH, of Sherbrooke, Que., has been ap-pointed assistant manager of tramways at Liverpool, England. MR. A. L. WIGHT, auditor of the Toledo Traction Companyfor the past eleven years, has resigned to accept a position in Chi-cago. MR. WILLIAM H. WILSON, who has been in charge of theelectric railway lines owned by the South Jersey Gas, Electric &Traction Company, has been appointed superintendent of the light-ing interests owned by the company, to succeed Charles , resigned. MR. J. W. CROSS, of the Adams & Westlake Company, of Chi-cago, died at hi
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