. The Street railway journal . PATENT NO. 664,042 663,958. Brake-Shoe; J. H. Cardwell, Chicago, 111. App. filedAug. 10, 1899. The insert plate and shoe-frame are dovetailedtogether and formed with strengthening parts. 664,020. Metallic Railway Track Construction; G. B. Harper,Menoken, Kan. App. filed April 13, 1900. String plates under therails are connected together by channel iron, which also secures theflanges of the rail. 664,042. Metallic Railway Tie; W. H. Hillyer, Freeport, filed March 23, 1900. The middle portion of the tie is formedwith a pyramidal projection for stiffening


. The Street railway journal . PATENT NO. 664,042 663,958. Brake-Shoe; J. H. Cardwell, Chicago, 111. App. filedAug. 10, 1899. The insert plate and shoe-frame are dovetailedtogether and formed with strengthening parts. 664,020. Metallic Railway Track Construction; G. B. Harper,Menoken, Kan. App. filed April 13, 1900. String plates under therails are connected together by channel iron, which also secures theflanges of the rail. 664,042. Metallic Railway Tie; W. H. Hillyer, Freeport, filed March 23, 1900. The middle portion of the tie is formedwith a pyramidal projection for stiffening purposes and to preventwalking on the ties. 664,103. Fare Registers; J. O. Sloan, Indianapolis, Ind. April 2, 1900. A device carried by the conductor, into whichpassengers insert their fares. The conductor, by pressing a button,first records the fare and then sounds a bell notifying the passengerthat the fare has been received and PATENT NO. 664,165 664,165. Means for Cleaning Tramway Rails; O. Michaelis,Berlin, Germany. App. filed June 18, 1900. A cart with an end-less carrier adapted to take up the dirt, regardless of the directionin which it travels, of over the rails and without shifting the posi-tion of the carrier. 664,199. Rail-Joint; S. B. Wharton, South Bend, Ind. March 27, 1900. A nut-lock bar is held in position against allof the nuts by engagement with the rail chair. 664,309. Car Fender; P. Best, Elizabeth, N. J. App. filed March22, 1900. Details. PERSONAL MENTION MR. DAVID HYMAN has been elected manager of the IthacaStreet Railway Company, of Ithaca, N. Y. MR. D. H. LOUDERBACH has just returned from London,Eng., where he represented Mr. Charles T. Yerkes. MR. E. L. FULLER, of Scranton, Pa., has been elected presi-dent of the Ithaca Street Railway Company, of Ithaca, N. Y., tosucceed Mr. E. G. Wyckoff, resigned. 1228 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVI. No. 52.


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