. The Street railway journal . d, Ohio, was recently tied up for severalhours from a peculiar cause. When it was time to start themorning cars it was discovered that brass thieves had stolenevery controller handle in the barn. It was necessary to securea supply of handles from one of the other barns of the company. November 30, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 783 Street Railway Patents [This department is conducted by W. A. Rosenbauni, patent at-torney, 177 Times Building, New York.] UNITED STATES PATENTS ISSUED NOV. 19, 1901. 686,739. Electric Rail way; F. Klepetko, Great Falls, Mont.,and G. K


. The Street railway journal . d, Ohio, was recently tied up for severalhours from a peculiar cause. When it was time to start themorning cars it was discovered that brass thieves had stolenevery controller handle in the barn. It was necessary to securea supply of handles from one of the other barns of the company. November 30, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 783 Street Railway Patents [This department is conducted by W. A. Rosenbauni, patent at-torney, 177 Times Building, New York.] UNITED STATES PATENTS ISSUED NOV. 19, 1901. 686,739. Electric Rail way; F. Klepetko, Great Falls, Mont.,and G. K. Fischer, Salt Lake City, Utah. App. filed July 19, two conducting rails are secured to the opposite faces of aplank, the rails and the plank together then serving to guide thetrolley, which makes upper contact with the rail. 686,797. Tramway for Street Cars; F. B. Anderson, Dayton,Ohio. App. filed May 20, 1901. An extensible platform betweencars is furnished by a series of telescoping rods enclosed in PATENT NO. 686,988 686,969. Car Fender; C. H. Hofmeister, St. Louis, Mo. July 27, 1901. Details. 686,988. Track Sanding Apparatus for Cars; W. P. L. Pentland,Baltimore, Md. App. filed Aug. 23, 1901. A conveyor screw inthe sand box is driven, when desired, by gearing from the axle,which can be thrown in by the motorman. 687,087. Switch Signal; B. H. Urschel and E. P. Thomas, Sugar-ridge, Ohio. App. filed May 26, 1900. Mechanism operated by a


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