. The street railway review . inqui nig the necessary legis- lation I foi Delinquent*. He was also aiMioneri appointed by Gov. Yates to select a sitefor the home. In 1878 Mr. Sunny was married to M Ellen C Rhue, of Blyn; : 1 children, 16 and Arthur, aged 11 A CONVENIENT PORTABLE CRANE. The accompanying illustration shows a special form of hoistwhich was recently described in the Railway Age, and which isstated to have been found of much assistance in loading and un-loading car wheels from box cars and in handling material of vari-ous kinds in railroad shops. The essential parts of this device
. The street railway review . inqui nig the necessary legis- lation I foi Delinquent*. He was also aiMioneri appointed by Gov. Yates to select a sitefor the home. In 1878 Mr. Sunny was married to M Ellen C Rhue, of Blyn; : 1 children, 16 and Arthur, aged 11 A CONVENIENT PORTABLE CRANE. The accompanying illustration shows a special form of hoistwhich was recently described in the Railway Age, and which isstated to have been found of much assistance in loading and un-loading car wheels from box cars and in handling material of vari-ous kinds in railroad shops. The essential parts of this device arethe swing crane and the air hoists, and the method of attachmentis simple and strong and at the same time quick of upright part of the swing cimic is set in a socket which isfastened on the door post at the bottom and rests directly on thefloor. The upper end of this piece is held in position by the com-pression exerted by a turn buckle on a rod extending across the a// , i-erfj - 30- -+j ^ £x feoff ?<T. PORTABLE CRANE FOR RAILWA1 stints. doorway and pressing against the opposite door post. The frameis made of extra heavy pipe and fittings and round iron. The hoistis made telescopic, by means of which nearly double the stroke ofa single length hoist is secured. The view herewith gives thegeneral dimensions of the device. A special hook is mad. forpicking up wheels, the application of which is apparent from an in-spection of the drawings. *--* MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP DEFEATED. ],, pecial election held in San Francisco on 1 December 2d, which was announced -. 770 of the Octobei Review, resulted in the ,1 the movement toward tin municipal ownership ol the Geary Street Railroad by its acquirement al the expirati f its franchise which expires on Novembei 1 [hi 1 ion was m bonds to thi 1 nil of $7<k),<xk) for ill. i-iii 1 1 bettet equipm 11 rati f the road 1 hi i/oti ■ ■ 15,1*0 foi thi Hon and 11,334 against it, A two-thirda cote ws nece sarjadoption, ii
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