The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-23
TO AID MOTORMEN
Board of Aldermen Passes a
Peculiar Ordinance at
Last Nights Meeting.
PRODDING THE TRACTION COMPANY
Another Ordinance Requires Motor
men to Be Licensed-protec-
ton for Operatives.

Alderman A. T. Writer sprang a pc
culiar ordinance on a peaceable communi-
ty at last nights meeting of the Board
of Aldermen. When it was presented
City Clerk Scott announced. AN ordin-
ance by Mr.. Witter." No particular at
tention was paid to the document and it
was referred to the Committee on Laws
n Ordinances. The new ordinance will
probably give the Brooklyn trolley 5trik-
ers the impression that the Aldermen OF
this city are heartily in sympathy with
them, and that if a strike occurs IN
Jersey City the trolley men will win in
short order, if the Aldermen nave any
tfiag 10 say about it.
The following is a copy of the ordi-
nance
Whereas, The employees of electric
railway companies are without protection
from employers and the subject to long
hours and obnoxious rules
Therefore, The Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen of Jersey City do ordain as
follows:-
Section /. That each and every motor
mar now or hereafter employed by any
electric railway company in Jersey
City shall be an actual resident OF the
County of Hudson at least one year at
the time of his appointment, and shah
NOT he empIoyed in such capacity without
first having obtained a license thereon.
Section 2. That each license shall be
issued by the City Clerk and signed py
the Mayor and City Clerk and the cor
porate seal of the city shall De attacheo
thereto, which license shall run Tor one
wear from the date of its issue and snali
cost the sum of 81 for each year, TO De
paid into the city treasury.
E. -nrCn0 n ShAlI
be employed contrary to the provisions
of This ordinance shall suffer a penalty
of not exceeding IS for each offense.
The ordinance is to be printed on SHIPS
for the members of the Board.
PROTECTION FOR THE MEN.
.If NV ordinance is passed.. and II
should be-" said Alderman Witter, fem-
nloves of the Traction Company Will
have a little protection. In the event
of a strike or any move the men make
to secure better pay and shorter hours
thew will have a chance to win. Inis
ordinance if enforced would almost COM
pel the ompany to reinstate It's men
as it prevents the importation OF ne"
men from neighboring cities to step III
and deprive men who have homes ana
families here of a means of support
CARS MUST HAVE TENDERS.
Alderman Mccarthy also presented an
ordinance which will hit the Traction
Company pretty hard. 1t is as foliows:-
..That all street railway companies
owing or operating street ran
'vays within the city of Jersey CITY shaii'
on or before the 18th day OF F%e raiIWay
ear nv them operated or run WITHIN the
civ of Jersey City with Tenders OF the
most approved pattern, ana SO al.ach inl
Jury persons, animals or vehlcies uslnS
the streets or persons riding on saiu
saThat on and after the 18th day OF
February no street railway car using
electricity as its motive power shaH pe
run, operated or used on any OF the
streets or public places of Jersey CITY
unless such street railway car IS EQUIP
ped with tenders of the most approved
pattern. In case any street rallMay
company owning or operating street rail-
way cars within the city of Jersey CITY
shall operate an electric street car that
is not equipped with renders as pI9sl he
revoked, as provided for by law; ana
every person or persons who shan either
as President, Manager, conductor or
motorman, or otherwise, be engaged in
the running OF such car or causing sucn
car to be run shall forfeit and pay $50
for each and every day which such car
This ordinance was also referred 10
THE COMMITTEE on Laws and Ordinances
and ordered printed ON SIPS LOT Inc
BETTER TRANSIT DEMANDED..
Alderman Mccarthy had another bomb
shell to explode in the emp of the Trac-
ton Company. 1t Yves III the form Of a
resclut on and read as follows
..Nhereae. The Consolidated Traction
Company has received from tie city a
valuable franchise, with the understand,
irg and bclicf that such company would
f.se the people Of Jersey City proper
ana efficient street car service. and
ssWhareas, The Consolidated Traction
Canpany has utterly failed to operate
its cars during and after the recent snow
storms;
ten Company be demanded to irnme-
diately take steps To give the people of
Jersey City a better transit servlce.o
This resolution was unanimously adopt
ed without debate.
The Aldermen are after the Traction
Company officials with Q sharp prod,
and they propose. it is said, to pass ordi-
nanees which viii compel the eompany
TO improve it's service.