The herald., 1896-04-12
THEY WISH THE PRINCIPAL STREETS
KEPT CLEAR
Attitude Of Business Men Regarding the
Ordinance Regulating the Hitching OF
Teams-The Merchants Association and
the Question at Issue

The merchants are practically a
unit in the matter of the hitching ordi-
nance. They declare it as an excellent
measure, which will clear the business
streets from blockade by vehicles
along the curbstone The question of
regulating the hitching of teams dur
ing business hours has recently been
agitated by the Merchants Association.
A petition asking for the removal of
express wagons, hacks, etc, from the
main streets, and the regulation OF
hitching vehicles in general was re-
Gently presented to the council. "A rep
resentative of The Herald interviewed
a number of business men yesterday on
the ordinance, and the following eX-
preSSionS will show the various Senti-
ments on the matter:
Herman w. Frank of Harris & Frank,
and president of the Merchants Asso-
citation: ] can state that the merchants
are a unit on enacting such an ordi-
nance and the association has been
called upon by number of its members
to urge this matter before the council
as a public necessity. According to an
existing ordinance no merchant Is al
lowed to occupy more than two feet of
the sidewalk; now, why should the hack
men be given six feet of the street?
There is no merchant who begrudges
these hackmen the right TO make q
living, and no doubt hacks are public
convenience. but they should not be al
lowed to deface the principal business
streets in such numbers. They should
be restricted to say not more than two
in each block. AS regards the other
vehicles, there should be limit to the
time in which a horse can be hitched in
front of a place of business and prevent
patrons from reaching their destina-
ton. We have sufficient side streets
now which should be used to accommo-
4 q 4.
thoroughfares.
T.. j. Day, piano dealer: Personally
am in favor of such an ordinance, and
I believe that MS the city grows 1t Will
become an absolute necessity. The
principal objection, though, is caused
Ivy people hitching their teams in front
of stores when they are doing business
In some other section.
r. j. Gilmore, wall paper and deco
rator: 1t is right. People hitch in
front of places and prevent the propri-
etors from doing business. In addition
to this, the approach of summer rem
ders such an ordinance necessary on
sanitary grounds. 1 think however
that the business people should be al
lowed to have their teams in front Oi
the stores when necessary.
Walter Harris, of the Chicago Cloth
ing company: The police never should
have the power to discriminate as tC
whether man has hitched team in
front of place for the purpose of tran
sacting business or not. I do not think
it just that people should hitch teams
in front of stores when they have nc
business there.
L. c. Brown, of Brown Bros, cloth
iers: + think it would be an excellent
thing if the express and teams of simi-
lar character were made to stand or
the side streets away from Spring
street. 1t would enable people to drive
in and out when they desired without
the present inconvenience.
S. G. Marshutz, optician: The or.
dinance should be enforced
D. A. Hamburger, of the Peoples
store: I am in favor of the ordinance
If Spring street was wider there might
be no necessity, but as it is, the thor.