The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-17
SOME STOUT KICKS
Hackmen See Many Flaws in the Pro
posed Ordinance.
FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE
The Judiciary Committee Will Take
It In Hand and Study II Care
fully Before Final Ao-
ton Is Taken.
JILL TEXT OF THE MEASURE

The hackmen are kicking a good
deal against the ordinance which is
now pending before the council, ana
which is in the hands of the judiciary
committee, regulating the hackmen In
their conduct and actions about depots.
THE ordinance was introduced at the
request of some of the local railroad
managers, on account of the fact that
some of the hackmen made themselves
obnoxious at the depots, passengers
being surrounded by a confused babole
Of soliciting hackmen as soon as they
alighted from the cars. The fuil text
of the proposed ordinance is as fol-
lows:
IAN ordinance providing for the reg
ulation of any person or persons. COM
pany or corporation, soliciting for a
hotel, boarding house, hack, omnibus,
or other vehicle, or for any other pur-
pose whatever, inside of the depot OF
any railroad company whatever. In the
city of Butte. or upon the platform
thereof.
Be it ordained by the city council OF
the city of Butte.
Section 1. That hereafter it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons,
company or corporation, to solicit for
hotel, boarding house, hack, omnibus,
or other vehicle, or for any other pur-
pose whatever, inside of the depot OF
any railroad company, in the city OF
| Butte, or upon the platform thereof.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons, COM
pany, or corporation, acting as solicit
| tor for a hotel boarding house, hack,
| omnibus, or other vehicle, whether for
| himself, company or corporation. or as
their agent, shall conduct his business
| in a quiet and orderly manner, and In
an ordinary tone of voice. and shall not
| modest or intr-ude on any passenger or
other person, or his baggage, except as
| required by such passenger or other
| person.
| Sec. 8. No person or persons, COM
pany or corporation, or any person OF
persons, or their agent, shall habitual-
| ly lounge or stay in any railroad depot
| in the city of Butte without having
| legitimate business or errand thereat
and without making known such bust
ness to any policeman, when so re-
| quested.
Sec. 4. No person or persons, com
pany or corporation, or their agents
shall hitch a horse. mule or team, tc
any truck, platform or lamp post, al
any depot within the city limits of tbs
city of Butte.
Sec. 5. Any person or persons, com
pany or corporation, violating any o.
the provisions of this ordinance, shall
upon conviction thereof. be punished b!
a fine of not less than IS nor NOR
than $50'
1t will be seen that by the above or
dinance the hackmen are not allowe'
to step on the depot platforms excep
when asked by a passenger to assis
with the baggage, and can only solici
in an ordinary" tone of voice. Som
objections have been made to the or
dinance as 1t stands. One is that on
firm might be able to rent the groun
adjoining the depot platforms, whicl
would shut out other hackmen an
make a monopoly of the business. ]
is argued that this ground is owned b
the railroad companies and that on
former occasion, when Butte had
similar ordinance, the ground wa
, leased to one firm which excluded othe
: hackmen. 1t is also argued that tn
, city has no right to prevent hackme
|, from hitching their teams to the depo
platform or to lamp posts, as provide
in one of the sections. 1t is elaine
that the city only has jurisdiction owe
public thoroughfares and that ii car
not regulate the hitching of horses o
: private land.
These objections and others will b
5 considered by the judiciary committe
when 1t meets again.