The herald., 1897-11-10

themselves had secured the passage of
the measure, and more than one coun-
Gilman said plainly that he would not
vote to repeal it until it had been given
a fair test, and as result of that test
had been found to be an unwise meas
ure.
That the petition which was presented
at the meeting of the council Monday
asking a repeal of the ordinance will re-
ceive little consideration at present is
now certain. The councilmen desire to
let matters remain as they are for some
time so that the feasibility of the meas
ure may be tested.
Spring street merchants are the ones
whose business is most affected by the
rigid enforcement of the law. That thor
oughfare is in the center of the district
covered by the ordinance. Buyers from
other parts of the city or out of town
may hitch their horses on any of the
cross streets east of Main or west of
Broadway. In order to reach Spring
street they must walk square at least
from where their teams are left. Rather
than do this, many of them stop and
make their purchases on either Main
street or Broadway and do not go to
Spring street.
Another petition to the city council
asking that the ordinance be so amended
as to permit merchants to receive and
deliver goods at their stores without
being compelled to have some person in
charge of their horses was being circu-
lated yesterday and received many sig
natures. Such provision was contained
in the original draft of the ordinance,
but when the city attorney was asked to
prepare another ordinance this was
overlooked and was left out. The mem
bers of the council who were asked about
the matter yesterday could not tell why
the change had been made.
Street superintendent Drain came
near being caught yesterday. He had
forgotten all about the ordinance and
started to leave his horse, but the ap-
proach of policemtn caused him to
remember. Councilman Baker, to
whom he related his experience, de-
clares that at the next meeting of the
council he will introduce a motion to
provide Mr.. Drain with colored boy
in uniform to hold his horse at such
times as he finds occasion to stop for a
time within the hitching district.
Only two arrests were made for vio-
lations Of the provisions of the new
hitching ordinance. This decided fall
ing off in the number was partly due
to the fact that the ordinance was more
generally observed and partly that in
structions were received from head
quarters to carry out the law with GER
tain notifications. On Monday the po-
licemen hauled every rig up to the sta
tion that they found deserted for even
the briefest period, and the manner in
which the ordinance was carried out to
the letter came well nigh making It
appear ridiculous.
So many complaints were made by
merchants who use delivery wagons
that when the watchers went out yes
terday they were instructed to use their
discretion in making arrests. For in
stance they were told not to molest
| wagons where the drivers had only left
their vehicles for five or ten minutes
to step inside a building close at hand.
Bicycles are not to be brought within
the restrictions Of the new ordinance.
II suppose that according to the SUI
preme courts decision bicycle is a
vehicle" said Chief Glass yesterday,
"but I do not think that this hitchine
ordinance was meant to include them
and we certainly have no desire to ar
rest bicyclers under the provisions Of