The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
AUTOMOBILES IN BOSTON.
Mayor Quincy Vetoes the Ordinance De-
signed to Prevent Their Use.

signed to Prevent Their Use.
BosToN July 14.-Nlayor Quincy has vetoed
the ordinance adopted by the Board of Alder
men on June 2a by which il was sought to
regulate the use Of automobiles in this city,
The proposed ordinance was a substitute for
section - Of chapt"rG Of the Revised Kegula-
tons of S'S. aud was a follows:
SECTION l3 No person shall in any street
MS" any vehicle other than railroad or rail-
way vehicle. or a vehicle OF thu Fire Depart
mcnt or a vehicle drawn or pushed by an ami
mai or VEHICLE OF a construction approved by
he Board OF Aldermen as not endaugerlng the
The debate over the proposed change was
warm The Adermanic combination known
as the Big Seyen champoned the measure
and the vote for 1t was I to 5 against. Mr..
Colby, one Of the minority tried to procure the
adoption Of AN amendment prohibiting the
Aldermen from granting rormits to any kind
vi sell; proIellInE vehicles to the exclusion Of
As reelection on the honesty OF the board. To
ths Mr. v"Gy rsnsd that tnrsHEE?H the cty
Of the board IN this matter
In vet"lng the ordinance Mayor CHin"y said:
Tor number OF reasons, som" Of them relating
to the form 81 the proposal and "um" to lts
sqhsi4nce. Section l3"t chapt"r1 OF the Re-
vised Regulations, as it now stands. contains
only provision limiting to u walk I'll" speed at
which an animal may be allowed to draw
understand why it should be proposed to nitro
due" such sweenlng change in the Jaw re;
lutlng To the use oil vehicles under the form II
an amondmcnt 70 this PROVISION. particularly
as the new rcEuat ion entirely "mlts the pro-
vision contained in the present section, aud
has no relation Whatever to its subject
matter am not aware Of any reason for rc-
p"a.imE tho present prohibition against tine
driving Of vehicles over n drawlrdg" faster
than Il walk yet such would b" the result II I
approyrd Ia" present r"EuI4t!2n Amendmrnts
10 "riln,hrrn or regulations ShpIil clearly re-
late to present provIaluns. and If such a
regulation rs that which has been PASSED by
Your loaGd is dr-lraI,e at all, IL should GER
tuIuIy tp uuS-.i OF her form tina "A an
amendment to section 10 Of chapterG
.,A i4rlhrE Objection t. the propos"d regula-
ton il found IN the TACT that its terms are al
together too CONFERENCE.-THE unierit the city
departments fo4ld not Use. without the qp-
not drawn by animals, and unless Il man Is to
be regarded Al coming legally, under Ia" qeh-
barred OF the streets. unless tnry were Of a
construction approved 10y the Board Of Alder
would be imposS, bi" under this regulation Tor
any on" to ride u Diry"l" ia TIA" -'rr"ta - tho
r,:ty nnI%1sai II wrr" q 4g"n,irucI,n approved
neither drawn or pu-h"i, II hardy seems to
me that such result can De intended
But ny, objection t" the proposed r"guIa-
tion extends t. the object which was druUt IS
il the minds 81 is trainers luder the pro-
visions Of section y Of chapter Is and Of Sec
Mayor and Aldermen OF cltleH are given the
power 10 make certain ruleI and regulations
posed regulation is doubtless intended to DO an
exercise OF such authority On broad grounds
time 81 any regulation which seeks to Impose
restrictions upon the uso OF our streets
hy automobiles. 80 called. because. in
the first Tlaro, It seems 70 mo that
doubtless Will De. further dealt with hy STATE
Legislation: aud. secondly, that In any case IN
the present preliminary stag 81 development
at autumo'nles 1t would h" unwiso for the
Board II Aldermen To exercise lts powers |
h"i ~" that II uid b" much Wiser "a Wait
unUI dryv,uumonts in tins i'm" shall have pro-
ceeG"d further, ana II viii then utn poE-Iii to
frame much fuller and wiser regulation tIhu
the one now before me Respectfully sub
mitted. josiah QUINCY. Mayor
The Big Seven " will try to pass the urdi-
nance over the Mayors veto. Fight votes are
required TO do So and they say that they can
get tho vote necessary TO give the power to
them.