The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-10
DON'T BE A SHORT WEIGHT
Mr.. BAILEY ANNOUNCES TROUBLE
FOR THOSE WHO ARE.
Tire Proposed Hack Stand Ordinance
Discussed by Hack Owner ard .
Councilman

While the ordinance committee Il con
sidering the document submitted 20 the
city council by the committee appointed
TO draft an ordinance regulating hacks and
licensed vehicles the powers that be are
continuing to make the fur hy with only
the present much mallgned ordinance as o
tool to do the work.
Following the disposal Of the two cases
against hack drivers on Monday, Judge
Raiey yesterday issued instructions 10 the
police upon the question Of weights used
on horses about tho city Where weights
below the provision Of the ordinance are
found arrests Will be made without cere-
money and the offenders fned
Judge Raley advises that all persons
using weights to tie horses and teams
must be careful to have them Of standard
weight, that is tweuty.elght pounds or over.
Many OF those now IN use weigh only
eighteen or twenty pounds and thus fall
below the regulations. The Judge adds
that he has no discretion IN the matter and
VIII be forced 10 fine all who are brought
before him
This Is granting one Of the demands Of
the hack drivers. They have called the
efforts 20 drive them from Main street
persecution and have insisted that action
ne taken against private vehicles as well
as against them This now appears 10 be
the official course Of action
ORDINANCE DISCUSSED
The hack men have asked that an ordI-
nance ba framed that Will remove oil
vehicles from Main street and designate
n place whore they can stand They have
conteuded that with such an ordinance
IN force they would abide by It. An ordi.
nance Of that character is before the eoun.
c.l now, but the owners OF these public
carriages DO not appear TO be satisfied.
Snid one OF them, the man who has
been active ia bringing about a legal con.
sfructlon Of the franchise now in force,
10 a Post representative: u object TO sew
tral sections Of the ordinance reported Mon
d1y afternoon. | VIII resist that portion
which limits the number OF hacks that may
gather ut any one 0t the public stands
specified by the ordinance. They can't say
lnat only hve or seven or niue hacks, az
the case may be, shall assemble at a par
lcular place. Then, n the city should
sell or attempt 90 build on the lot nc tho
corner OF Texas avenue and san jacutO
street this ordinance would have 20 DE
altered and no stands are designated at
tho central station. won't stand for
These objections were reported to a mem.
. her OF the councils ordinance committee
ana he said there was no section OF the
ordinance but that could he enforced The
number Of hacks provided for by the pro.
posed ordinance aggregates forty.4lx II
one ~ the places designated for Ave hacks
IL full, tho driver can lind abundance Of
/ room NJ one Of the other designated places
| Regarding the city lot. the alderman says
! " VIII he time enough 10 cross that bridge
/ when 80 Is reached
| The situation at tho Grand Central sta
/ ton was declared to be simple enough
/ Tho hacks are permitted to unload passeu
{ gers theTe and to remain a reasonable
/ length Of time to solicit passengers ar tho
/ tlW" of tho arrival Of trans. The alder
/ man closed by saying: What tho publ,
desires is that the livery stable aimos
! pierre be cleared away from Main street
| n the hackmeu win observe tho ordinance
/ 70 tho letter. | am sure they viii no,
! suner the loss Of dollars worth nf busl
ness by the change The public would
know exactly whore 10 find them and
would 60 TO one Of these public hack stands
when desiring q carriage