The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-01
.CHUFFERS MUST
BE At LEAST Is.
MINIMUM AGE rs INCREASED BY
THE COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL.
The New Auto Ordinance Has Ter
rible Time Of It, but Finally Gets
Thru Substantially as Drafted-Ques-
lion Of Liability Of Visiting Autoists
Is Left Unanswered.
After vigorous skirmishing all along
the line, the Westphal ordinance regu-
lating. the operation Of automobiles in
this city was passed by the council last
evening, 1t had several narrow escapes
from being amended to death, and the
friends OF the measure were called upon
dozen times to prevent it being sent
back to the special committee. 1t was
hnallX steered around all the traps and
pitfalls without any change, except an
amendment by Alderman Peterson, rails
ing the minimum age limit for chauf-
feurs to Ii years.
Aldermen Cashier, Ryan, Satteriee
and Schoonmaker were particularly de-
| termined in their attacks on the pro-
posed law and were ably assisted by
the examining board and examinations
for chautfeurs; Alderman Petersen
! thought that one examiner was, enough,
and proposed the commissioner Of
| health; Alderman Chatfeld wanted the
examination conducted by the execu-
| and Alderman Rand thought that the
smoke inspector was the only, proper
| official to pass on the ability OF chauf-
feurs. The examining board, how
ever, was left intact.
Then Alderman Cashier started an at
| 1. l. H11,,
to all licenses as restriction on per-
sonal liberty. He obtained following,
! but not a strong one.
When the clause fixing the limit Of
speed was reached, Alderman Ryan
moved to amend by providing that the
maximum limit within the city limits
be eight miles an hour. Later he want
stricken out.
!. Automobiles should have no right
of-way on our streets, just because, the
driver blows horn or rings bell.
eW don't have any bells on our
horses >,
rupted Alderman Shoemaker.
The horn withstood the fire, but Mr..
/ Ryan came to the front again with an
i amendment fixing the minimum penalty
for violating the automobile ordinance
at five days in the workhouse: This
also failed. When everything had been
cleared away Alderman Satterlee
wanted to know what would happen to
St. Paul Automobiles who drove their
machines across the line. He thought
that the police had no discretion ex-
cept to arrest them for not having To-
cal licenses, and insisted that final &C
tion be postponed until this question
had been determined. He almost won
) the vote standing IL to IL. The ordin:
| NV, who 0f
to 8. The vote was as follows:
Rand. Nelson. Clark, walker Mccoy
Ankuist, Westphal Peterson, Bow
Ehle, President Merrill
Nays-Ryan, Chatfeld, satterlee
Vaughan, McLaskey, Castner, Var
Would Regulate Horses. ...
i Alter the passage Of the ordinance
Alderman Mccoy gave; notice Of TIM
introduction 8of anTt ordinance fixing
the mamimumt limit for. horses at eigh
miles an hour within the, thickly set
5 tied districts Of the city and twenty
: reason why horses should not be driver
as fats as automobiles and if there i
: we want to know it, - he declared.
l The new ordinance in briefsprovide
that all drivers of automobiles mus
be at least Is years of age and mus
q haev license which can only be issue'
| after the applicant has passed a salts
q factory examination Def ore a boar,
> city electrician and master mechani
: fee is SO cents The speed limit i
: eight miles an hour in thickly settle,
f sections Of the city and twenty fv
s miles elsewhere, and four miles a
a conspicuously displayed in plain nume1
$ ais and must bee lighted by Lantern
b at night. All machines must be pro
; vided with headlights, horn, sound
b Hmufflers, etc. -
S On motion of Alderman Satterlee, tt
;. city controller was requested to make
t report on. the available funds in the re
II volving fund, the amount required
e meet the obligations for this season
J. work, the amount credited to the fun
f from the payment of assessments in e,
Z cess Of the cost of improvements and tn
n amount, if any, of payments made cor
o tray to the city charter.
r It was decided to request the MINI,
d sofa Power and Trolley company to sui
3 NIT report on the progress of it's wor
IS in establishing an electric light and pow
h er plant and distributing system fc
Minneapolis $3.50. ...-...-
W A request from the street railwa
q COllpduy lO1 polliloo!Ou w COuuoCI wv
v or more cars on the Minnetonka trolle
! line was referred to the committee Q
3 railroads. A resolution for the substit1
y tior IF side trolley poles for center pole
% within district bounded by Sixt
y u..e rAver, first avenue north an
= Second avenue south was referred to til
= CO." "or-nitt"e. This will cause the r.
moval Of center poles from Hennepi
= and First avenue below Sixth street an
I also from Washington avenue and Thir
l. street. r~| g.. ~ -.
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