The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-12

TELLS OF BEING HURLED N AIR
HE COvERTLY INSINUATEs THE
.eUNc" FRAMES HUFFMAN's
POLICY.

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The Evening Bulletin was given a
fierce roast by Councilman Glasford
last night and iCty Justice Huffman
was also presented with a few spoiled
bouquets.
The veteran councilman spoke with
his characteristic bluntness saying re-
peatedly that he thought it entirely out
of place for the Bulletin to advocate a
violation of the city ordinance.
The justice was not handled quite so
roughly as Glasford thought his error
in letting off a bicyclist for riding on
the parking was rather the fault Of fol-
lowing the lead of the "Bunc" than
of innate viciousness on his part.
Several councilmen took part in he
| warm discussion which followed on the
deficiencies of the bike ordinance and
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and the result was the passage of a
resolution directing the city justice to
enforce the ordinances Of the city and
an instruction to the city attorney to
prepare an ordinance for the protection
| of the parking and an amendment to
| cure the defects in the bicycle ordi-
nance.
Speaks Of Bankers Arrest.
Councilman Glasford said in part:
"a few days ago the bicycle policeman
arrested one of our bankers for rid
ing on the parking. The Evening Bull
letin commented on the matter. I
think it was entirely out of place for
that paper to encourage people to vio-
late a city ordinance and I think so
| yet. The matter came up in the court
next day and possibly through the Bull
letin article the justice discharged the
man.
1 think it entirely out of place for
lilC a " uNoSd Liz
! of a city ordinance and am certain
both the Bulletin and the justice took
untenable grounds in the action they
took.
The bicycle is a vehicle and is only
permitted to go on the sidewalk by
sufferance; wheelmen pay no license
and in riding on the parking are clear
ly in violation of the law. If it is
known that this offense will not be
| passed over by the justice and the
police the riders will new to the law.
Hew to Ordinance.
The bicycle policeman was doing
good work but since the justice, at the
suggestion of the Bulletin, said it was
a trifling matter the riders are getting
reckless again. They should be fined
quicker for riding on the parking than
notify the city justice that the city
takes the responsibility of the legality
of the ordinance and will fight for it in
court if necessary, it is his duty to
hew to the ordinance"
He then moved for the instruction
Of the justice to enforce the ordinance.
Mexican said before voting he would
like to hear the ordinance read as per-
haps it did not provide for the protec-
ton of the parking and the justice had
committed no error, that if it did he
was in favor of making one that did as
people did not want nice lawns spoiled.
Kirkman also said that he did not
like to vote for an ordinance charging
the justice with willfully violating the
ordinance until the city attorney had
construed it.
Not Part Of Sidewalk.
Attorney Blandford said that he had
never construed the parking as a part
of the sidewalk AND was sure that it
was a part of the street. while 1
feel tht it is an outrage" he said, "to
ride on the parking and destroy it yet
don't agree that it violates the BIZ
cycle ordinance"
Mexican thought that if that was the
| construction that there had better be
a new one and Glasford jumped on
| the construction with boil feet, saying:
that it was a very weak one, he was
| sorry to say. He further said that 1t
was as plain as A, B, c, that the park
ing was a part of the sidewalk"
After a little tiff between the coun-
| Gilman the attorney h latter also
explained another defect in the ordi-
nance that it did not provide any pro-
| lection at all for a girl between 8 years
of age and IS, that she was not a child
| according to the ordinance and not
a woman; Glasford related his expert
fence in being knocked 6 feet in the air
by a lady bicyclist and then picking