The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-19
MEETING WAS
A LOVE FEAST
Supervisor Quinn, Chauffeurs,
Cabby and ProIetariat
Have a PoWWoW.
AUTO AND HACK RATES FIXED
Proposed Ordinance Discussed
and Many Amendments
Suggested.
AUTO AND HACK RATES FIXED

The "public' meeting held last night
in the Getty hall - for the consideration
of the proposed ordinance for the regu-
lation of the hack and automobile bust
ness turned out to be love feast.
There WASH It cross word spoken. No
body kicked-at least, not to amount
to anything; brotherly love was ex-
hibited in most touching manner. 1t
was all perfectly delightful.
Mayor Fern presided in his usual dig
nified manner. Supervisor Quinn ex-
planned the ordinance. One hackdriver
and about eight automobile men dis
cussed it and suggested changes, which
were most obligingly made. The promo
ton committee was represented by its
acting secretary, Will J. Cooper. The
proletariat was ably represented by two
reporters at the press table. Supervisor
Quinn, the eight automobile men and
the hack driver did the talking. The
proletariat made ribald remarks in
subdued tone of voice.
The Mayor called the meeting to
order and then subsidized for the evening
except once when he offered a sugges-
ton that was promptly sat upon by the
assembled multitude. Quinn announced
that he would read the proposed ordi-
nance section by section and those pres
emit could comment upon it and offer
suggestions, which would be duly noted
He proceeded.
Colossal Figures.
The first section provides that icens.
ed carriages and other vehicles used for
carrying passengers for hire shall be
numbered on both sides, the numbers
to be of the stupendous height of one
aad half inches. These figure could
be Seen at least several feet on clear
day. The original draft of the ordi
nance as read also provided that hacks
should be numbered on the back of the
seat, but Hackdriver Thompson objected
and this provision was accordingly cut
out. Thompson was afraid the fares
would scratch the numbers with their
feet. 1t appears that the fares in Ho-
nolulu hacks usually put their feet on
the backs of the drivers seat. Motor
vehicles are to be numbered as provid-
ed in ordinance II.
Section provides for the carrying
of lights, one on each side of a hack,
with numbers on the lights.
Section provides that horses used
on licensed vehicles must be ins suitable
condition and must not be left unat-
tended or unsecured. The ordinance as
read also provided that no licensed vehi-
Gle shall be permitted to stand on any
steamer wharf on steamer day, but
Hackdriver Thompson objected and the
provision was cut out.
Didn't Want to Be Tagged.
Section 4 provided for the wearing
by every licensed driver, of silver or
white metal badge on his left breast,
but Hackdriver Thompson objected to
being tagged all the same dog, and
this was cut out, too, Quinn loudly sec
onding the suggestion when he made the
startling discovery that it would affect
ehauffeurs as well as hackdrivers.
ask the Man.
Section 6 created a little trouble,
which. however, was smoothed over 1t
provides that cit shall be the duty of
every owner and driver of a licensed
vehicle to keep at all times a copy of
this ordinance and rates of fare in a
leather pocket firmly attached to the
center of the back of the front seat
of such licensed passenger vehicle, with
the words rate of fare impressed on
the front of said leather pocket in
letters not less than one-half inch in
size. Every such driver shall in addi-
tion thereto, keep on his person at
least one copy of this ordinance and
rates of fare
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