The Detroit times., 1910-12-14
Ordinances.

To the Honorable the Common Councl''
Gentlcmen-Your Committee on ~,
| dinances, to whom was reIerreo oec"
the report submitted At the last ses
sion. recomme nding the passage OF an
\ ordinance entitled AN ordinance to
Increase the safety and reduce tnc
danger to passengers and properly ~
\ the operation of street cars In the CIty
| Of Detroit" as amended by the com
! mittee respectfully report that we
have again had the matter under con
| s,dsration and beg leave to state thh,
| In our Judgment the ordinance shouIu
! he passed as an experiment. and if AZ
tho end of six months Z IL FOUND to De
| limpracticable, II can without oinicuit!
| be repealed. We realize tull wen tha'
| discretion must be exercised by IN.
| motormen and conductors in not being
too hasty in ordering passengers "a
| step inside. S5 per cent or the pupho
| will gladly comply with request upon
| the part of the motorman 10 step IN
! side the car, end IL politeness and dis
| erection nre exercised but little dini-
| Guilty will be experienced. while on
the other hand III they enoeaVor so
| command" car patrons to get INSIDE
or get off the car, II viii quite natur-
| ally be resented. and In nine cases out
| OF ten will provoke trouble. which -
unnecessary ana uncalled ioI; me ne
I motormen should bear in mind that all
car patrons are human. and the Ameri-
can public. as a whole. VIII cheerfuily
| comply with a reques. but resent 10
| be commanded.
The main difficulty in connection
with this matter is that the working
classes Irrespective OF the NUMBER OF
cars furnished for their convenience,
are hound To get on the frst car ana
IL they could all lind any available
space. they would board that car and
leave the remaining cars vacant. and
the time is not far distant VIXEN some
LEGISLATION Will have to be passed lin
iting the number of passengers to be
carried on each car. Whether or no.
II Is practicable remains TO be seen.
1t Is distinctly European and whila
suitable to them does not and will not
meet with public approval In this coun-
try, as the European countries nrst
aim is tor comfort In every conceiv-
able form, while In the states the
| American citizen Is brought up alone
entirely different lines. There II Is
ease and comfort, while here IL rs q
hustle In every vocation for the mighty
| dollar.
on the other hand We suggest that
the so-calied "Codd service ordnance
be revamped 50 IA 10 compel the II.
L. X to furnish better service on many
of the lines during The morning and
evening hours when IanlG Is heaviest.
and recommend that th' Committee ON
Public Utilities undertake this task I'M
7 mediately.
I'm yic,s Of the above. We recommend
that said ordinance bc amended by
adding the following section TO be
known as Sec.
! "Sec . This ordinance shall not
/ amply to officers. agents or em-
moves OF the operating street rail-
! way company. nor 10 such per-
| sons as may BE- authorized by the
! operating strest railway company
to ride in the front vcstibules of
! it's cars
and further that Section OF the pres
ent ordinance b. designated as Sec
/ tion s." aud that said ordnance as so
amended he passed.
Respectfully slNmitted.
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7 a y. WALSH
JOHN GRtNDLEY.
4 OTTO REINHARDT.
JOHN G. CARNEY.