Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
WOULD MODIFY RULE
Wagon Owners Protest
Against Proposed Regulation.
SUBSTITUTE is SUBMITTED
Suggest Application of Regulation
to Rubber.Tired Vehicles.
THIS LIVERYMEN OPPOSE
Chamber of Commerce Crowded
With Business Men, All of Whom
Sign Petition to Commissioners.
LIvERYMEN
OPPOSE

Declaring they were not antasonstc 10
the Commissioners. but merely insistent
that the compulsory lighting edict be
modified, more than 100 representative
team owners yesterday adopted resolu-
tions at mass meeting which embody
protest.
The rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce were crowded at O'Clock yester
day afternoon with business men and
merchants. and practically every one
present signed the petition, which will be
presented to the District authorities in
the near future by committee. John
l.. Newbold, president of the Merchants
Transfer and Storage Company, presided
and briefly outlined conditions, inciden-
tally explaining the burden and hardship
which the lighting order will impose upon
business interests.
Proposed Modification
The resolutions, marking the first as-
gressive step toward obtaining modi-
fication OF the regulation, were offered
by Thomas W. Smith, and were as fol-
lows:
I'VE realize and appre ciate the fact
that the lighting of vehicles is wise and
necessary. We believe this should be
done without discrimination in regard to
vehicles whether horse-drawn or other
wise, but only where 1t is necessary 10
prevent accident.
I'VE therefore propose that all rubber
tired vehicles OF every description should
be lighted on the streets. We further
propose that all vehicles of every descrip-
ton should be properly lighted if on any
unlighted city square or on any highway
or road outside of the city limits.
1--WE consider the compulsory lighting
of all ordinary vehicles on lighted city
streets unnecessary, and would work
burden and hardship upon the whole
community.
I'VE are also opposed to the require
ment of tags as being an unnecessary
expense
Liverymen Oppose Suggestions.
With the exception of liverymen. every
representative Of teaming interests pres
emit Endorsed the measure. Edward F.
Parker of the Bowen and Carlo stables,
on behalf of the livery stable men, OBJ
jected to the adoption of the resolution.
He declared clause should be inserted
to make them immune from the require
mentS Of the order. He pointed out that
his stables contained more than 100 run
abouts with rubber tires and that 1t
would cost too much to equip them with
lamps.
Mr.. Newbold then told the liverymen
that attention would be given to their
grievance later. and that the team owners
would unite with them in obtaining relief
from the new regulation. In the adoption
of the general resolution the liverymen
disSented
Frank Smith Of the ]. Maury Dove Coal
Company. during the discussion. said the
Commissioners have right to enforce
the proposed regulations. and that the
team owners have a right to fight their
enforcement. place the matter squarely
before Them" he said, land l believe they
will appreciate the hardships this regu-
lation would impose and rescind IT.
W. j. Hoffman said that 80 or % per
cent of the large wagons used ip the
District do not appear on the streets
after dark except during the winter
months He said the Commissioners re-
cent order would entail a great expense.
while the lamps could be of use for a
short time only.