The Detroit times., 1911-06-12
ALDERMAN VOTE TO RESUME
AUTOS SLAUGHTER
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necessarily mean that II will be adopt
ed by the council. Many of the alder
men are Of the opinion that the ordi-
nance Ia all right just as II stands,
and a fight Is certain, Tuesday night.
The clause requiring motorists to
stop at street car intersections should
not be changed. There IL always con-
fusion at these Intersections"
In reply to the criticisms made by
some OF those present, that the ordi-
nance Disseminated against the motor
list In favor OF horse-drawn vehicles,
Mr.. Rickel said:
1T takes q person with a certain
amount OF sense TO drive \ horse. but
II seems any damn fool can drive a
motor car. And as for John r. and
Larned-sts. being unsafe, want to
say that have often used those
streets and have rarely seen children
playing In them.
I'm conclusion, let me suggest that,
II you want TO find out whether this
ordinance 10 popular or not. just sub
NIT 1t to a vote OF the people. think
that would convince YOU"
John Gillespie declared that the
ordinance protected the street car
company chiefly. He suggested that
an ordinance be passed requiring
street cars to stop on signals given by
passengers on the curb, so that the lat
ter would not have to walk out into
the streets to wait for cars.
Attorney Harris was spokesman
for the D. A. d. A, and made an
extended talk, In which he discussed
the ordinance from every angle. The
association, he said. was seeking an
ordinance that would permit people
to cross the streets with the greatest
possible safety compatible with rea-
sonable regulation OF the vehicle
traffic. The present ordinance. no
declared, was not only hardship for
the careful driver, but had tendency
TO make the careless fellow more
careless, as he would try to get by
a standing street car even though he
exceeded the speed limit in SO doing.
Incidentally, II was brought out that
about the only section Of the ordi-
mace the police have seen At to en-
force to date 10 the provision reQuir-
ing autoists to stop for street car In
terseetions, which even the friends or
the present measure are not very
keen for.
Mr.. Harris also contended that the
penalty provided was too drastic and
urged that the ordinance, In this re-
spect, be placed on q par with all
other ordinances. To this Aid. Lodge
objected strenuously. He would not
accept any amendment whatever In
this respect and his will prevailed.
Mr.. Harris complained that one ef.
feet OF the ordinances had been to
drive motorists on Woodward and
Jefferson-aves., which was bad be-
cause of the greater danger or run.
ming down children playing In the
narrower side streets.
Harry Rickel, OF the II. w. Rickel
q Co., well known maltsters, took q
decided stand In favor Of the ordi-
nance.
81 drive an automobile and I also
walk a great deal, and I want to say
that the ordinance IL all right Just as
IL stands" he said. "After reading
In the papers that the council was
being bombarded with circular let
tiers, urging that the ordinance be
changed, | feared that the council
might be attempted into emasculat-
ing II, and I am here to protest
against any such action. The main
features Of the ordinance are right,
reasonable and rational and should
have been In force long ago. The
trouble thus far II that the ordinance
has been over-enforced. II hasn't
been given fair chance, and I don't
think the motorists are quite used TO
Il.
THE people who walk across the
streets have q right to protection, and
they haven't been getting II until
now. believe the penalty should be
even more stringent than II In. There
are people In charge OF autos who are
| absolutely UNIT TO drive them, and I'm
addition to the fne and Imprisonment
penalties, I think the ordinance should
deprive a man who has been con-
victed three. times Of the right TO
run a car.
Others who Knocked" the ordin.
ance were sergt. John G. Staples, Of the
motorcycle squad; ex-Ald. William II.
Beamer, ex-Ald. Shapland, Attorney
William v. Brown and DR.. F. B. lib
balls.
Attorney Brown declares that some
pedestrians were 30 careless that they
deserved to be Knocked down and in
tured. He also thought that there
had been too much legislation against
TIE motorists.
"yon can't legislate braiEs into an
automobile driver with an ordinance, =
he said.
J. w. Smith championed that fca
ture Of the ordinance requiring drivers
TO stop behind street cars. reading a
letter from \ Pittsburg editor Who Is
also a motor car driver. showing that
not i,erso3 has been killed by an
auto:r1 bile In Pittss re IN the Last
wear. since such an ordinance has
been I'm effect.