The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-07-12
CITY MUST PROVIDE
HlTCHINC PLACES
Talk Of Removing Hitchino Posts
From Business Streets Necessi-
tates Finding Other Places.
SOME COMPLAINT MAY ARISE
Provision Should Be Made for Hitch.
ing Teams Near Business Streets
Otherwise a Protest.

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hitching posts from the business
streets of the city. This question, il
seems, is live one at Iowa City
where similar action is contemplated
on the part of the city council. We
like the suggestion of having the bus.
mess streets cleared of teams as much
las possible, but We anticipate that
when it comes to the question of find
|ingsa place where the farmer can leave
his team while he is in the city on bus
mess, some embarrassment will arise.
F1f provision can be made for hitching
teams in close proximity to the busi-
ness streets, then little excuse can
arise for complaint, but unless there
lis some place close to business where
teams can be tied, it will create no
surprise if protest is raised against
this action. Here is what the Iowa
City Republican has to say upon the
question:
"The Republican believes that the
city, council is making serious mis-
take when it attempts to remove all
hitching posts from the business part
of the city. The Republican does not
consider the interests Of the mer-
chants who happen to have places for
hitching horses in front of their
stores. but it is considering the con-
venience and interests of the people
who drive into the city to trade.
Probably no city in Iowa has a larg-
er farm trade than Iowa City, and
most of the farmers live within ten
miles, many of them within six miles.
These come to the city, not to spend
fs-sRy, but to do tradiIsg and then
they go home. Those who come in
the forenoon are home for dinner, and
those who come in the afternoon are
home early. This means that they
stay in the city but short time.
They do not care for the price of
using a barn, but they do not want
to spend the time to go to barn
when there is no necessity for them
to do SO. 1t will be very inconvenient
for the farmers, as we'll as the peo-
pie in the city, who would like to
have their horses stand short time
while. they do little trading.
1T is probable that there are too
many hitching posts in the city.
This seems to be true OF Dubuque
street. and it might be we'll to remove
at least half the posts on that street,
but even there the teams would not
be in the way if they were hitched in
a proper manner, but so long as the
city does not enforce the ordinary
rules of travel, teams will be hitched
in all possible. ways. Some will be
headed north, some south and some
will stand at right angles to the street.
What Iowa City needs is enforced
with the we'll known
rules of travel upon the streets. One,
third of the drivers pay no attention
to the rule and law which requires
them to keep to the right hand side
of the street. Even auto drivers do
not pay attention to this rule. II the
city would enforce these rules there
would be little cause for complaint.
Taking out the hitching posts will
make it easier and safer for autos to
pass along the street, and evidently
this is the real purpose Of the ordi-
nance.
"If the council enforces this Ordi-
nance and adopts the one which will
make it crime for person to hitch
a horse upon the streets, Iowa City
streets will be absolutely safe SO far
as vehicles with horses are concerned
for they will not be on the streets
and those who do drive horses and
either are not able or do not care for
an auto. will go somewhere else to
trade"