The evening world., 1913-04-28

TO their attention. rate cards and sew
erM other worthy Innovations that In
his judgment should be clearly defined
In the ordinance. 40 that whoever IL the
future head Of the License Bureau may
thus profit BY the investigations and
expsrisnces Of the past
Chief Inspector Of Taxicabs Drennon
alas voices this ssntimsnt. saytas. at Ia
. 1msuit thing 10 set proper and Jus,
punishmsat for ohaHRsurs violating reg.
ulations under the present ordinance.
sincs they are - vague In their inter
probation. ana aooordinsiy II makes Il
daffiCuit Cor he AaSistratss to Be
guided By them.
u think Il would be Q mistake 10 make
the Bureau Of Licenses suggest all their
own rules In thSe connection. since So
called Department rules are generally IN
known 70 the Magistrates and little at
tsataon PAID 70 them accordingly. Also
department rules do not entail penalties.
This y also the CASE with the police.
who Are not fully informed a. 70 our
Department rules. But U those regula-
tons are directly stated. together with
thslr penalties. in the forthcoming ordi-
nance. fhers - no question that vio-
laeorU oan b more readily dealt with.
And We Dan. IN thls way. BY strict
tions, rooe out much Of the chaotic con-
ditsons that ~ present exist.
Tho H0e trouble with the existing
ordinances y the fact that department
ruisD have not counted very much In
estting soeson against offenders."
COMPLETE LIST OF RULES 10
COMPILED.
Mr.. DrAnnon. who has thoroughly
studied the question and who has per-
sonaiiy followed up many Of tho cases
TO which he refers. has carefully COM
piled with CHIEF Wallace . complete
set Of ruics and regulations covering
me entire situation and would like to
~ these Incorporated In the ordinance
direct rather than have such measures
left - department roles.
In Paris. London and other European
ciuss every little detail 81 70 regula.
tons and penalties therefore 10 carefully |
and though the Chief OF
PoiIcs y the supreme power In this con-
nsction. yet these become laws and oc-
cupy the same place from . legal stand.
point % the sections Of our ordinance.
Alderman Marks. speaking OF this In
connection with his own ordinance. said:
AFTER AZ the hearing. both public and
within the committee. that were held
during our investigation I am firmly
convinced that one of the greatest needs
10 to definitely state In any ordinance
that becomes law every rule by which
are readily recognised by any
magistrate In the city before whom
these cases come
Much Of the evil that has been
wrought IN the past 10 due 70 the non
Of existing laws and the
light sentences with which chaufYeurs
have been allowed to 20 for various |
offsnssA. such ~ cabs In bad condition. |
evercharges. inability. &C. In . word. |
maSistratss haven't time TO study all
the rules that are ms0s by departments.
and. at any rate. action V much more
certain when the ordinance ID before
them containing specifically the offenss
10 b dealt with.
Therefore think Il wise to incor-
porats In . hnA prospective ordinance
suggestions made by Chief Wallace and
chief Drennon. whose experienee In this
direction viii prove very valuable In the
framing OF Q Anal ordinance And
have put into the Marks MeaSher ordi-
nance practically all the needed rules %
suSgestsd."