Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-24
WANTED CAPTAIN
THOMPSON FIRED
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nate when he acted as he did?" Mr..
Lynch asked.
We'll. he said to me when 1 put this
matter UP to him" replied the Mayor,
that he didn't mean any harm and
that ii would not occur again. But
wouldn't it be natural for a man to
say he was sorry? He didn't even say
he was sorry
Wasn't his statement that he meant
no harm and that n imilar act
wouldn't occur again a sufficient
apology?' asked Mr.; TAYLOR,
Mayor Royal still contended. how
ever. that Acting Chief Thompson
didn't express his sorrow at the oc-
currence. The Mayor Furthermore in
sisted that Council wasn't acting
legally in imposing fine.
The absurdity of Mayor Royals
statement that the prisoner in ques-
ton had been released at the behest
of politicians was fiouted by Messrs
Taylor and Lynch who gravely pointed
out to the mayor that even If the full
term had been served, the man would
have easily been out of jail before
election.
Didn't Know For Sure
We'll. l don't know that politicians
did urge his release" said the mayor.
IT'S only a surmise as to why they
wanted him out"
BY ordinances offered by Mr.. Lynch
the funds received from the Harris
burg Railways Company for repairs
to State and Paxton street bridges
were turned into the general funds OF
the streets department. Mr.. Taylor
asked for an appropriation of ST..
324.20 be provided for paving and
grading on streets abutting on park
and playground property.
Council granted the Rotary club the
use OF the Council chamber Friday to
meet on the new hotel project and II
also permitted Fire Commissioner
Taylor to send two pieces of motor
apparatus to Enola tomorrow.
Mayor Royal offered an ordinance
prohibiting children under twelve
years of age to sell newspapers in the
streets and children, male or female
to work at places of business such us
news stands, bootblack stands, etc
This he did at the instance of the at
the provisions of the new Child Labor
Law.
Brown street was vacated by a vote
of 3 to 2, Messrs. Royal and\ Gorgas
declining to vote for the ordinance
because they said the city might be
liable for damage.
Jitney Regulation Not In
Harrisburg's S much talked of new
Jitney regulation ordinance was not
oHered in Council this afternoon ano
IT is questionable whether II will be
introduced next week. Some of the
councilmen have not looked over il
at all.
The ordinance, among other things
| provides: 4 $4,000 bond for each lit.
ney; that the applicant of u jitney bus
must apply to the department of pub.
lie affairs for license; that the dis
tance which the iitney is operated
must be regulated by meter; that the
name, age, residence, ETC., of the an.
plicant must De set forth; that tn,
officers of the corporation, if a cor.
| poration operates the jitney or iitneys
must be included in the application
| that a separate license shall be ISSUED
| for each jitney: that the license shal
| be good for only one year; that per,
! sons may sue on tn ebond posted
| that fee of $50 be required for {
car carrying seven passengers or less
S15 for a capacity of more than sever
persons, and 500 to carry more thar
| fifteen persons; fee of 81 will be re.
quired for each drivers license (befort
| the license is issued the necessary in.
formation as to character, etc, of the
| operator must be forthcoming to the
! city authorities); every driver must
wear a distinctive badge; passenger.
must be discharged or taken aboard
beyond one foot of the curb; body OF
cars must be Illuminated from half ar
hour after sunset to half an hour after
sunrise: the superintendent of the de.
partment of public affairs is authorized
to suspend the license for violations
! OF the regulations; the fines imposed
for violation of the ordinance are from
$40 to $20 for the first offense, S25 to
$50 for the second offense and from
$50 20 500 for every subsequent Of
fense. The ordinance, If passed, be-
comes effective five days after jan
uary /, 1915.
Jitney owners and drivers through
out the city will meet tonight, it is
understood, to take action on the ordi-
nance.