Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-17
J|TNEY INJUNCTION
EXPIRED At MIDNIGHT
wells VIII Deny Motion Enlarging
Judge Keith's Restraining
Order.
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT
Independent Owners to Ask for Order
permitting Them to Operate, Pend
Ing Decision by Highest State Court
on City Ordinance.

no )itneys, which have not corn,,ad
with the ordinance adopted bv m. CO..
Council last month, will be operated TO-
o"E or until further action is taken In
the courts. restraining the city officials
from enforcing the new regulations.
The temporary Injunction. granted nv
Judge James Keith. OF the Supreme
court at Warrenton last Wednesday,
expired at midnight last night
In HustinEs Court. Part H.. this morn
ing. Judge Wells will enter an order,
uenElng motion submitted Yesterday
by NJ. j. Fulton. Of the law nrm OF
( Fulton, O'Flaherty & Byrd. ATTORNEYS
lot the oitncY owners. in which the court
was asked to enlarge the temporary re-
straininE order Issued by Judge Keith
Judge Wells deferred formal action IN
III To-day, but stated last night that
ne would enter n final order today.
nisposing OF the jitncy proceedings so
TAR ms his court lis concerned
JrrNEi OWNERS WILL. GO
TO SUPREME COURT
MI Fulton said that On appeal from
the decision OF Judge Wells would he
taken to the Supreme Court. and mai
az Socn AS possible. Judge Keith would
ne asked to grant an Injunction rc
straining the city from enforcing the
ordinance pending 4 herring OF the case
~ the hlBhor court The independent
titneys who are lighting the ordinance
VIII not resume business until they ar.
permitted TO do by some further
action In the courts The attack NJ,
the ordinance, II is stated NAV be car
ried 10 the Supreme Court Of the United
states II the decision In the State SUI
rreme Court Is against tho jitneys
II judge Keith grants an Injunction.
pending an appeal. the jitneys may re-
sumo by giving bond to protect the CITY
In mat event. the cars would continue
TO run, regardless Of the ordinance. an
III the case Is finally passed on BY tho
Supreme Court. which is not likely 70
near the matter until the November
term in Richmond A decision is NOT
expected until January
JUDGE WELLS ALREADY
HAD SUSTAINED CITY
In decision handed down on August
?. Judge Wells sustained the demurrer
raised by Colonel George Wayne An
derson. assistant city attorney. and en-
tered an order Diminishing the bill sub
mittod by the Independent jitney own
ers. under which n temporary in1unc-
ton had been granted on July IS. Judge
Wells held that no legal question was
involved and that the city was within
itH rights. under the general police
powers to make such regulations az
II TT.
Tho injunction granted by Judge
Keith. which expired last night, was
made operative In Hastings Court. Part
IL. Under the statutes. Judge Wells
mad the power TO enlarge this restrain
Ing order or dismiss IL before the date
OF its expiration.
COMPILE FIGURES
on JITNEY TRAFFIC.
T. D. Parrish and w. l.. Boyd. who
arc connected with the independent jit-
~
1itneys operated on Sunday from 7
o'clock in the morning until midnight
and noted the number Of passengers in
each. Separate counts were made Of the
cars owned by the Motor Transit Cor
poration. a subsidiary OF tho Virginia
Hallway and Power Company, which has
complied with the ordinance. Passing
the corner OF Broad and Belvidere
Streets. there were 2,4o1 Independent
jitneya. carrying s.347 passengers. and
l,o2l Motor Transit cars, carrying g.
lis passengers.