Evening star., 1915-03-19
regard to this proposed new means OF
public conveyance in Washington.


1.-THE jitney bus is subject Of munich
pal discussion all over the country" said
Commissioner Brownlow. "and it prom
lSeS to become an important issue. he
said that the District Commissioners had
decided that the jitneyS could be regu-
lated for the present at least through the
hack licenses of the District. The COM
missioners, he said. had determined NOT
to license any jitney bus the owner OF
which had not sufficient property to be
held responsible if any passenger or pc
destrian were injured by the bus. He
said that bus owners, of course, could
| make use of liability insurance If they
desired. Bus owners must be willing to
accept regulation by the Commissioners
Also he said. and no bus owner would be
given an exclusive right to any route.
but every route would be open to all who
operated the jitneys.
out in Kansas City one jitney bus
company submits willingly to regulation
and another is fighting regulation add
ed Commissioner Brownlow, and some
one has said that in Kansas City they
have jitneys and lille -jitneys We do
not want any lille jitneys here
He said that routes would be mapped
out by the Commissioners for the Jlt-
ney bus. and operators would be com
PEELED to follow these routes. He point
ed out that the jitney bus might be an
aid to transportation during the rush
hours and also in reaching sections OF
the city not now reached by street
railways.
r. w. Pullman Guest of Honor.
Raymond w. Pullman who has been
appointed superintendent Of the metro
politan police, to take effect April /,
was guest of honor. and was present.
ed to the members by E. c. Branden-
burg. the president of the board A
resolution was adopted pledging the
nj ha hoo ra to 10 n
tendent of police. Another resolution
was adopted praising Maj. Richard
Sylvester. the retiring superintendent
of police. The resolutions were offered
by Odell Smith.
Reports of several committees were
received and approved. Harry Almond,
chairman of the insurance committee.
presented his report. showing what had
been done during the last year in the
matter of Legislation for insurance reg
ulation in the District.
The report of the public school com
mittee was made by Frederick A. Fen
ming, chairman, and its recommended
tions approved by the board. These
recommendations We're that a teachers
retirement fund he established; that
free school books should be furnished
the pupils of the high schools; that a
dental clinic be established for the pu-
pills of the public schools and that the
pupils should be instructed in the evil
effects which the use of alcohol has
upon the human body. The board also
indorsed the plan of using the public
school buildings as social civic cen
ters. provision for which has been made
by Congress.
Fred G. Coldren. chairman of the pub
lie library committee. urged that larger
appropriations be made for the library
and the board approved the recommen-
dation. A report of the special com
mittee on law protecting the nations
flag was submitted by W. V. Cox, chair
man, who declared that the national
flag should be protected by a federal
law and said that efforts to have such
a law enacted would be continued.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Cox, Ogle
r. Singleton, son of the late William
II. Singleton. president of the Board of
Trade at the time OF his death. was
appointed to succeed his father as
member of the flag committee.
c. J. Gockeler, secretary of the board
announced that the total membership
of the board was 1924. an increase of
thirty-one since the last meeting.