South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-10
JITNEY BUS MEN
SEEK REGULATION
Drivers Ask Council For Pro-
lection During Interstate
Fair Week.

lar meeting or the committee OF the
whole OF that body at the city hall on
Thursday night, those six members
accomplished more in the way Of civic
problem regulation than mas peeh
done IN several weeks.
The most important feature OF the
meeting was the fact that the city
attorney was instructed 90 prepare an
ordinance licensing the drivers OF Ut
ney buses. which ordinance viii be
presented at the regular meeting OF
the council Monday night. Three rep
rescrtative drivers f buses were pres
ent at the meeting.
Dance Hall Bill Dead.
The DANCE hall ordinance present
ed 20 the council several weeks ago by
the dance hall committee, the drastic
measure OF which failed to please a
majority OF the councilmen, was dis
posed OF forever. The ordinance com
mittee 10 which the bill was referred
at the last meeting Of the committee
OF the whole after two weeks of in
vesigation reported unfavOrably upon
the ordinance. and after brief argu-
ments in its favor by it's packers, the
report OF the ordinance committee was
adopted unanimously.
However, the dance hall committee
was given another chance. Mrs w.
r Miller it's chairman, who spoke in
favor Of the ordinance at length
last night. was advised that her COM
mittee might prepare a newer instru-
ment with which the so-called dance
hall evil" might be cOmbatted.
Whether this action Will be taken or
not. was not stated last night.
Lodging House Question Up.
The third point Of discussion was
raised by Rabbi Abraham Cronbach
OF Temple BETHEL, Miss Carrie Rein,
I'D mi
tiles Miss LEILA Scott. present Secre-
tary OF that body, Mrs. Lafayette lie
Van and others. This was in regard
10 the institution of a municipal lodg-
ing house in the city.
Miss Rein and Miss Scott answered
the questions of the council members
and the other speakers spoke faVOra-
bly, in it's behalf. Miss Rien said that
certain portions Of the present city
hall might be remodeled and used for
this purpose. and that such a step
would save much expense in the first
years operation OF the lodging house.
The speakers asked for an appropri-
atom of $4,000. With this sum, it was
said. the lodging house could be con-
Quoted for one year and after that
time the expense would be appreci-
ably lowered.
Evansville Held As Model.
Miss Rein and Rabbi CrOnbach told
Of the experiment OF Evansville, Ind,
which citys lodging house has been
faVorabLy commented upon by Off
Gals and experts from other cities
The operation of such a place in
South Bend she said, would lift a
burden from the community and
would greatly ale in the solution OF
the tramp and hobo problem.
Men who come 10 South Bend to
live off the charity of the City's citi-
zens," said Miss Rein, would be pre-
scented with a ticket to the lodging
house. Here they would be given
clean beds and rooms. a bath and
have their clothes thoroughly fumi-
gated. For all this they would be
compelled to accomplish certain bits
~ labor, assigned to them by the su-
perinteudent OF the house
The fact alone that bath would
be compulsory. would cause many
men OF this type to go around the
city instead of coming into its con-
fines to worry and annoy the house
wives in the outlying districts"
Financing a Question.
Chairman Buechner OF the commit
tee made a brief talk in reply to the
addresses of the representatives. of the
various charitable organizations. He
commented upon the financial siLua-
ton OF the city. declaring that certain
items OF expense were so pressing at
this time that real economy was nee
essary. other members OF the cOun-
ell while favOrably impressed with
the project. stated that such a thing
would be practically impossible at
the present time.
The matter will be given consider
alton at later meetings OF the coun-
ell.
In discussion Of the jitney bus stu
alton. Cyrus Walters, who acted as
spokesman for the committee of three
drivers present said.
Want Outsiders Regulated.
I'VE have come before this body TO
protest against the allowance of bus
drivers from other cities to come 10
South Bend during special gala occa-
sions, and reap a harvest of niCkels
without having 20 pay some sort of
license fee. They will come here dur
ing the four days OF the fair by the
hundreds. and Will take an enormous
amount Of business away from local
drivers For this they pay only the
cost Of the gasoline 1t takes 10 get
them To South Bend
1--WE ask regulation Of this class
alone. II we cannot get that We ask
that we all be treated alike. and be
compelled to pay the city an annaul
license fee, the size OF which may he
determined AN TINS D0uE- ~ q are not
In favor or a small fee-rather we
would prefer an annual fee Of $50 TO
$50 a year. This VIII protect US. and
there are but a few OF US who cannot
afford such a fee.
objects to Speedcrs.
"T would also like to call the at
tenJion OF the council TO the fact that
1itney bus speeders are becoming thick
along Lincoln way F.. the only paved
street leading directly 20 the fair
grounds Special traffic regulating
viii be needed during the progress Of
the fair especially at night when the
risk OF serious injJry IS the greatest.
While there are a few local drivers
who make a practice OF speeding
along this thoroughfare IL Is the out
of-tOwn driver we would have the
council regulate by some means"
Walters told the council Of certain
drivers who. knowing that they were
being watched boy the police depart
ment. had changed the license num-
her