Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-04
PUBLIC HEARING ON
J|TNEY REGULATION
Meeting Of Council Committee on
Ordinances Is Called for
Tonight.
MAY CHANGE VISIONS
gill as Drafted by City Attorney Con-
tains No Provision as to Bond, but
Provides Specific Routes-Want
Use Of Certain Streets Limited.

A meeting of the subcommittee OF
the Council Committee on Ordinances
has been caleld for this afternoon at
. o'clock to consider tho ordinance
that has been drafted by City Attor-
ney Pollard for the regulation of jitney
| buses at the meeting this afternoon
a few finishing touches will probably
be added to the proposed ordinance
| and the completed product submitted
to the full committee, which has been
| called for meeting at o'clock to-
! night.
| AT the meeting of the full commit
tee tonight the public is invited to
! attend. and it is more than proba bio
| that owners and drivers of jitncys
of whom, 1t is said, will offe rsugges-
| lions which will help clarity the
| situation
| The committee was called for a
meeting last week to pass OH the meas
ure as drafted by the City Attorney,
| but tabled the bill and allowed Attor-
ney E. r. Williams. representing tho
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany. to make an address on behalf
| OF the company, after which tho meet
Ing was adjourned without discussing
| the new measure.
| WANT CHANGES IN
GROVE AVENUE ROUTE
| The ordinance as drafted by City At
torney Pollard is a compilation in legal
| form of the regulations decided upon
| by the committee at a meeting about
| ten days ago. One of the changes that
Ii is said are likely to DO made is
the amendment of the Grove Avenue
route, which. under the ordinance as
1t now stands. turns south from Broad
| Street into Harrison Street 1t is pro-
| town connection of this route.
The Richmond jitney bus ordinance,
| In It's present form, is a compilation
| of the adaptable features of the itney
regulations of San Francisco, Los
Angeles. Atlanta, ST. Louis and other
| cities where the jitney has recently
| sprung up, and which have enacted
operation Of these cars. The local
ordinance, at tho same time. embodics
number Of original drafts TO meet
the peculiar problems of this city. One
| of these is the dirferential license tax
for routes. designed to discourage the
overcrowdins of certain popular streets,
and to equalize the jitney traffic in
tho East End.
The one point, however. where the
| Richmond ordinance differs most ma :
| terially from those of any other city
| 40 tilhl ~ CONTAINS no provision reQulr-
| Ing jttney owners or drivers to execute
| n surety bond to protect passengers or
7 pedestrians against accidents arising
from the negligence of the jitney
drivers.
| 1t Is not believed that the rcgula-
| lions VIII have clear and unob-
structed passage before the full com
mittee, which has been called for a
meeting tonight a public hearing
Will be held tonight and others in
event that moro than ono Is necessary.
the largest objection from the jitney
| owners. II is believed, will be over the
F! provisions for specific routes. and from
| which no cars Will be allowed 70 de-
Ttate This eSpedient was adopted by
the committee In order to reduce the
! Objectionable jitney congestion on
| Grove. Monument and other popualr
| West End avenues