Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-05
Common Council Con-
ferees Will Fight for
Low Scale.
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LARGEST TYPE OF CARS
MAY BE ASSESSED $50
High License Will Kill Them,
Say "Jit" Owners, Who
Start Test.

The jitney bus problem took m
more acute aspect for Newarkers to-
day through a combination of events
chief of which is positive assertion of
members of the Common Council
nnance committee that fee as low
as $40 per car for the average bus
would be provided for in the city
license. Further was the Inaugural
tion of a test case by the jitney men,
through the arrest of Clifford B.
Wyckoff. to determine whether or not
the city had a right to charge them
a license and the statement by the
jitney men that a license fee rang
ing from $50 to 800, as proposed by
the Board of Works, would drive the
jitney men out of business.
According to Chairman John j.
Walsh, of the finance committee of
the Common Council, the jitney men
need have no fear of a high license.
The finance committee is to meet to-
night in a conference with the mem
bers of the Board of Works and rep
resentatives of the city law depart
ment. Chairman Walsh says that his
body will stick for a small license,
ranging from so to 500, and so ar
ranged that practically the entire
fleet of cars now operating in Newark
will have to pay but $40 He says
that the ordinance, which will be
similar to one as proposed by the
Board of Works, but with a lower
fee and perhaps a new test clause,
will be introduced in the Common
Council tomorrow night.
William j. Morgan, the spokesman
OF the Jitney Service Association,
says that he has definite knowledge
that it has been decided to include
nigh fee in the ordinance, although
he hopes that. Alderman Walsh sue
ceeds in his proposal for low fee.
Mr. Morgan, however, is against any
fee at all and he says If there is any
charge of any kind by the city that
the jitney men will be driven out of
business. There is no money in the
jitneys now declares Morgan, and he
asserts that there isn't an operator
who can truthfully say he is making
money. 1t was to save the jitneyA,
so Morgan says, that the test case
was started today.
Matter Thrashed Out.
The matter has been thrashed out
by the majority members of the com
mittee, headedby Alderman John j.
Walsh That the proposed draft will
meet opposition from the Board of
Works is known, owing to the atti-
tude of President Patrick II. Ryan,
who favors a high tax.
1--WE want this matter settled at
once" said Alderman Walsh today.
1.-The sooner we get the ordinance in
working order the better the drivers
and owners will feel. | am greatly
pleased at the cooperation given me
in this licensing proposition from
owners of jitneys.
1.-The Democratic members of the
committee are in favor of a small
tax for the present year, and we can
raise the ante as soon after this year
as we see fit The proposition is a
new one and we should consider it in
making the license fee
II am of the opinion that the small
er buses should not be taxed more
than $40 for their license for this year.
Then the larger cars should pay ac-
ooTGing to the number of passengers
that can be accommodated.
''I have been studying the question
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