Evening journal., 1915-05-18
J|TDEY REGULATION
WILL become Law
Street and Sewer Depart
ment Stands Pat on Or
dinance as Drawn
DEFER PASSAGE
UNTIL NEXT WEEK

The Street and Sewer Department
regulation concerning jitney buses
in Wilmington. was subjected to a
twO-hour discussion at the meeting
of the department this morning. Sew
eral slight changes were made in the
measure, which will come up at the
boards meeting next Tuesday for
rejection or adoption There is no
doubt. members OF the board inti-
mated today, that the measure will be
passed. II Immediately will go 10 the
mayor for his signature and when
signed will become a law for motor
bus regulation within the city limits.
Almost the entire session was taken
up by President George W. Sparks,
who carefully read the resolution.
which already has had two readings
and a public hearing last Thursday.
I at which operators of iitneys presented
their objections TO the proposed ordl-
nance. Each clause OF the resolution
/ was gone over carefully this morn
/ ing and minor corrections made in the
/ text The measure as a whole was
not altered. and, it is said. il will be
/ adopted practically as il stands.
The item of $4,000 bond for each
car operated for a iitney business. Il
practically has been determined by
/ the board. will not be changed. de-
/ spite the opposition to this part of the
/ resolution, by jitney operators. who.
through Emile " Topkis. their attor-
ney, threatened TO test the ordinance
in the courts if it is adopted. contain
ing the bond clause. which they say.
will force many jitneymen out Of
business.
The boards action IN determining to
regulate jtney traffic in Wilmington,
was commended highly by a number
Of prominent citizens in letters, which
were read at this mornings session.
Among those who approved of the res
oluti0n as IL stands and advocated the
$4,000 bond for each car. we're the
following: Robert II. Richards. Will
liam B. Megear. o. c. Purdy. p. S. du-
Pont, Frank H. Thomas. James p
Winchester. w. A. Speakman. S. *.
Smith, William S. Hillcs, Edward J.
Bradford, Jr., Alfred S. Elliott and
Charles c. Kurtz.
Each writer endorsed the board. ac
tion and declared that regulation wa
essential to prevent accidents Some o
the writers declared jitney operator
ought TO pay a tax for using the streets
The resolution also provides for a ii
cense for all operators and bonds fo
cars and owners.
Petitions asking for curbstones am
sidewalks on the following streets wer
received and filed; Noodlawn avenue be
tween Pennsylvania and Delaware ave
nues; Union street between Seventeont
street and Delaware avenue; Hancoc
street between Shallcross and Loverin
avenues; Twenty second street betwee
Boulevard and Madison streets; Broom
? street between Shallcross and l.overin
avenues.
j. Austin Ellison. secretary Of n
Board Of Health, appeared before Il
2 board to ask that the garbage collectc
/ by the board of Health be made to il
: clude street waste. and that the sam
{ be burned. President Sparks declare
e refuse in streets was up to Council
e Mr.. Murphy asked the board [
!. place light at the intersection {
= Lowering avenue and Scott street. Th
e request was placed on the list.
= On Fourth street between Hawle
a and Webb streets. the street need
widening, said Peter J. Ford. who az
l peared before the board. Three G
four feet would be sufficient, he sal,
l. Mr.. Ford also asked for two or thre
: loads of stone in Sixth street.
Mr.. Sparks said that no SION
g could be placed there until afte
e July l.
City Treasurer Price reported tn
I following balances: Current fun,
Sll,SS6.45; sewer expansion fun,
: $16,64S.23; special fund, $23.4SS. Al
Bills for labor totaling S3.014 an
.. cart hire. S1,161.1S. were paid.