Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-27
JITNEY OWN.
MUST TAKE
$4,000 BINDS
New Liability Clause in Board
of Works Ordinance Makes
This Compulsory.

With Commissioner Charles p. Gil
len protesting, the ordinance controll-
ing jitney traffic was passed on sec
ond reading by the Board Of Works
at its regular weekly session yester-
day afternoon. But one alteration
was made.
On the recommendation OF Commits
sioner Arthur r. Denman. another
paragraph was inserted in the ordi-
nance, which makes it mandatory for
every driver or owner of an operating
Jitne%, upon the passage of the ordi-
nance, to take out a liability insur-
ance policy to the amount OF $1,000.
This was asked for by the Jitney Ser
vice Association so that citizens might
be protected in case of an accident.
As was told exclusively in yester-
days Evening Stdr. Commissioner
Gillen favored the elimination of the
traffic zone and hours which the 1it-
neys must operate. He pleaded that
the jitneys be given a. fair chance to
make livelihood and declared that
the ordinance as passed on second
reading would work a hardship not
only upon the owners and operators
If the iitneys, but upon the general
travelling public.
After arguing on this point, Com
missioner Gillen moved that the
passage of the ordinance on second
reading be delayed for another week
until after the conference of the board
on Tuesday night, at which he in
tended to make several changes. Fall
ing of a second, the motion was lost.
As soon as the ordinance was brought
up for further consideration Commits
sioner Gillen was upon his feet. He
then asked that 1t be laid over for
another week. He said that this
should be done in consideration of
the plea of the jitney men that the
zone districts should be eliminated
and no time nor route system be
adopted
I'VE should not lose any more time
on this question" said Commissioner
Denman, who is chairman of the
street committee, which committee
had this work In hand. I'VE are all
old enough to know our minds. The
jitneys are now operating and we
have no check upon them. The sooner
this law is in force the better for
the city and the better for the jitney
men and all concerned. I for one
want to see the city get q, hold on
this new form of transportation as
soon as possible, and for this reason
and the reason that this ordinance
haE been under consideration for the
past two months I desire TO sec
speedy action for it's adoption"
II agree with Commissioner Dem
man." echoed Commissioner Albert
II. Biertuempfel. This question has
been hanging fire all too long and
something must be done at once"
GilIen Motion Lost.
After Commissioner Biertuempfel
sat down silence fell over the room.
President Patrick Fl. Ryan then de-
clared Commissioner Gillen's motion
lost for the want of q second.
It was decided to take up the or
dinance article and provision one at
q time. AS soon as section 2 was
read Commissioner Gillen 1nterposed
an objection. This part dealt with
the routes which the 1itneys should
run and the time during which their
schedules must be adhered to.
"The jitney proposition is a new
venture in this city. They have done
good work." said Commissioner GIL
len. "The Jitney people are not the
only ones to consider. We must go
carefully or else spoil all chances of
the jitney men, and ] suppose this
board, representing the citizens at
large, does not want to do this.
ut seems fair to assume that this
board should give the jitney owners
the same consideration that the Pub
lie Service receives at its hands.
Would 1t not be better to allow these
iItneys to work when and at what
places they want to-" queried Mr..
Gillen.
"The general trend of the public
would regulate the course of the jit-
neys," continued Mr.. Gillen. "If a
crowd wants to go to the bicycle
races why not let the jitueys get a
portion of their patronage? If the
travelling public wants to go to the
ball grounds, why not let the jitneys
take them there?
"If the jitney driver must remain
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