Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
THE JITBUs ORDINANCE

In the main the ordinance for rhe
regulation Of iitney buses now under
I consideration by the Rock Island city
/ commission is q just and reasonable
one. It's terms are not needIass.v
#severe-in fact, if any GauIt is to be
found it is because they are leniauL
rather than the reverse, considering
the fact that the 5itney bUsses not only
deal with the public convenience. but
life and limb and public property are
entrusted to them Briefly the terms
are.
Licenses are required for the opera
ton Of cars. $25 for those of seven
passengers or less and $35 for those of
more than seven passengers
Certificates Of character. American
citizenship, freedom from serious phy-
steal defects ana age above rs required
as conditions OF eligibility
Traffic confined to certain streets by
specific exclusion from others
Fixed route and certain hours Of
operation required.
Identifying bond of $4,000 required
Of each operator.
Provision made against oyer-crow3-
ing.
Buses made subject to revocation
of license for any of the following req
sons:
Departure from the route given.
Failure 10 travel entire route as
required by this ordinance. and as
stated in license.
Permitting persons to ride in
any motor bus upon parts thereof
forbidden herein
For failure 80 provide placards
and lights as required by this ordi-
nance
For permitting any motor bus of
such Iiceusee to be operated in the
business herein defined by any
operator or chauffeur not licensed
as required by this ordinance.
For the violation of any traffic
rules, laws or regulations of the
said city of Rock Island or state
OF Illinois relating to Fhe operating
Of motor vehicles, or by the opera
tor, or chauffeur, or the motor bus
of such Ecensee now in force or
hereafter adopted or promulgated.
For the failure I'd carry au
license plates as required by this
ordinance.
For a failure to operate a motor
bus for which license has been is
sued continuously from p. m. to
s. p. m, excepting Sundays. and for
failure on Sundays to operate
from S a. m tin S p. nj.
For stopping OF standing the
motor bus upon any of the streets .
or avenues in the city of Rock Is
land longer than is necessary to
lead and unload passengers.
For failure to notify the police .
department Of withdrawal of motor T
bus from service is the same as TO
be withdrawn for q longer period /
than one hour. and for failure I'd /
notify police department when .
motor bus is again placed in serv- +
Ice
For any conduct Of the business
herein defined ia q manner deemed .
by the council Of the city of Rock +
Island 10 be contrary to public
safety or morality
AS before stated there is little in this
that can be taken exception to. Some .
have held that the s5,c00 bond required .
is greater than necessary. but it mast .
be remembered that this bond is au
that there VIII be in most cases TO draw
upon fer compensation for death or
INJURY % passengers resulting from
possible care}essness on the part Of the
itney bus operators. ana If there
should he an accident In which two or
more persons were killed or MANNED
he sum would have 90 he divided
imong those. recovering damages.
similar bonds required in f
Davenport or Moline Of the operators
II the same cars viii not aHord protse-
ion IN accidents occurring in Rock Is
and
Moline already has adopted an ordl-
lance practically identical with The
me proposed here ana the people os /
Rock Island are entitled to at least the .
.ane degree Of protection as those Of
he Pillow city Z!