The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-01
URGES REGULATION
 OF JTNEY BUSSES
Resolutions Adopted at the Weekly Meeting of Rotary
 Club Yesterday

At the weekly meeting of the Rotary
 club yesterday a resolution was adopted regarding the jitney bus service. reeom-
 mending to the city commission that reg
 ulation of the jitneys be undertaken at once in the way of traffic rules. indem- nifty bonds. regular schedules and so city commission.
 Frank P. Glass delivered the speech of
 the luncheon, s. F. Cornelius presiding Miss Orlne Barnett. representing the club of giss which has been organized to perform social service work among the poor and destitute of the city, spoke to the Rotarians about the aims and pur-
 poses of the club and asked for their support
 The resolution regarding the jitneys was introduced by the public affairs com
 mittee. oscar Turner. chairman. and is as follows:
 Whereas, In the evolution of local transportation a system is being devel- oped. which promises in some form or the other to be more or Iess permanent, but which is fraught with many dangers in it's present undevelopeo state. thereby calling for proper regulations by our city commissioners to protect life, property
 and the interest of the general public.
 Be it Resolved. By the Rotary club of Birmingham that we hereby petition
 our city commissioners To pass immedi- ately such ordinances as will assure by law the protection of life and property and provide reasonable restitution to in-
 demnify any claimant who may suffer injury. death or property JOSS. Be it Resolved also. That such ordi- nances embody the following eonsidera-
 tions:
 "d) That the citizens of Birmingham be indemnified in case of damage against
 any owner of jitney automobile.
 "(2) That the jitney automobile as a common carrier be required to furnish
 proper equipment and that they be re-
 quired to maintain schedule along the
 routes over which they operate.
 "(3) That the operation of the jitney automobile be regulated by q strict en- forcement of the traffic iaws. 20 That regulations that will insure competent and careful drivers be em- bodied in this ordinance. "(5) That the city of Birmingham be compensated by the owners of jitney au- tomobiles for the use of the city's thor oughfares.
  of this resolution be sent to the city
 commissioners with the request that they give our petition their immediate and earnest consideration. Resolutions were also adopted indorsing
 the build now campaign of the Build CTS exchange. The resolutions are as follows:
 ''Whereas. conditions beyond our control have caused inactivity in building circles: and
 "Whereas. the contractors and laborers of our city are idle. are unable to se cure employment. and are without means of subsistence: and.
 Whereas. it is the patriotic duty of every citizen to cooperate with his neighbors to relieve situations that have resulted in hardship and distress; and, Whereas, the wage of labor and the cost of building maeerials have been greatly reduced on account of this inac- tivity, and as a result saving of from 15 to 70 per cent may be effected in the construction of any building; be it
 Resolved. by the Rotary club of Bir-
 mingham That we heartily commend and
 indorse the build now campaign and
 pledge our efforts to it's success