Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-28
CITY IS J|TNEYLEss FOR
FIRST TIME IN MONTHS
t1ve-Cent Autos Suspend Operation
to Await Outcome of At
tack on Law.
FEW LONE CARS DO BUSINESS

Owners Operate Under Instruction OF
Counsel in Order to Make Test
Case, and Are Cited to Appear I'm
Police Court
For the first time in many months
Richmond yesterday was iitnevless
The statement weeds slight modifca-
ton. a few lone jitneys, conforming To
the plan decided upon by the associated
Jitney forces who have united to fight
the new ordinance. operated their cars
and every trip they made was jotted
down by Automobile Officer Samucls in
his little rcd notebook.
The two jitney men who operated
IN defiance OF the law In order 10 bring
about test case, were w. II Davis, c.
y. Cl!nely, G. w. Farmer. : II. Starkc.
C. y. Cramer and j. II. Layne. The
cases against them will DC called in the
Police Court probably during the latter
part of the week
WILL APPLY TO COURT
FOR RESTRAINING ORDER
While 100 or more jitncys remained
in their garages, lawyers were busy
putting the finishing touches on pcti.
ton that Will be filed to-day in one OF
the courts which will ask for an in
junction to restrain the city from en-
forcing the ordinance on the ground
that 1t is discriminatory and unfair TO
the jitneys. Until the injunction petit
ton Is presented and acted upon. 1t is
understood, no attempt will be made by
the owners to operate their cars
Richard Evelyn Byrd, counsel for the
jitncy men. will probably present the
Injunction application this morning to
Judge Crump. The latter ha. already
been called upon to consider the titncy
question in another form. and Is IA
miliar with the contentious that are
likely to arise.
RESUME OPERATION IF
INJUNCTION is AWARDED
Should a temporary restraining order
be granted. the titney men will be re-
CURED TO execute bond large enough
TO protect the city against loss arising
from the noncnforcement of the ordi-
nance. With this bond executed the
jitncys will resume operation. and will
continue TO operate until the ordinance
Is either supported or thrown out by
tho courts. 1t is regarded as likely that
whatever decision is reached BY the
taken TO the State Supreme Court.
Under the terms OF the ordinance.
the jitney men who will be arraigned
in the Police Court may be fined
from S. to 500 for each violation
conviction In this court will be appealed
to the Hastings Court.
Yves, End avenues which have COM
planned bitterly OF the "jitney nuisance
enjoyed a season OF undisturbed quiet
yesterday. Thousands who had formed
the habit of riding luxuriously down
town in a scent automobile. and who
had failed TO inform themselves as to
the new ordinance, wondered impa-
tiently why the jitneys were not on tho
job and then bctook themselves to the
street cars.
TRAFFIC OFFICER HAS
ONE LONESOME JOB
The absence of jitney traffic was
most noticeable on Broad Street be-
tween Laurel and Tenth. where during
rush hours an unbroken stream Of
jitney buses, separated by only a few
feet, was always In view. Al Laurel
and Franklin Streets, where the Police
Department had found 1t necessary to
station n trinic officer to keep crossing
jitney and street car lines from dealing
death and injury. the sentry stood his
beat silently with nothing to watch
but an occasional private car or dray.
Several cars formerly engaged in the
jitney business buried their route signs
and operated as for-hirc automo biles-
q business for which no special license
is required other than that with which
they are already provided These cars
arc hired by the hour or by the trip,
and are not subject to regulation by
the new ordinance.
POWER COMPANY FILES
bond FOR ELECTRIC BUS
AT the close of business late yester-
day afternoon Tax Collector Hulce had
issued no jitney-bus license. The Vir-
ginia Hallway and Power Company en-
tered its big electric bus for the Monu-
ment Avenue route in the office of Com
missioner OF the Revenue Tresnon and
executed bond in the sum of $1,000 with
City Auditor Crenshaw. 1t VIII prob
ably be issued license to-day. 1T was
running yesterday afternoon and did a
rushing business.
Although applications have been filed
with Commissioner Tresnon for route
licenses for ten Of its cars by the Motor
Transit Corporation. the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company's jitncy sub
sidiary, the bonding requirement had
not yesterday been complied with
Until the bonds are executed no license
can be issued It is understood that
the preIiminarics will be disposed OF
ton Of the Motor Transit Company's
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