Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-15
JITNEYORDINANCE
GETS ONLY AS FAR
SFIRST READING
This ID Face of RosIington's
Promise to Order Cars
Within Week If Satisfactory
Regulation Is Made.

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plovul of George RoalinstIn. receiver
Of the trolley company and admitted
ly head ~ group ~ men who are
! thinking of buying the company This
proposed ordinance was drawn up
yesterday afternoon by CITY clerk
Hughes lt the direction of the 0rdi-
nance committee The proposed meas
ure which Acting city Attorney "A. b..
Stroup wrote was not read 40 the
meeting
AS the council was adiournng Mr.
Rosllngt0n asked if Ii were not poss-
bic TO put the ordinance. with changes
uggested hy him. % q vote then. say.
ing the question 81 ample street car
service for the state fair depended up
on ii
New Cars for Talr-Porhaps.
When asked, after the meeting,
whether the councils action meant
that he and his associates would not
consider further the purchase of me
System Mr. Roslingtou's answer was
that their option did not expire yet.
sio said he would not guarantee that
new cars could be- brought here before
the fair. bat they might be-
Here Is the ordinance that was
read
BE Il ordained by the city council
OF the city Of Albuquerque, New Mexi-
co, that AN ordinance bo passed de-
filming motor bus OF Iitney
Section ] That it shall be neecs
sary to take out q special license for
the operation ~ same and the proyi-
sioua under which "a special license
may be issued and declaring the un-
restricted operation of said motor bus
SEES or jltneys to be nuisance and
unlawful
Section ? The word motor bus or
iitncy means any automobile auto
mobile truck or tracltlcss motor We
hicle engaged in the business of ear
rying passengers for hire. and oper
ating for the purpose of affordng a
means Of local street transportation,
similar to that ordinarily afforded by
street railways by Unfortunately
accepting and discharging such per-
sons as may offer themselves for
transportation alang the way or
course on which II Is used ~ operat-
ed or may be running.
Section 3 Every applicant for a
iltney license shall apply 10 the city
clerk for an application blank which
shall state the type OF motor car TO-
be used as such iitney, the horse
power factory number state license
number namc, age and residence Of
aid applicant, and the terminal bee
tween which the motor bus or iitnoy /
is To be operated. said application !
40 be granted or rejected hy the city |
council at its discretion
Section Z Any person. firm, cor |
porauon, association. partnership or
society operating street cars or pub I
lic conveyance ether than street ear
shah come within the meaning OF
ltney and shall first procure a iitncy
license, for each and cvory one OF |
said conveYanccs
Section 5 Any holder of motor I
bus Of iitney license must operate ev-
tn day of the week except Sunday
and for at least ten hours each day [
ana must make one complete round /
trip each hour. unless the round trip /
IL more than fifteen miles long, ia
which cuse two cars must be run so
that one will pass any point along the
route every hour The fare for one
way passage shall not exceed cents
Section t. Motor husses or Ntneys /
are subject to The various regulations
imposed upon any transportation We
hicle, and are subject 20 any regula-
ton made by the police committee of
the city of Albuquerque
Section z The fee for motor bus
on itnoy license shall De $4,000 per
annum, payable quarterly
Section s. Any person who shall /
violate any portion of this ordinance
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine Of NOT less than five
dollars or more than ONE hundred
dollars Tho council may revoke any
license for disahtdioneo.
Section 3 No license Of the kind
provided Tor In this ordinance shall
he ISSUED unless and until the appli-
cant therefore shall have filed with
the city clerk "a bond To DE approved |
hy the city council with two or more
good ana sufficient sureues or exc
cuted by the applicant and some sol
vent surety company having permit
io de business ia the state of New
Mexico which bond shall bc In the
sum 81 S3o0000 and shall cover the
motor busses or Htnoys for which the
applicant shall be- licensed 10 operate.
which bond shall be payable 10 the
mayor of the City of Albuquerque and
his successors la office for the use
and benefit 90 any and all persons
who shall have cause of action against
the principal ri such bonds hy virtue
of the negligence or misconduct 81
said principal OF his or its agents.
servants or employees in connection
with tho operation of any such motor
bus ar itney and which bond shall
De conditioned for the prompt and 4
faithful payment of ail damages
which the principal ia such bond shall
Boo any civil suit in court of compe
tent Jurisdiction be- condemned to pay
ON account of injury Go the person or
property IF amy person or persons hy
reason of the negligence OF miscon-
duct Of such principal or his or Us
agents. servants or employees 100 con-
nectibn with the operation ot any /
SUCH motor bus or lteey
Section DO This ordinance shall
be in fun force Immediately after its
nMssafe and Modification.