Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-07-03
TRADES COUNCIL
VOTES To HELP
J|TuEY OWNERS
Committee Will Visit City Au-
thorities to Urge Reason
able Regulations.
PRESIDENT FETRlDGE'S
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Candidate for Assembly's Mo-
tives Are Questioned by
William F. Kavanaugh.

Unanimously agreeing to do every
thing in their power to help the jit-
ney bus owners in their fight against
another tax being imposed upon
them. the Essex Trades Council went
on record at their meeting last night
as being heartily in favor of the rivals
of the Public Service receiving a
square deal. and passed a resolution
for the resolution committee of the
council to appear before the city au-
thorities to urge reasonable regula-
tions for the jitneys.
The resignation of President Frank
Fetridge was accepted. He wishes to
enter the political field.
In speaking of the jitney bus prop
osition, Mr.. Hilfers said that the
busses we're a good thing for this
city, and would make the Public Ser
vice sit up and take notice. He
added:
THE Public Service wants the
drivers of busses not to carry any
more than they can seat. They are
willing to do this, but they want the
Public Service to do the same thing. .
Mr.. Hilfers said he had read with
interest the petition of the Clinton
avenue car barn motormen who ap-
peared before the Board of Works re-
Gently "Do you think they went
there of their own free will?'' he
asked. "They did not. They went on
orders issued by their masters. And
who are their masters? The Public
Service. The iitney bus drivers and the
owners of the busseS are already
taxed for five different reasons, and
now they want to add another one to
those already imposed. We ought to
help the bus owners to the best of
our ability. There is bill in the Leg
islature that has been pigeonholed
every year by the influence of the
Public Service Corporation for the
examination of their motormen. Now
they want the drivers of busses 10
undergo an examination and be
taxed. If this is to happen we should
fight to see that their motormen have
to undergo the same examination and
that every motorman of a trolley car
be taxed also Let a bill like this try
to be passed and the Public Service
win spend 500, 900 to defeat it."
Thomas O'Mally. organizer of the
Team Masters Union, Local 4S7 re-
ported that he had talked with sew
eral of the jitney drivers and he be-
lieved the drivers would become af-
filiated with the council in short
time.
Mr. Fetridge's Resignation.
The resignation of President Frank
Fetridge did not seem to come in the
nature of a surprise to the members
present, it being put to a motion,
quickly seconded and accepted, to
take place Immediately.
When asked by Secretary Harry
Hilfers if his resignation was due to
any labor movement, Mr.. Fetridge
said that he was too long interested
In union labor to quit it for any in
terror upheaval of the organizations;
Furthermore, that he would con-
slider II his duty 10 remain at his post
il that was the case Mr.. FILTERS
then said that he would like to hear
a few remarks from Mr.. Fetridge con-
cerning his resignation.
TN rendering my resignation. gen.
tlemen," said Mr.. Fetridge, II wish to
say that 1t has nothing to do with
any labor movement or any laboring
man. am sacrificing what ambi-
tions | might have looked for in the
future in connection with labor
But / have been interested in the
political field in this city for some
time, and as I am a candidate for
assemblyman, I don't want to use
what influence / would get from this
body ct the polls. ! want to have a
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