Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-02
ARGUE REGULATION
FOR J|TNEY BUS LINES
Bond Proposed Would BE Prohibi-
tory, Ordinance Committee
Is Informed.
WILLING TO PAY FAIR TAyEs
Richard Evelyn Byrd and Christie
pher IL. Garnett Appear for Assoc
Citations Now Operating Scent Au-
tomobilc Lines on City Streets.

Inc Jitney bus. picturesque invader
ot the transportation field ana provider
OF the automobile thrill at a nickel =
mated meeting held yesterday after
noon oy tn" Council Committee on Or
dinances. The committee had met to
take action on an ordinance suggested
by the city Attorney which proposes to
regulate the jitncy bus business by re-
0n'fihE each car to execute an in
dcmnity bond and pay n city license
tax.
After hearing briefly from Attorneys
hichard Evelyn Byrd and CHRISTOPHER
Is. Garnctt. representing jitncy bus com
panies. the committee adjourned at Is
o'clock to hold another hearing on the
matter at o'clock on the evening OF
April 10. motion TO refer the matter
To subcommittee with Instructions TO
report an equitable ordinance. offered
10y Councilman English. was voted
down further hearings will. there
fore, be held by the full committee.
WOULD WATT DEVELOPMENTS
nEFORE PASSING: ANY LAW
Councilman English sought nj tho
outset 10 have the ordinance tabled for
consideration ut n future date. The
litney bus business. he said. was still
IN its infant stage In this city, and it
would be the part OF wisdom to watch
It's operation for 4 while before under
taking TO regulate it. 1t was too early,
he said. to lcgislate with respcc, 10 IL
Mr.. English expressed the belief that
the Jitney as II means OF transportation
was mere To stay. Personally. he said
ne hei'eFcd 1t was a good thing, to be
encouraged rather than rcpressed. AT
the proper time. he said. the business
should hc regulated. bu, not now.
b1,ll
the time for regulation was at hand
The question of taxation. he said. was
secondary. The business rs at present
conducted without restrictions he said
carried with ii Il daily hazard to the
life and limb OF the community and
ii was extremely important that steps
h" taken al once To regulate tn. traffic
FERGUSON SAYS JITNEYS
NEED IMMEDIATE: Ri:GuI.ATIoN
Councilman FERGUSON was OF the
same belief. He pointed out that :,
jiincy bus within the past two DAYS
killed Il $3.50 mule belonging to a friend
OF his. leaving the owner Of the null.
with poor chance 10 recover damages
for the loss. TIL" business, he thought
should be regulated and Mt once
Chairman Gunst who took the floor
with u short statement. told the com
mittee that while he frequently rode in
the iitncyS himself, he was convinced
That II would no, be wise TO permit
/ their operation without some form of
regulation. He had not given the mat
Ter OF taxation much thought. Regu-
lation rather than taxation, he said
was the most pressing need
Attorney Il. Il. Byrd. representing one
OF the iitnoy companies. told IN. CONF
inittce that his company was entirely
willing 10 submit to equitable rcEula-
ton. Addressing himself to the ordi-
nance under consideration he attacked
irst of all the section which proposes
To r"Iuir" the owner of a iitncy bus
TO execute $4,000 indemnity bond for
a single car and AN additional $1,000
bond for each additional ear he oper-
atcS.