Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-15

ttiN Oh the OF aCCltcnt from the
jitneys. Have we heard of many acci-
dents caused by the independent
busses. / mean? Who, then. we should
ask ourselves, is objectlnC to them
Whom have we to meet to take up the
issue with? The Virginia Railway and
Power Company failed in the courts to
put the jitneys out of business. Then
1T appealed to the City Council. These
resolutions will show to the Council
that II did not give mature thought to
the question. or it would not have
passed the ordinance.
tanned NOW FROM
CRADLE TO GRAVE
The street railway company says
that continuance OF titney service will
deprive the city of n large part OF it's
taxes. Does the city exist only to drag
money from its people? Surely we are
taxed enough We are taxed on the
cradles in which we are rocked in our
infancy and VIC arc taxed on the collins
in which we are laid away The dis
continuance OF this service. which all
of us so much desire, was caused by
the street railway company. which we
cnfranchiscd. believe in corpora tons,
but do not believe that they have a
right to go before the Council and fight
against any rights of ours We are
here lighting for the proper privileges
OF the people. We are asking whether
the people shall rule. We are here to
realize those rights and to show that
we dare to maintain them. Boiled
down. the argument OF the Virginia
Hallway and Power Company means
that we shall have no sort Of trans
portation save and except that fur
nished by the company. Are we going
10 bow our heads before such mo-
nopoly or not? I hope the City Council
VIII see the handwriting on the wall"
SPEAKERS ADDRESS
OVERFLOW MEETING
AS Mr.. Cox finished there was a
clamor from the doorway. and Presi-
dent Hooper announced that he had to
dispatch speakers outside to address the
crowds who could not gain entrance
There were as many outside as there
were in, and the auditorium holds 500
people.
w. Kirk Mathews criticized the V,r-
sinia Railway and Power Compnnv
when ne rose TO second the resolutions
and said that II was patent who would
he the purchaser IL n blanket traffic
franchise were auctioned TO tho highest
bidder The only people who object
20 1ithcN service. he said, are a few
VINO i've on Grove Avenue and resent
MS helnE called "Jitney Lane" He
touSht that the street railway com
p"hE could manage to live and earn
Il comfortable revenue, in spite Of that
mohSter-the jitney--and said that the
statement made by the company that
II lost $500 a month in the operation
oil ntncNS proves that the ordinance is
too hurdcnsomc for even il 10 onor,,c
under its terms
VIII hazard a guess" he said. chat
inc ordinance was drawn by tho com
panNs able attorneys" He soid ,h,,
me bond required was prohibitive, and
that the street railway COMPANY f, :
Nored II because its officials knew tha+
hp assurance company would civ. sucb
hohd unless the cash amount wore
deposited with IT,
MRS. NORMAN RANDOLPH
IS GIVEN OVATION
mere were calls for Mrs Randolnh
ana she was escorted to the platform nv
president Hooper ~
an afternoon papcr stated that
.o"I"n be located to-day" she said
nut | hope in very few weeks IN ~.
located In a iitney. have never snokon
l" an audience like this, and this Is my
',''"eh speech. don't know much
ahout franchises. corporations. bnnds
an" STOCKS and things. Just know r
M"m. " o''neF because haven't enough
money 10 buy an automobile am n
S'ah0mothc". and ] want n iitncy 50
mat on sunday afternoons when tho
servants are OFF ! can take my babies
our FOR an airing. Why. for ~ cents
can take the babies out and ride them
ior TWO hours and half And 7 am
Il business woman. the head OF n rac
tory. where | make "A good hlur that T
an working. I want tho j,tncvs so that
IN" working girls can go home quickly
Tor a hot meal. want the iitnevs en-
,'''t the boys can take their sweet
hearts ont for ride. I want tho lit
neEs because they are convenient 10
ride In. and that's woman's reason
though my gray hairs have ALWAYS
saved me from having 10 stand I'D in
street car. You can have the ordina nee
repealed II YOU wish. for I have never
gone before the City Council without
getting what ! wanted Let the moth
crs 20 down with their babies, and the
boys With their swecthcarts. and Won
vii! have no difficulty"
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ny
BOTH MASS-MEErIN
The resolutions were then nut. and
We're adopted by rising vote No one
rose IN opposition. Later they were nut
before the overflow meeting. and the
adoption there was equally as unani-
nous
Or ROY X. Flanagan, assistant State
Health Commissioner. offered a rcsoiu-
ton that If the City Council failed to
rcscind the iitncy ordinance the associ-
alton hold an Indignation meeting on
October a. but withdrew II when as
surcd by the chairman that il would
not be necessary to issue such Il call
Three members OF the Clay Ward
delegation then appeared. and each in
his turn said that he had voted against
the bond requirement In the jitney ordl-
nance. Councilman Edgar 3. English
said that he saw the handwriting on
The wall two months ago. and that he
voted against the ordinance because he
believed II destructive Of Individual
! liberty and prohibitive In its effect
the bonding requirement. he said. could
not be fulfilled except by a deposit OF