The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-17

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At this the crowd burst into . round
Of Applause, that might have been
heard two blocks away. Chairman
Jones raped the meeting TO order
and warned those present that
| repetition Of the noisy approval wouls.
result In the clearing OF the chamber.
| MI. Ferguson then stated that no
would favor a personal bond instead
OF that through bonding agency, but
| he would never vote to eliminate the
bond altogether.
w. Kirk Mathews said the streets OF
the city were not owned by the city.
| but were public highways, and that
1 the state simply turned them over TO
the city to look after. He argued that
the routing of the iitneys was against
| the public demand, and that the needs
of the public would be better sub
served by the elimination OF the speci-
fic routes.
Then Mrs. Randolph was given the
floor. She said she was there as an
object lesson She represented tho
women Of the city. and especia ~
those living between Main and Broai
Streets in the West End. where II was
zine blocks between the two streets.
THE jitneys came to us when We
! needed them" she said. I'VE can
not walk four or Ave blocks to catch
car We want the jitneys. for they
are our life savcrs. ] do not mind
the noise they make. I have not no.
ticed that thev made so much noise.
The automobiles that come down
Grove Avenue from the Country Club
make more noise than all the jitneys
And they come down in the early
hours of the morning. when people
should she asleep.
Gets What She Wants.
IT have been before Council and
the committees a thousand times, and
l always get what I want l am
here tonight to get the jitneys, and
am going TO get them before / go
home" She got them, so far as the
committee was concerned.
Clarence Coleman. one OF the most
representative business men of the
! city. spoke as a public spirited cIt-
zen
Il do not ride in the jitneys," he
said, because my business is in South
Richmond. But l know that thou
sands of people from every section
of the city favor the repeal of the
! ordinance, ane in their behalf, / ask
you gentlemen to wipe the ordinance
off the books"
Mr.. Younger said the elimination
OF the jitney had taken a tendency
to increase the taxi and automobile
fees. He recited a case Of a friend
who paid 81 for auto hire while the
titneys were in operation. and had to
/ pay IS after they went out of BUSH
ness
Alfred r. Cohen. well known law
| yer, followed along similar lines. He
| said the people of his section of the
! city were clamoring for the return of
t = hat ho ~
I dinance would be repealed.
| Councilman Haddon, patron OF the
! resolution amending the ordinance by
I striking out the bond requirement.
said he would gladly consent to q
! substitute repeating the ordinance, as
/ he saw that ordinance had been a
| failure. and the people OF the city
/ wanted the jitney.
DR.. Ross objected to the jitneys
! monopolizing Grove Avenue. as did
| DIR. Prince and several other citizens.
None Of them opposed the 1itney in
particular.
Former Councilman Umlauf said
! the people wanted the iitney for many
/ reasons, and the best thing to do was
to repeal the present ordinance, and
draft another with Objectionable fea-
lures eliminated.
Fuller For Amendment.
Alderman Fuller took the floor to
explain his vote. He favored the jill
ney, but thought the people of the
city should be protected to the ex-
tent of bond, and he believed the
routing was the proper thing. He
was willing to vote for the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Haddon, although
he still believed bond should be re.
quired.
In passing he said he was glad te
see the women of the city taking Oh
interest in public matters. fol- thai
meant that they would get behind the
men and urge them to come forward
and take part in public matters more
enthusiastically than ever before, ant
: instead of having vote of some L.
|. 00o at each election. there would be-
double that number.
lie denounced as false and infa
nous the inference drawn by Edwin
p. Cox at the mass meeting or Tues
day night that the Virginia Railwa,
and Power Company had anything Il
do with the '.doption of the ordi
nance
Mr.. Cox had been reported in a,
afternoon paper. said MI Puller a
having said the members of Council
who voted for the ordinance had bee,
more or less influenced by certain
.ublic UTILITY Interests.
Mr.. Fuller declared this utterl.
> false, and strongly protected himsel
and others who voted for the ordi
nance, against any such inference.
English Makes Motion.
Mr.. English presented substitute
t for the Haddon resolution. He movet
: that proper resolution be prepared
4 repeating the ordinance and recon
mend its adoption by Council. II
making his motion, Mr. English spok
earnestly upon the question, showing
! that the ordinapce. had put men on
i, OF business. and that It had turned
. out to be pernicious and restrictive
The people of Richmond want THU
ordinance repealed" said Mr.. English
''and ! sincerely hope the COMMITTEES
!, will act accordingly"
o. Mr.. Fuller objected to such action. ant
: asked that the original resolution b.
r passed.
!, The question was put. and the vot'
resulted in poll of four to thre,
in favor of the English resolution
|, Those favoring the resolution being
Messrs. English Cheatwood, Paul ant
Jones; those against 1t, Messrs. Fer.
: gusson. Fuller and Welsh.
Mr.. English then moved that a sub
committee of three be named to frame
a suitable ordinance, regulating thu