Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-28
I|TNEY OWNERS
FIGHT AGAINST
HEAVY BONDING
Declare at Ordinance Hearing
Against Alleged Discrim-
ination.
ALDERMEN NOT OUT TO
KILL JITNEY BUSINESS
So Chairman Walsh Explains in
Reference to Income Paid
City by TroIIeys.

Objections to some features of the
new jitney ordinance We're made by
representatives of the men interested
In that business at a public hearing
on the matter before the license conf
mittee of the Common Council last
night. While practically the essence
of the entire measure was agreed to
by the jitney men they entered pro
tests against the sections calling for
the fixing OF the seating capacity of
each car and also the determining by
the Board of Works of the routes and
termini of the busses. A long discus
sion over the bonds to he furnished
fer indemnity purpose was held and
at the request of the jitney men that
feature of the ordinance was laid over
Until the bus owners can obtain more
information as to the cost of ther~
The meeting was adjourned until next
Thursday night when these matters
will again 5e considered.
Members of both the Newark .Jitnev
Owners Association and the Tndepen-
dent Jitney Bus Owners Associa ton
were present. The latter organization
was represented by Lawyer Henry
Garless and Joseph A. Nelson. presi-
dent, and Alfred e. Halliday. business
agent Harold Flammey spoke for
the Newark Jitney Owners organiza-
lion. The attitude of the Public Ser
vice Railway Company was explained
by John l.. O'Toole. David Olds, who
said he was interested in the ordi-
lance as a citizen of the city, took
part in the discussion over the meas
TIRE. He is d pavement contractor.
In opening the hearing Chairman
John j. Walsh said: THE mayor
made the statement in his veto of the
last ordinance that it had been hastily
and carelessly drawn and had been
rushed through. We are now starting
on this one in January so it won't be
rushed through and we will have the
whole year to think the matter over,
il it is necessary. We want 10 be fair
To all concerned in the ordinance and
We must remember that the Public
Service Railway is interested in il and
hat concern, we cannot forget, pays
i large revenue to the city each year
which helps to keep the tax rate down.
I want it understood that this commit
lee is not obligated to any person or
corporation and will give everyone
fnir hearing"
The first objection to the measure
Mas IlduG ItSdIuiIS TIE bollu lpN WI
Nelson, who declared that it was un-
fair and would mean the elimination
Of the iitney bus if carried out as
proposed i'm the ordinance. Mr. Mel
son said that inasmuch as the bond
now asked for is a surety one and not
an insurance bond, as required in the
previous measure, that it would cost
more. He suggested that the men,
bers of his association be allowed to
put a blanket bond, and suggested
one of $4,000 lie said such a course
is followed in Rochester y. Y, and
As provei. to be satisfactory.
Aims at solution.
In answer 10 the speaker, Chairman
Walsh said it was not the intention of
the committee to kill the jitney busi-
ness; that the hearing was held for
the purpose of arriving at an amicable
solution of the difficulty
Mr.. Carless took exception to the
section giving the Board of Works
the power to fiXe the seating capacity
and routes of the cars. He said it
would be probable that if the capacity
of a bus" was fixed at seven and it
happened that there were couple
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