El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-27
PUBLIC WANTS
FAIR HANDLING
Judge Isaacks Says Jitnes
Nuisance, but Demands
Better Car Service.

] That the IlfneS are nuisance ana
/ have no place in the transportation
| systems of a city. but that they viii
/ be properly eliminated by the people
/ themselves only when the street car
I companies give service, was the sub
I stance of an address to the mayor
and city councilmen Thursday morn
4 ing by judge s J. Isaacks. There were
: q score or more citizens present TO
protest against the proposed ordi-.
nance to take jitne busses from the
I streets on which there are street car
lines. and several besides judge
/ lsaacks made talks.
Let me say At the outset" said
mayor Davis before calling for the
/ protests, that il is not the intention
! TO eliminate the jitnes, but only to
regulate traffic. Jitne licenses eN-i
pire January ] and we feel that mas
much as we have sold rights TO that
time, IL wouldn't be fair TO pass the
ordinance now Our idea is 10 draw
up another ordinance. and not accept
that drawn by the street railway COM
pany, and perhaps at our next meet
ing pass the new ordinance on first
reading. and then publish IL, and
thereafter hear protests There viii
be no final action until December 81.
and in the meantime we viii see if
the street car company makes good
on its promises for better service"
Wants Only Fair Deal
Judge Isaacks then arose and eX-
planned that he was present only on
behalf OF himself and other members ]
OF the travelling public. 4 am not in
sympathy with the Jltness nor with {
the car company, and ask no favors s
for either. ! want only such trans
portation facilities that viii carry the
public from home TO business and re- !
turn We don't believe We are get
ting that now; and furthermore, If ]
HHu.a. &C..
passed the city would pc almost with I
lut transportation facilities"
Why do you conclude that2" asked q
mayor Davis, and judge lsaacks con- j
tinued: {
Prefer Good Car Service. says.
Il believe the jitnes are nuisance. /
1 don't believe they have any busi- 4.
ness in the transportation systems Of C.
the CITY The Jitne will 90 out Of /
business, but not through the opera
ton of city ordinances. Jitnes were I
started some time ago in Los Angeles I
and have now disappeared there. but
not because Of city laws, but simply
because the street car company gave
the people better service. The same C
would happen here, because the peo-
pie would prefer the street cars, If +
the service were good 4
However. if such an ordinance as
proposed is passed, there would be c
no transportation facili- Il
ties, because what q corporation OF y
liz viii not do without competition" ii
Says Company Not Appreciative. f
After citing Instances Of bad ser ?
vice by the street car company. he d
concluded The street car company
doesn't appreciate the franchises and o
extended 1t BY the city in T
such cases as the Boulevard line, o
which has the center OF the street sol "
much for its own use that vehicles "
cannot cross from one side 10 another
in many places Furthermore. numer-l 4
Gus street cars are often absolutely
filthy.
City should Be Stricter.
"I believe that the city ought TO 20
regulate both the street cars and ths =
jitnes. The latter are not giving good VI
service either. For instance. they do y
not come TO Mills street at the plaza, y
but stop wherever they can find q SOL. -
der, VINO pays for longer haul to ~
The prejudice OF civilians The police ~
should see that the jitnes obey the -
law"
says Company Using Force.
1T appears that the street car com =
)any is endeavOring TO force on the in
public the necessity Of patronizing its h.
airs. or walking several blocks for M
/ jitne." said y. l. Clark. the next -
1roestant- He had reference TO that 7.
PROVISION Of the ordinance drawn by te
he company providing. for the Jitne E
luses stopping at Franklin street
Protest From Service Man. q
G. Tom Smith, president Of the Ser
ice Car association, then presented a
against the jitne bus own
rs. He said he represented 15f ser O.,
ice cars, on which about $4,000 in -
licenses is paid annually. He thought ~
he police should watch the jitne -
lusses more carefully and see that ~
hey do not leave their stands He III
that often at night the
itne cars block the passage way TO -
ervice car lots.
Furthermore. there are about so
ars besides ours in the city doing a
eryice business and two thirds OF be
hem are paying absolutely no license n,
{ you viii furnish me a man, will no
.Oint them out TO you. made an Of an
er Of $3.50 to mayor Lea for sim on
lar privilege" c
stands Up For Lea. A
But Lea wouldn't take a bride" in
erpOlated a voice from the gallery,
there a number Of jitne bus drivers
1T wasn't a bride. but an offer to We
he council of money TO help defray OF
he expense Of catching what / refer VI
L have notified the police" said ii
he mayor. ito see that the street car 81
ompany obeys the laws, and to stop -
very car that is speeding, and / have -
iven similar notice with reference to
he Jitnes- As to the service cars run
ing without licenses, we will gladly
ccept your offer"
Advocates Double Tracking.
1.-THE jitnes should not be regulated
ny more until the car company
ouble tracks its system" said c. a.
barker, representing a auto lens COM
any.
Il think myself that double tracks -
night be needed" said the mayor, -
but thar is an engineering problem
IN TularOsa, for instance, there seems
o be a need for double tracks"
Promises More Jitnes- /
II the street cars are not giving 1 X
ervice, We Will" said the voice from X
he gallery at this junction. we
in put on enough jitnes to do that"
We've been running our city pretty III
yell and do not need those fellows
rom Boston TO come here and tell US -
What todO." said r. c. Anderson. who
epresented a gasoline filling station.
I'm no curbstOne orator. but I'm one n
I the people and believe we have TN