Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-07-16


council stood at a tie on the matter of
Immediately initiating remedial measures
| relating to the location of taxicab and
express truck stands on Central avenue
and at other places in the city, Mayor
Louis Newman at last nights council
session caused delay to be ordered in
the introduction Of an ordinance, re-
| mittee, the provisions of which would
have established parking zones in front
Of certain unoccuped property on Park
Drive, Second street north and First
avenue north and prevented custom cars
from maintaining stands in front OF
business places without the consent of
the proprietor. AS the matter now stands
no further action will be taken until
committees representing the Commercial
club, the Merchants association, the
Advertising club and the Rotary club
have conferred and made recommend
ations to the council.
Stanley, as chairman of the public
welfare committee, argued in favor of the
report, saying that the proposal to re-
move taxicabs and express trucks from
Central avenue had been under advise
| ment for the past two months and that
any committees appointed by civic and
commercial bodies would of necessity
begin where the public welfare commit
mlttee had exhausted every source of
| information at hand and had substituted
its recommendations after carefully con-
slderlng the matter, Stanley stated, and
he asked the council to support the
report. When the council first went on
record it seemed that his advice had
prevailed, for the mayor declared that
the vote had been in the affirmative,
but when Sullivan, who had spoken at
length in opposition to the committees
report, demanded a roll call vote, five
of the 10 aldermen said aye and the
other five said no" result brot about
by Stevens reversal according to
charge made by Hubbard.
Before voting with the dissenting ones
Mayor Newman said he realized there
was need of early action, but he be-
lieved that the business organizations
should have a voice in the matter especi-
ally since they had asked for the priv
ilege, and he consequently cast the ballot
that defeated Shanley's motion. A rep
resentatve of the Merchants association
was present and before the vote was
taken informed the council that appoint
ment of the four club committees had
already been decided upon and that the
members had been selected. They will
be able to report progress made next
Tuesday, but since their program involves
writing to other cities for information
it is doubtful whether definite action
can be launched within the present
month. The public welfare committees
report was as follows
We, your public welfare commit
tee, to whom was referred the OBJ
lection of several of the business
men on Central avenue to allowing
taxicabs and express trucks to have
their stands and solicit business in
front of certain business houses, re-
commend that an ordinance be pass
ed requiring that all taxicabs and
express trucks must procure n per-
NIT from the chief of police to
stand and solicit business on the
streets and avenues, any place with
In the city, and that no permit be
granted for more than one such
vehicle to stand in front of any one
25foot store, and only when ap-
plication for permit be accompanied
by a written request by the owner,
his agent or the lessee of the
property concerned that said request
be granted and also such requests
must have the approval of the
mayor before such permit is issued.
The ordinance should also provide
that any licensed taxicab shall be
allowed to stand and solicit business
without procuring special permit at
the following locations: Park Drive
from First alley north to First av-
enue north; Second street from First
avenue north to Second avenue
north and First avenue north from
Second street to the west end of
Hotel Rainbow.
(Signed1 STANLEY