Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-17
TROLLEYMEN STILL
PURSUE J|T NEY BUS
Address Communication to Stree
and Sewer Department on
Question of Use of Streets.

The trollcyInen. members OF Local
No S42 of the Almagamated Association
of Street and Electric Railway Employees
of America, are still hot on the trail of
the Peoples Bus Line. Ii they can't put
them out of business through the Beard OF
Public Utilities, then they will try the
Board of Street and Sewer Commissioners,
To ascertain what right the buses have to
the use of the thoroughfares of the city.
At the meeting of the Board of Street
and Sewer Commissioners this morning,
from the Trolleymen's Union through
its president. II. H. Gallaher:
Enclosed you will find copy of q
letter we recently addressed to the Board
of Public Utility Commissioners Of the
city of Wilmington.
'You will note that our organization
wants to see the large buses of the Peoples
Line regulated the same as the trolley
cars are regulated, and you will note our
reasons for desiring such regulation.
1--WE have been informed that the
matter of regulation of such buses is
j,irisdictional with the Board of Com
missioners of the Street and Sewer
Department, SO we ask YOU to give
the matter your earnest consideration.
1--WE are also informed that some years
ago when the litney nuisance WAS preva-
lent In Wilmington, proposed regulatory
resolution was prepared and had Its hrst
and second readings before the regular
stated meetings of your honorable board.
1t is our information that the resolution
was not finally read and acted upon.
IF we have been informed correctly,
we believe that there is more need than
ever for the regulation If such passenger
auto traffic, and we can point out the
whole situation as II exists in our minds,
exactly In the same language as that IN
our letter to the Utilities Board. We
told the board that our executive board
would be pleased to appear personally
before the board We desire to state
to the honorable Street and Sewer Com
misSioners that we will be pleased at your
invitation, to appear before YOU and
further argue our reasons regarding the
need of regulation of passenger auto
buses run In direct competition with the
trolley ears. and without any safety or
other regulations without the company
paying any paving tax, and without the
company giving any consideration to
union labor, while all our members are
Wimlngt onians, and members of the
labor movement.
AUTHORITIES WILL INVESTIGATE.
The board this morning ordered the
communication received and acknowl-
edged with the statement that the matter
will be investigated and such action
taken rs the premises warrant.
The Board of Public Utilities took no
action on the communication addressed
10 them by them by the Trolleymen's
Union, deciding that it was outside their
Jurisdiction. An Investigation of the
provisions of the act seemed to bear out
the contention that it did not include
control Of gasoline impelled public con-
veyances. and in any event it would have
no jurisdiction of the vehicles so far as
their operation outside the city limits
was concerned.
The ordinance referred To as having
been given first and second reading before
the Street and Sewer Board some years
ago. during the time of the operation of
Ttneys here was of considerable volume,
and never reached third and final reading
and passage for the reason that about
that time the operation of iitneys ceased
for some reason.