South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-14
MAY HOLD DRIVERS
RESPONSIBLE FOR
PATRONS SAFETY
Council Considers Ordinance
Requiring Insurance
Other Business Up.

Jitney busses operating in the city
would be required to have "a liabil-
it's insurance contract which would
assure passengers that the company
was liable should any injuries be
suffered by them as "a result of any
accident i'm which the driver OF the
machine was responsible, if the or
dinance presented 20 the city cOun-
ell at its meeting Monday night ~
approved by that body at its next
meeting. The ordinance after its
first reading was forwarded 70 the
committee of the whole for its ac-
ton
After the operator of the jitney
I bus has obtained "a liability insur-
ance contract i'm the sum OF from
$1,000 10 $4,000. the city controller
would issue him a license TO operate
the automobile, according to the
ordinance The license fee for a
year would be determined in &C
cordance- to the seating capacity OF
his machine It was set forth In
the ordinance that for a machine
with q seating capacity Of five or
less $25 annually should be charged.
from five to seven passengers. 50;
from seven 10 y, 500 and for more
than 10. SIS.
The ordinance specifies that after
the license has been issued, the
owner OF The car would be compelled
TO place i'm conspicuous place
sign reading Insured Carrier"
The letters of this sign. the ordi-
nance specifics, must be at least two
inches i'm height
Would Regulate BusScs.
Upon two convictions in the local
court of violations OF any Of the
terms of the ordinance the license
issued to- the operator would be re-
voked The operator Of the machine
would be forbidden from collecting
any fares or making change while
the machine was in motion. All
lost articles must be returned to the
owners, if possible, the ordinance
reads
The jitney buses would be for
hidden to operate on Washington
ST.. Michigan ST., Lincoln way e.
Lincoln way w, r. jefferson blvd.
or n Hin ST.. the ordinance says.
The council refused 10 pass the
ordinance presented by the city
controller. with which a special re-
quest that il be passed on its first
presentation under the suspension
of the rules. and which asks for
authority TO transfer St25. 600 from
the water works fund 70 the gen
eral fund for the purpose OF meet
ing expenses Provision is made in
the ordinance that the money be re-
turned % the water works fund by
the passage OF general bond issue.
The ordinance was referred 10 the
committee Of the whole.
s. 800 for Clinic.
After opposition was voiced by
Councilman Byers to the ordinance
paving Edward Ffieffer. Philip Bon
durant and Edward Neddo, $500
for the appraisal of damages and
assessing benefits for the widening
OF Ewing av. The proposition was
sent back 10 the committee Of the
whole for reconsideration. At its
last meeting the committee recon-
mended the passage of the docu-
ment Councilman Byers said that
the charges were twice as much as
they should bee.
The council appropriated the We
neral desease clinic S2.500, the board
OF health. $500 and the board OF
public works. $1,000.
An ordinance. which would pre-
VENT the manufacture or treatment
Of asphalt within the city limits
was presented and forwarded 20 the
comittec. 1t provides me from
sos 10 Sl00 for violation
The report of the city controller.
showing that AT the present time,
500 1000 go is In the CITY treasury
,vaz approved The cash on hands.
according TO the report on the hrSt
day of November was SbQ3. 4Ib.4y.
The current taxes collected total
szO5. 4544S. The citys total credit
Is R1Nf41546
Approves salaries.
Contraction arose an the two or
fu4ncpg presented for the naming
If +r. alley between Garst and StuI
s-s and from Michigan 10 Franklin
SIS Harmon Court and Elder