The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-08
Jitneys Restricted By
New City Ordinance

I Stratford avenue from Water street to |
Kossuth street; Kossuth street from |
Stratford avenue to Arctic street; !
Arctic from Kossuth street to Sea- !
view avenue; Seaview avenue from
Arctic street to Boston avenue and
reverse.
nal North avenue to city line. North
avenue from City Line to Howard
avenue; Howard avenue from North
avenue to Beechwood avenue; Beech
wood avenue from Howard avenue to
WOOD avenue; Wood avenue from
Beechwood avenue to Park avenue;
Park avenue from Wood avenue to
John street; John street from Park
avenue to Water street, and reverse.
Section 2: No person, firm, or
! corporation shall operate a public
service motor vehicle along any
other streets than those established
and fixed in this ordinance as traf-.
f1c routes.
Section 8: Any person, firm, or
corporation violating s%y of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall pay
each offense.
"ThiS ordinance shall take effect
September Goth, 1920.
"Respectful1y submitted, Ordinance
committee"
Alderman Malcolm MacFayden, as
soon as the ordinance had been read,
moved that it be adopted.
This move did not meet with the
approval of Alderman William E.
Hogan, who offered an amendment
to the effect that a recess of half an
hour be taken in order that all of
the aldermen might make themselves
familiar with the ordinance as of
fered. Alderman Charles w. Free
man seconded the amendment, but it
. was lost on a standing vote.
Hogan then inquired of Chairman
McManus as to whether the new or
dinance had been signed by all of the
members of the Ordinance commit
tee. The reply was, that the meas
ure had been signed only by Alder
man D'dIlia, Beers, Martin and Nc
Manus. Alderman Hogan pleaded
that more time be given to the con-
sideration of the ordinance, and de-
c1ared that the interests of the city
might possibly be side-tracked if the
measure was rushed through.
Alderman Lyon complained that
the committee had disregarded the
citizens of the West End, in restrict
ing the jitneys from State street.
Further objections was voiced by
Alderman Lewis, who also spoke for
| the citizens of the West End. Lewis
! entered a strong plea for the jitney-
| men, claiming that the ordinance
, would put them out of business. He
| said that the jitneymen took up the
| transportation problem after the
| Connecticut company had disgraced
| itself by withdrawing it's cars, and
| had provided Bridgeport with the
| best transportation they could offer.
Alderman Lewis recommended that
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desired, and then the city could build
/ up a real jitney service.
eff the company wants to come
back and put up a fair fight, it is
| all right" remarked the alderman.
| Some people will patronize them. 1t
| is wrong to push this matter through
| tonight This ordinance has not
been completed "a hours, and there
| ought. to be a public hearing on it,
| Alderman Ralph T. Beers, chair
man of the Ordinance committee
stated that in the opinion of the COM
! mittee, the ordinance satisfied the
public, the company officials and also
| the. jitneymen. He also declared that
he had assurance from the company
trustees that service would be re-
sumed here on September 20.
Alderman Freeman objected to rre
ordinance on the grounds that the
East End was being neglected, and
recommended that the jitneymen be
given the use of the Congress street
bridge. He also favored a public
hearing on the problem presented
by the new ordinance.
Chairman McManus was opposed tt
, further delay necessitated by a pub.
lie hearing, and stated that the mat,
ter should be settled Immediately.
Hogan again took the floor an6
, asked Alderman Beers as to whether
he had any assurance from the com
pany as to the amount of fare which
l will be charged in the future il
t Bridgeport. Beers replied that h
had no information on this point.
} Alderman Hogan then asked as tt
= whether the ordinance satisfied tn
= mayors committee on transporta
ton. He was informed by Alderman
t Brown, that such was the case.
+ Does it satisfy the jitney opera
tors?''. asked Hogan.
: For the most part it does satisf.
= the majoritp of the officials of tn,
= operators replied Alderman Nc
Manus. cit is very elastic however
= and certain points may easily b.
. changed.''
The vote was then taken, and tn
F; ordinance as presented by the com
mittee was adopted IA to 6.
Those who voted in favor Of tn
l ordinance were: Aldermen Sanford
t Kochs, Mccormick, Martin, Burdick
e r. A Brown, Conner, Della, Mac
j F'ayden, Olsen, Hamilton, Stone
Moore, Baker and Beers. Those op
g posed were: Aldermen Ford, Hogan
: Freeman, Drew, Lyon and Lewis.
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