Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-25
BUSINESS FIRMS PROTEST
LOCAL SWITCHING LAWS
BEFORE CITY Commission
Hard.hIp No, Desired.
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Mayor Lon II Mars explained thai
II was not the puTrose q the cnmmls
sion nj the time ghc ordinance VAS
pass.d 20 work 9 hardship upon any
one and that h. belaved that II the
switchlng business was properly han
died 1, would not have thit effect. H.
then ~ oss-.ied Ia question Agent J. "
Ctbbon q the Fort Worth a peavei
relative to details II its switching bust
ness. Mr.. Cihb0n stated mat about
eight hours n day are required IN which
90 do the Denver comrnny's switching
business. and said that more time Is ~
aulred M night than In day hecause ~
the darkness and of the danaer q
working fast
lie declared his company had usNer
done any switching NJ night before the
city commission passed the ordinance
under discussion Al this juncture. Mr.
Stone asked MIR Gihbon u during tn
last four years any pedestrians q nd
been killed hy the Fort Worth 4 Den
vsr railraad while switching on it,
tracks In day time He answered IN the
negative hut said that a few autoinn-
biles had been struck Mr. Gibhon con-
tlnued and said that livestock must be
unloadeSi without delay when u arrives
IN the city In compliance with federal
laws.
Attorney ". l.. Gee went several
years hack and said that Industrial
tracks that had been installed, with me
permission and consent % the cts. had
BEEN laid In god faith and with the be
liz that their use would not he re-
s.ricted hy CITY ordinances Tie anal.
wed the Necessity q the ordinance ana
the sff,-t. reiternting aome Il tho oh
1srtions 10 1, brought out by Mr.. stone.
Tells Of Problems.
w.K. Chandler. - the C1ulsnn Fruit
COMPANY said that when car arrived
Saturday morning al 10 o'clock u can
not be sposted until that afternoon -
o'clnrk and therefore could no, DO un'
loaded until Monday morning. and I'm.
phaslaed that should the lee In tn car
b. running low tho consignce suffers
great loss hv the lnss of time.
~ A Nobies. ~ Mobiles Bros. Grocer
Co, said that just yesterday mofning
four cars II merchandise had arrived
for his concern and that they could not
he placed NJ his warehouse until last
night. due % the ordinance. ~ -
suit. he said the railroad company l.
out the use q the cars Tor that length
az time. the wholesale company u
gu; the use q the merchandisa. as well
as the retailer O. whom u would he
sold. and the citizens that would buy
A from the retailer. he requested the
commission 20 reconsider the ordinance
and end,avor 10 amend u In some man.
ner 50 that Il would no; work an IN.
convenience upon those affected
Agent 2. $. Barron. Il the Sinta Re
lines. said that his company keeps eight
switching crews working al N. TINE
and two tramp engines" mixing a
total OF ten. and that when sev'n hours
out a. saeh dav was taken AMY rom
them for switching purposes The com
Many Il out the use - the cr'Svs ana
engines affected Tie was ass.sd Nv N"
rnaym N n had ever wutN'd IN hrRe
rifles where great quantities. ~ sw'tch'
ing was done daiiv and ansversd In tie
Affirmative. We said that thor We're
no restrictions on switching D. citv 80.
dinan~es ~ Springfield ui''a ciiy u
Ies 000 noin' 'iOn. nor ., l.,.shHn1
City ~ Fos' worth
shows hfiieulii-S.
y I. Higinb sham. REPRESENTING Tho
J r BRYANT Company. sad that his
concern l. often adversely affected hv
the workings q the city ordinance. al
though he vas positive u was not the
intent ~ the city commission 70 inron'
rcnience anyone NJ the time the ordi'
nance vas passed tie showed thFt
Il sometimes takes a full hour for q
mxffrhing crew i0 snot car. heclusc
~ the necessity ~ pulling out" other
carr that ALREADY have been sp'ti,'l AZ
other Industries betwe~n his plant and
Tho main hne and replacing them after
the Bryant company's CIR his been
place-d NJ the proper place. Hn said
that his company also had four cars 10
arrive yesterday that could nni h. spot
ted during the day as result q the
citv ordinance.
Attorney Ben Monning said he h.
llevesi the city commission owed a duty
both n the citizens and 10 IN whole
sale interests. saying that the latter u
entitled 10 a remedy and that the CHI.
Yens are entitled 90 the protection that
the ordnance originally was intended
% afford H. suggested an smhn'iment
10 the otiinance that would favor both
the citizens and the Industries ciaim'
lng injury.
u 90 Prevent Congestion.
The city ordinance under dis ission
Il one passed some weeks agn rfo,id
INC that no switching he done by ri
roads on industry tracks crossing urh
hc highways between the hours - n
o'clock In the morning and c''inrk
IN the Afternoon. The ini.nt - the
commission In passing the r'linaac'
was 20 project traffic on the streets q;
the city and 20 prevent congestion crr
lng thu hurry hours q the day
Besides the members q the city rom
mission. among those present were: Cor
uornflon Counsel N Y Jack N p
J.. Higinbc,ham. " A. Nobi-s Bsn
Monnlng City Manager J g. C,.ihv. Y
W. Hardin. W e. Kenyon. = 10 Glib
hon. l.. A. Keck. B-n Stone W = Gee
Ceoree T MagEard. p : Rarran and
W. X Chandler.
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