The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-21
"uTNEY'
ORDINANCE
KILLED

IhELED
Mayor Browns jitney ordinance pre-
sented TO the city council last night
With amendtnents recommended By
Councilmen Bruce. Keeler and Refssig &
wont down 70 defeat. IL to 5. after It's
/ own proponents. blocked by the adopt
ION Of two amendments aimed at multi
Tying the measure. had voted against
IL
For more than four hours council
fought valiantly to untangle the dis
concerning angles that arose one after
another. Personal animosity fared out
several times. Mayor Brown late in
the struggle appeared on the floor and
n bitter TRADE directed against eff
forts OF the organized jitney men to
dictate what he said was an ordinance
acceptable TO themselves alone asked
. that the measure be amended to zone
the city define the iitney routes and
provide transport > ~ for the hun
dreds OF people living on tho north
side L. C. Smith. president of the
/ council, and whip of the administra-
ton. turned over the gavel to Ora High
amend the ordinance or kill it
Some OF the provisions IN the nlea-
sure were:
Annual license fees, s25, 50 and So
Bonds, s2,soo and $500
License revoked after second con-
Etction for violating traffic laws
Not more than one person to ride
IN front seat with driver.
Neither passenger or driver 20 be
permitted to smoke tobacco or other
mixtures
Fare; 10 cents per passenger be
tween points on regular route. And )
cents for every two blocks off route
Taxi cab rates; 30 cents for flrst
thtrd-uile; 10 cents for each third
mile thereafter. And after the first
mile. 30 cents for each sdditionaI mile
And, single charge Of IS cents Per
passenger over one.
Taxi cabs Cdchned as those ha4nF
minimum rate Of 80 cents) must be
equipped with meter.
Children under ten years. of age 10
ba carried free. both ~ taxi cabs and
1itneys
Tas- fight centered over the question
or routes ard rates. Under the pro
visions Of The ordinance Mr.. Smith
pointed out, jitney man anigit say
his route extended. say from State and
Holman streets TO sohI ard state
streets and then. with perfect Legality.
proceed 10 gouge the passengers BY
charging : cents for every two blocks
further
r2,,@- 49, r,ea.,,,a - das1 s-r.,,,cs. .
tried hard 10 thresh the matter out.
great deal Of space about it The pro
ordinance men, lead BY Mr.. Bruce say
they will call a special meeting of
council somo time this week 70 put
over new ordinance before this eoun-
Gil goes out for good
Mayor Brown announced that he
would cali a meeting Tuesday night.
January 3, for the purpose Of vel
coming the new councilnen and also
for approving the minutes Of the meet
ing last night
SOME TAX MONEY TAEEs WINGS.
city council last night approved the
following. appropriations:
For purchase or car load of coal for
poor and needy. s277.54-
For delinquent special assessments,
department Of finance. s1S.s07.
Tor general expenses various depart
ments OF city ball. s7,592.
ROW THEY VOTED ON Jrrs
Round and round they went last
night It was one circle after al
other rhe city fathers were lost in
a fog of cigar smoke and oratory. A.
ter passing two amendments 70 tho
ordinance which hackers of that meas
.ure said would nuHify it. council de-
cided II didn't want the ordinance af-
ter all and here is how they voted:
Yeas-Lindley S. Smith. William c.
Haman Ora L Highland. Clyde c.
Smith and Brandt, OF Hessville-
Nays-John Y. I.eeler, Mr.. Kline,
Louis Heckloman, NJ. NJ Bruce, Frank
Martin. IT. o. Reissig, Mr.. Dresser, II.
$. yoorheis Charles huffman. Fatr clS
Ronly and a H. white. Or HesSvs3le.
BROWN ANp BREpaE GET RAISE
C4ty council last night presented
Mayor Brown and City Engineer VII
liam Bridge with pay increases
Beginning january ] the mayors
salary viii he boosted from $4,000 TO
$4,000 annually
The city eueineer win get $4,000
yearly.
Mayor Brown li6 not again interpose
IN qua=hlng the ordinance It IL not
believed he viii veto tho measure.
othor city eficerS were recommended
for raises. The ordinance affecting
them was laid over TO next meeting.