Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-20
CAR OFFICIALS
WILL GO OVER
JITNEY BILLS
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way between city and utility >TiciaIs for
months. The street railway company
has insisted that jitneys be regulated
while the city has covertly held refusal
as a club over the head of the utility to
force 1t to sign a contract containing all
the provisions Of the old franchise
The jitney ordina1e however, is prsc-
tically what the street railway officials
have asked for, while the contract meas
ure is about what the city administra-
tion has been insisting upon. The coun-
ellis power to regulate the street railway
company by ordinance is contained IN
the law which permitted the utility to
surrender It's franchise, passed by the
1921 Legislature The ordinance contin-
ues all provisions of the franchise not in
consistent with this law and the powers
of the public service commission.
Mr.. Wilson said that he and Corpora
ton Counsel Samuel Ashby believe the
franchise" ordinance will continue in
force all the provisions Of the surrendered
franchise excepting that as to rate max
ing, which power specifically lies in the
public service commission. Power to
force the company to pave between its
tracks and pay the $4,000 annual fran
chtse tax to the park department is be-
lieved TO rest with the city. These and
jitney regulation are the chief POINTS upon
which the administration and the com
pany have differed throughout the nego-
tiations.
Although city officials may believe tho
franchise" ordinance carries power to
compel track paving and franchise tax
payments 1t was pointed out that the
street railway company may appeal to
the public service commission from any
regulation the city attempts to enforce,
under the last franchise surrender act
The term "jitney" Is defined in the bus
regulation ordinance as meaning amy
motor propelled vehicle other than
street car, inteurban car, railroad car, or
railroad locomotive, carrying passengers
for hire along or over the public streets,
avenues or roRdways OF the city of In
dlauapois, along a definite. advertised,
announced or substantially fixed route or
routes. or from, to or between definite
or substantially fixed terminals local.
fies or districts" This definition is not
to include hotel tusses, cabs. tazi-cabs
or other motor propelled vehicles carry
ing passengers to destinations named by
the passengers for fares not less than
% cents and automobiles carrying pas
sengers for hire from and to points out
side the city. the ordinance says.
DRIVER MUST BE
CLEAN PHYSICALLY.
Applications which set forth a com
plete description Of the persons intend
ing 10 drive jitneys, including any ma.
tor physical defects such as OF vision or
the limbs. must be fled with the city
controller before licenses are issued, the
ordinance provides. The controller may
not issue licenses to any person seriouily
disabled, Under the age Of IS, convicted
of operating a motor vehicle while under
the influence OF liquor, convicted two or
more times OF any violation Of the motor
speed laws or convicted OF any felony
in connection with violation Of any other
of the motor vehicle or traffic laws.
License fees are fixed follows:
Each iltnev seating five or less persons
Including driver, S25 per year; seating
T. core than five or less than eight persons
including driver, $50 per year and seat
ing more than seven persons, including
driver, so per year.
When the license IS issued each ucensee
,u.uot file with the city controller the
route and schedule which his Jitn@y IL
~ follow and before suci roltt or
schodule =. .,ar &C.. The change must
= uf.:. 18th ts cJutroll'- Upon
allure - rla.at8'n route or aedul" :he
mayor may reyoke the license.
Roforc licenses arc ISSUED each 'tv
applying for r mission to operace
titnev Of Tess .ban even passenger
capacity. inc I5Irg iriV>c mist file with
tn city controller a continuing IN
6emn'ty bond Of soLte reliable In
demnl'y company Authorized u Go bust
NESS in Indiana, for $1,000. For "ars
over seven passee Ger Opacity, inclGuing
driver the bond - sec. 90
Riding on the running board or en-
aers or SO that sny portion % the bod
extends more than * Inches outside
the body of tin jltnsy Is made unlawful.
BODYBLOw TO
JITNEY BUSINESS.
The section with the body blow for the
rtneys IN II reads as follows:
NO person. firm or corporation oper
atlng any j.tn'y under this ordinance
shall receive or discharge passengers
upon any street. avenue or roadway upon
which there is located any street TAR track
or tracks upon and over which street or
interurban cars are regularly operated
The penalty for violation Of the ordi-
nance Is not more than $500 fine or rot
more than $50 days imprisonment or
both.
Bull0lnE 1onulShloIeE " hiNFI n.
Stern. in letter recommending passage
Of the amendments to the building code,
said: The effect Of the proposed amend
ments If passed will he to increase the
efficiency in the use of building materials
and encourage tho construction Of dwell
ing houses with masonry walls"
Minimum age limits for drivers OF
motor vehicles Is fixed at IS and of
horse vehicles Mt 10 years by an ordi-
nance introduced and referred to the
public safety committee. The present
limits are 10 and II years.
An appropriation Of $500 to the special
city Judges fund and transfer Of several
funds under the board Of public safety
were passed.
Authority for the board of sinking
fund commissioners to receive and care
for a bequest of 900 from the will of
the late Anna Seger was granted. The
money is to be used according tc the
will for the construction of a city hall
or .iseum.
The salary of Miss Bertha Markowitz.