The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-31
COUNCIL.
PASSES 'J|T"
ORDINANCE
Jitney Official Says Neither
Council Nor Police Can
Gust Jitneys

The Harmon city council last nigA
n special session passed the titney or
finance.
It is substantially the same as or
finances previously presented and kin
The jitney men say they are IN
favor OF the ordinance. The presi-
dent of the jitney association spoke
Tor the measure before council. La
ter ne said neither city council, the
police department. nor any other
Iegalized authority could GUST the
jitneys from the streets OF Ham
nond He maintained cock atti-
tude to the modification of several
of the councilmen who had voted
favorably on the measure. His
name to Charles Nichols and he
says the jits VIII stay because the
people want them and because the
Hammond jail isn't big enough to
hold the jitney men If tho euthori-
ties decided to prosecute.
Chief features OF the new meas
ure. which becomes effective with
IN thirty days. are:
License fees or SIS. SAP and $50
annually Bonds of $4,000 and S3,-
500.
Fare or ten cents per trip Chill
dren under eleven years ride FREQ
when accompanied by adult
six routes proposed. These en-
circle city. Each jitney driver must
rotate his trips so as to include
every route consecutively, except
the routes which take In Hossville
and Robertsdale. Fare over these
routes cents, Inasmuch as there
are appro1irnataly 125 iitncys now
operating in Hammond 1t means
that HessviIle and Robertsdale VIII
nave adequate jitney service IN the
future Each jitney must make At
least one trip a day to these two
points. Time Of trip is optional
with drive. This Is a problem TO
be worked out ny new council.
30 smoking by either passenger
or driver
No driver to lay of for more
than four days without written
perrnissiou of mayor.
Every jitneg to ~ equipped with
ST. sign and siN others designating
routes
Taxioabs- described as those
charging minimum fare Of 80 cents
must be equipped with meter
Violations Of - nance provisions
carry a fine Of s50o and jail SEN
tence for each charge.
The rnea assure. killed At the last ses
SION III tho city council was recalle
a. Councilman Bruce from obHvio
and placed on second reading.
Debate ON -he ordinance was brIc
At one stage Of thecontest Councilma
Pat Reilley nearly slipped one over o
he other boys when he sprang TO hi
teet and made a motion to table tn
This was entertained favor
lblv b7- tho chairman. Councilma
huffman made a second to the motion
Il went TO 4 vote. The count was sev
III yeas to nine nays Discussion wa
but the titney men vine
heir hrows It was a close shave.
In a v,hirlvind finish Councilma
8ruce. who has fathered the ordinanc
.ince its inception, made rcmarkabl
inc speech advocating adoption Of tn
measure 1t vras one CT the best talk
heard in the city council this year.
ID for final passage and adoptiot
he measure carried 115 The Not
vas as follows
Yeas-KeeIer. Kline. Haman, Heck
enan, Bruce. c. {. Smith. Reissie
Dreesen. VOORHEES,. White and Brand
Nays-Lindley q Smith skufahis;
Martin, Luthman. Kelley.
Absent Highland. Stocker.
Mayor Brown was present lie of
-ered no comment either on the FOO
n after the ordinance had been nasseC
VOORHEES, was inslstent that the pro
visions 90 the ordinance are 60 strin
gent for the jitnev men. lie say
they can not operate prohtabiy unde
terms OF the measure.
Police will have their hands full en-
forcing the provision mandatlng jill
sey men 10 traverse each route. Al
the drivers VIII want Ia stay on n
most profitable routes say police. Ho'
are We going TO regulate them
"Utopian dream Qe group Of II
sssponsibles whose tdesA bf trans
oortation have been gathered by play
ng with the haroy's christmas toys
said one disguised business man to
lay referring to the measure aime
A. regulating the jitneurs.