Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-01
ALDERMEN UNANIMOUS
ON J|TNEy ORDINANCE
Adopt Paper as Recommend
ed by Committee With
out Dissenting Voice.
GOES TO COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT
Provides Five Routes Over Which Sl5
Machines Mpy 0pcrntc-Cnrcs for
SouIh Side. Church HilI, Fulton,
md "Fnn" District.

Without dissenting voicer the
Board OF Aldermen last night adopt
ed the iituey regulation ordinance as
recommended by the Ordinances
Committee Of City Council. The doc
ument now goes to Common Council
and. II concurred in by tina, body
next Monday night. will become Of
fectivc within fifteen days after its.
approval by the Mayor.
The ordinance provides five routes.
over which 5l5 titneys may operate.
These routes take care OF demands
In South Richmond. Church Hill.
Fulton and the Fan" district in the
West End The South Richmond
routes cover practically the same ter
ritory now operated over, taking in
the Hull Stree; route TO Swansboro.
and the Scmmes Avenue route 10
Forty-fourth Street. Forest Hill, the
Fulton route begins AT the Govern
men; Road and Williamsburg Ave-
nue.. and traverses several streets in
that section and Fulton Hill, return
ing uptown by way OF Lester and
Main Streets TO Fifteenth Street, 10
franklin. TO Ninth; while the Church
Hill route begins at Thir;y-fourth
and Broad Streets 10 p Street. to
Twenty eighth Street. to Broad
Street, to Tenth. 10 Capitol. to Ninth.
TO Grace, to Foushee. to Franklin to
Ninth. TO Capitol and over route to
beginning.
Fan Route Mapped Out.
The fan" route begins at Ninth
and Grace Streets. TO Bclvidere. to
Franklin. to Lombardy. to Hanover.
to the Boulevard. to Grove, to Park.
TO Laurel. to Franklin, to Ninth. TO
Grace. the point OF beginning.
The only deviation from the routes
is that permitted at Addison Street,
when west-going automobiles may.
when loaded, turn at that point and
return downtown Other deviations
may be made on emergencies. when
streets may be blocked. or when the
Director OF Public Safety may de-
termine that the public good may be
conserved such as periods during
the State Fair. No jitncur may un-
der the ordinance. when using "eN-
tended routes" charge more than -
cents for any one fare. The regular
fares fixed by the ordinance are: For
tho ian" district, cents; all other
routes, 10 cents, except that school
children cannot be charged more
than seven cents. and children under
years OF age are TO ride free.
The number of jitneys designated
for each route are: Fan" district,
wv nun SsbIttNs iuu, StUntS avenue,
ninety; Church Hill. Scvcnty-fivc;
Fulton and Fulton Hill, fifty.
$1,000 Liability insurance.
Each person operating a jitnoy
must procure liability insurance pol
icies in the sum of $4,000 FOR injuries
TO one person: $4,000 for two or
more persons. and $1,000 for property
damages. and mus; procure license
tax receipts OF $25 for cars seating
five passengers; S35 for cars seating
seven passengers, and $50 for eight
passengers and over.
There were a number of inter
esied citizens present and several
members of the lower branch of Coun-
Gil before whom the paper goes next
Monday. Among those in the
chamber were John r Wilson. liar
Vcy l.. wilson, W. r. Dabncy. VIII
liam Carneal Councilmen Jones,
Johns. Smith and English. and chair
man John VI. Purcell. of the CITY
Democratic Committee