Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-07
PROPOSED BUS LAW
CONSIDERED TODAY;
ACTION DEFERRED
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He claimed section 2, pertaining to
permits FOR the use or certain streets,
liz not consistent with section 1. where
In the streets are defined. and under
the resolution no strects could be
used except Fourteenth street. All
this, however, he said, was merely
q confusion OF words. which could
be corrected.
lie attacked tho clause prohibiting
the parking OF the busses anywhere
between Front and Tenth, King and
Orange streets and said this part Of
the whole thing Is now amply pro-
yldcd for in existing laws. which pro-
hlbit the parking OF any car on Market
street more than 10 minutes AT time.
lie said Il this law were enforced there
would be no confusion or traffic con-
gestion. lie claimed tho present law
permits the busscs 10 operate on
Market street and as they only load
and unload they must be classed as
commercial vehicles.
Mr. Green argued that the bussos
served the people OF the city and Of
the rural sections and they have aerv-
ed To establish better business rela-
tons between the merchants of the
city and the people living In the rural
sections. lie said his clients only
asked that they be permitted TO bring
the people right into the business dis
tricts OF town and then move on the
same "a any other traffic does
Questions Boards Right.
lie questioned the boards right 10
act because the busses are already
| licensed by the city when they pay
| $50 year for being In the business
and this is their permit from the city
/ to carry ON this business. and he did
| not think the department can step IN
and demand that they get permit
/ from the street and Sewer Department
a. is provided for In section OF m,
/ r, solution. lie thought the city so,
| llciior 81 the man who should decd,
whether the board or the Public Utilit,
Commission Is the department hav,
! ing Jurisdiction over tho busscs. ",
did not think It right for the utilit,
board 10 have Jurisdiction over al
other utilities and the street depart
ment to have power over the buses
| alone He thought the functions o
the board are to see that the street,
are kept open for traffic from building
line TO- building line and that tn
utility board Is the DEPARTING nj to sa!
how the utilities shall be operated.
l..
amount of the indemnity bond de
mantied by the resolution and said tn
average bond IN most cities IL $500
and not $40, 900 and some of them an
"a low as $4,000, He opposed tn
word claim" IN the resolution. say
ing anyone unfriondly TO the busse
could put them all out OF business 4
a day II that word remains He sug
gested the word Judgment he substl
tutcd IN It's place.
lie also opposed the giving Of tn
bond To the mayor and Council sayin
this would be making the city go int
the insurance business, which ~ ne
r a proper municipal undertaking. II
thought liability insurance would b
the proper thing and would be bette
! for all concerned. He objected 10 IN
b clause requiring "A iive-sallun fire es
] tinguisher- on each bus. saying fr
b engines carry only ga gallon can
4 and one the size specified would be 10
d big to be handled In case OF cmcrgenc.
= lie suggested the ordinary hand ea
tingulsher the same as any automobi
carries.
He also asked that the words 'jui
tice OF the peace be stricken froi
: section 10. saying no magistrate
the city could have jurisdiction in II
event Of court action and the Cit
Court Is the only court before whic
such case could be brought. He en-
phasized the fact that the buses al
= already licensed by the city and sa
il only leads TO the hopeless confusiC
u already growing UP in our city go
= eminent for one body 10 be takir
J. charge of things where they have !
Il right to do s.. He asked for reguli
Il ton with consideration OF all 9th
{ utilities and he said the busses a
= already under. proper control. He d
not think the Street and Sewer ID
par;ment could regulate the buss
on a par with other public utiliti
. which they cannot regulate.
- President Johnson a the board ~
10 II is not the intention OF the boa
20 i1terfer= with the rural trafiit COZ
10 ing into the city 10y the bus lines a
= those rural shoppers will have ann
opportunity To land in town and
u do their shopping here. Mr. Gre
he said they wanted them landed In I
ID business districts and the bus mel
of business will be injured II they cam
l. do this. He demanded the same rig
L to run down Market street that I
L trolley cars are given to use Il
e. street.
D. How They Do II In Penns. lNaDia.
N i H. Cocoran of the West Chest
In Bus Co explained the regulatio
TX under which the buses operate
Pennsylvania and said If they ha
to take out a big indemnity bond h.
it Will put them out Of business.
Il told OF the hundreds Of people IN
lines bring into this city from Per
ID, sylvania towns 10 shop. Their drive
g are careful. their cars clean and
mt properly protected he said. lie s.
y. they could not run parallel to troll
n lines. but Mr.. Green explained {
en- provision by saying 1t is correct.
.only where il is shown that the troll
es lines are giving good service and
r. charging reasonable fare. Mr.. Gre
IN. thought competition here would e.
re to improve conditions, for he $
n Wilmington is not now in the post
Of having a satisfactory trolley $