Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-05
bus OWNERS PREPARE
FOR FIGHT TO FINISH
Threaten Injunction Suit to Es.
tabIish Their Right to Use
City Streets.

Bus owners and operators have de-
cided TO fight. through the courts. IL
necessary. what they consider the
drastic provisions of tho resolution
passed by the Street and Sewer De-
partment regulating this class of traf-
fic on the streets of the city and pro-
hibiting the busscs from using Mar
ket street. even to pick up and dis
charge passengers. This was the seuse
of n meeting of the bus men last night
Iat hl7 Shipiey street. when about 30
Of them were present and they were
practically unanimous I'm their deter
mination TO go the limit" as one of
them expressed IL today, 20 secure
what they consider their rights in tho
premises
! IL was stated authoratively NV one
or their representatives today that in
junction proceedings will be brought.
IL all other efforts fail. to have the
courts passed upon the Street and
Sewer Departments right TO what is
claimed To he their assumption of alb
solute jurisdiction over tho streets of
The city. This is not the only feature
Of the new resolution to which the bus
linen object. The provision making u
incumbent upon them 10 take out
heavy liability insurance Ia objected
to and the amounts as fxcd In the
resolution, IL is claimed. will compel
some Of them to so out OF business
1t was decided at LAST nights meet
ing to have their attorney. j. warrea
Green, TO draw up petition 10 be pre-
scented TO the Public Curty Commits
lion at their meeting on Friday ask
.ng that the hus men he given a hear
Ing by that department to present their
grievances. II was made clear tho
bus owners do not object to regulation
within means. and they admit liability
insurance is right and proper for them
to have. but they do not think e
necessary that they should be com
PEELED 10 take out policies in the
amounts specified In the street depart
ment's resolution.
Their purpose in bringing the mat.
ter before the Utility Boari is 10 have
that department decide, y possible
whether IL or the Street and Sewer
Department has Jurisdiction over thu
public utilities In service IN this city
In the event the Utility Board fails ID
sustain their contention then the bu.
| men will carry their fight 10 the cour;
on injunction proceedings To prevent
the city from enforcing the resolution
until the court can decide just what
jurisdiction the Street and Sewer De.
partment has In the premises
In addition TO questioning the de.
partment's right TO fix the liabilit,
insurance they are TO carry, the bu.
men contend the department has M
right 10 rule them of the streets a.
has been done in the resolution. They
contend while II may be possible foi
the department 10 keep them off Mark
81 street because OF the trolley car,
operating there the city has no rlgh'
20 rule them off streets where ther,
are no trolley tracks as has been don,
on Shipley and Orange streets and or
King street. the latter street belnl
without tracks 10 Ninth street afte,
the new paving Is put down. The,
also claim the city cannot restric
them in the streets 10 be used in cross
ing the trolley tracks on cross towr
trips.
These are the main points on which
they are 10 make their fight and the.
; are saIu 10 oe OF the beIlet mat I'M
Street and Sewer Department has ex
ceeded it's authority In these par
uculars. The attitude OF the member
OF the Utility Board toward a hearlnj
, for the bus men is said TO be favorabl
and II is possible the board will Fl.
time for a public hearing on III
question before attempting TO arriv
|. at any decision in the matter In an,
event Il is apparent the bus men ar
going 70 make fight for what the
term their very existence for they sa.
they could not comply with all tn
provisions OF the resolution and eX,s'