The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-24
JITNEYS WITHOUT RESPONSIBLE {. ALTMAN ST AT [ S
With Owners Association Head Before Him, Tells Of
 -rultIess Judgment

Facing w. s. Hale, president of the Jitney Owners association, who was iu the audience at the Vivian mass meeting Thursday night, John w. Altman told Vivian citizens how Nj NJ. Huff. carpenter, living in West End, had been struck by Hale's jit ney and had failed to collect a $1. .000 judgment awarded by the courts against Hale.
 Although MT Hale Is A good friend of mine" Mir. Altman said, "I would relate this incident tonight even though it concerned my own brother because tho people of Bir- mingham are entitled to know what sort of responsibility they may expect from jitneys in case of accident"
 Should a member of the Jitney Owners association be sued by a person who is injured, or by the ad- minstrator of a person who is killed by one of the jitneys," said Mir. Alt man, and obtain judgment and is sue an execution on that judgment it could not be levied against the Ire volving'' fund that would be in the bank mingled with other money in the bank, and if held intact in a separate fund 1t would be in the name of the association and not in the name of individual and no ex- ecution against it would lie. No garnishment could issue against 1t because the COulQ nut OG rendered against the association. This revolving fund feature of the ordinance is camouflaBe and doesn't mean anything"
 Commissioner William L. Harrison, who preceded MT. Altman, reviewed the benefits to the people of Bir- mingham in the city commission or dinance which would become oper ative if the jitney owners ordinance is defeated. In making the compro mise agreement with receivers, the commission had the welfare of su- burban sections close to heart, MT. Harrison said.
 Commissioner Harrison o brought to light Section of the commission ordinance which pro vides for frequent conferences be- tween members of the city commits sion and officials of the street rail- way company for adjusting com- plaints and assisting the improve ment of the permanent transporta- tion system.
 Several hundred persons crowded about the speakers platform at Wylam and listened to the presenta- tion of the campaign issues. Thom- as R. Walker presided.
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 Motor Club Opposes.
 The Birmingham Motor club, which
 
 campaign in Birmingham in an ef- fort to lessen the number of traffic accidents, unanimously went on rec ord at it's meeting Thursday night in opposition to the jitney owners or dinance, which will be submitted to a vote on August 2S.
 The resolution of opposition to the jitney ordinance was made by E. P. Allen and seconded by R. A. Brown. It passed without a dissenting vote.
 Probably the largest mass meeting of the jltney campaign will be held at Woodrow Wilson park at 7:45 o'clock Friday night under the aus pices of the citizens committee. John W. Altman, City Commissioner Will liam L. Harrison, John Dearborn and others are scheduled to deliver ad- dresses. George Lewis Bailes. chair man of the committee, will preside. Senator Walter Brewer will be the principal speaker at a meeting in West End Saturday The meeting arranged by the jitney owners in