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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-09

'LAINVILLE, COOKE sT.-seoond house
from main road, room tenement with
electric lights; $l2. Inquire Joseph
Ftschl, PIainville. Phone 71-13, New Brit
ain Phone 1859.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-09
LOST
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-09

Bros. Fish Market. Phone 21I0.
Cottage Of rooms. i've sleeping and
bathroom. Porch screened, garage. Very
desirable. well furnished and near the
beach VIII rent by the month or week.
A, ]. Sharp. i3a West Main ST., city. Tel.
43a evenings. Tel. 2519-14.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-08-30
Louis Gives Views

bership to the employees.
Our membership committee
should get busy and include all
the oil companies in their drive
for new members and then get
the new members to canvass for
more members.
Another suggestion from Mr..
Smith was that the business men
of the town should educate them
selves as to what we have in the
way of resources, build up their
business to meet the requirments
of the field, get after the bust
ness when ~rightfully belongs to
the town. Show by their own
business that success is here and
then new money, new enterpris-
es are bound to come in if only
from ajealous view point. Clean,
honest, business attracts other
business and it should be the du-
ty of a commercial organization
to investigate all foatations of
and old companies and if
found to be based upon good,
clean a n d legitimate business
principles to endorse it and give
all possible support, but always
to stand for the right and not
what the public might momenta-
ry think it needs.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
DESPUES DEL OLA OUNCE

Los rumorcs que hoy circular POI
los corrillos de la ciudad acentuan la
version de que la comisi0n compues-
ia de los directories de los tres par
tidos pOlfticos eXistentes en- ell pafs,
10 saldra para Ell norte hasta despu6s
del dfa ounce de eneIo pr0ximo.
EstaN Gbnlisf6n que fud creada por
cl ciierto 'ltgfslatfvo de Puerto Rico,
en- su session Nevada cabo el corrien-
te ailu, VI nembrada pQrllAf GomisiQp
Econrf6mica i@e .dihelho alto, euerpo,. ira
ia la vez acompqllada del honorable
Isobernador de la isla, quien Sc une con
'el prop9sito, de reca1ar de dt.ll|o los pqderes
de la metr6poli, mayor suma de go
ibierno protpio del p;iffs. > ~ %>
lbs motives dd1 version, SON fun
tlaaOs en- lquts dec saiir con unteriofi-
dad a. la 'feclaf del fquince' de ener0.
scrfa perder tiemp6 tdda veza que pa
ia csta epota ltoddyfa no 2lala'fa opof-
tunidad para plantear con detenimidli-
to el obietfvos que ST persigue. 1o1st
En la comisi0Ii,l 7 COMO secretario
particular del senior Towner, ira el ca
pitan r. Van Deiisen.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04

residencia ell origen de la catastrofe.
Calculos de los perdidas habidas.
Casa de Antonio Andino Lluberas,
en- $4,000; y otros valores en- $4,000;
casa de un senior de apellido Reus, ieli
$1,000; casa de un Sr. residente en- la
isla q. estaba habitada por su esposa
con seis hijos, en- $3,50O; un ranchon
de diez habitaciones de Eduardo Bales
teros, en- $4,000; un ranchon de tres ha
bitaciones de un tai Smith, en- $500;
dos casas de concrete de dos plantas,
de la Vda. de Vicente Perez, en-.
$4,000; una casa de dos pisos, de Jo--H
Sc Narciso Viader, siendo los altos de-
MADEIRA y los bajos de concrete, te-
niendo un ESTABLISHMENTS coimercial
en- los bajos, en- $4,000; las existeneias
Sc calculan en- $1,000; detras de esat
mismaacasa Sc quemo un ranchon de-
cuatro habitaciones, desconociendose
hasta la fecha quien pueda ser su due
no. Sc calcula en- $4,000; un ranchon.
de Gregorio Dimas con seis habitacio-
mes, ems $4,000; una casa de dos plan
tas y ranchon detras de Encarnacion
Carrasquillo, en- $4,000; una casa te-
rrera del mismo Sr. Carrasquillo, en-
$3,500; una casa de dos pisos, de un
senior de apellido Franco, con tienda
en- sus bajos, en- $4,000; detras de es-
ia casa existia un ranchon de dos plan
tas con % habitaciones, y otra terre-
ra de MADEIRA, propiedad del Obispa-
do, calculo aproximado $4,000; una
casa de concrete de Pedro Rodriguez,
donde habfa un puesto de carne y otro
de leche, en- $1,500; una casa de-
vienda y dos casetas anexas de Gas
par Carmona, en- 500; un. ranchon
viejo de MADEIRA, propiedad de Manuel
Rubio, en- $4,000; para localizar el in
cendio fue destruida una casa donde
residian doce tortolos, valoradai .en
81 200; la casa de don Emilio Vassallo
fue damnificada sacramento, perdiendo
sus muebles, sin poder apreciarse las
perdidas. Casa dc D. Rafael Martf,
sufrio danos de consideration; casa
destruida de Ignacio Vinas, en- $500.00
y una cuadra y deposito dc carbon de
Rufno Fiol, cuyas p6rdidas Sc desco-
nocen.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
DON JAIME GAY TERRER.

Eli su residencia de Hato Rey ia
lleci6 el yiernes ia la semana Dasada.
el senior Jaime Gay Ferrer, conocido
industrial que llevaba muchos ailos de
residencia en- el$pafs y aquf habfa fun
dado su hogar. n hogar que es mode
10 de virtudes. FL sefior Gay .Ferrer,
regres0 de Espana recientemente,. Ne
MIA sufriendo hace tempo de una Sc
ria afecciQ1 cardiaca fu6 Espaiia
buscar indtilmente un remedio que
no pOdfa hallar, avanzada como esta.
ba la lesion que le ha llevado Ia
tumba.
En el cementeriO de Rio Piedras
fuG sepultado el sabado. cl caddver del
Sefior Gay Ferrer. que fu6 acompa1a
10 hasta su Ultima morada por mu
>choS dc sus amigos.
Ell IMPARCIAL lamenta Ia muertt
lei hombre it'll, del buen padre dc ia
nilia. del ejemplar ciudadano. Y envft
Fl p6same mas lsentidO a los deudos de
iinado, a tsui deseonsolada viuda, IA SUI
hijos, a. nuestro estimado amigo dol
lose Ma. Vale. que tcnfa con el finadt
azos de familia!
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
LOS QUE EAIBARCARAN EN- Ell
CARACAS

En- el vapor Caracas que sali6 hoy
a mediodfa para Estados Unidos, en-
barcar0n los pasajeros siguicntes
Eladia Hodge, Melton Calder6n, Fe-
lfcita PARA, Elisa Ramirez, Cornelia
Hernandez. Armant1b Rodriguez, Fran
cisca Salcedo. Samuel Hepburn. Franz
cisco Santiago. Gregori0 Matto. Jose
Ramos Colon Luis Ufsulich, Alicea
Fernandez Renato Maduroy Silvia Mn
duro, Maria Parelnuela. Frederick
Chariot, J. Dubi, s. e. Il. Afaduro. Eva
renee A. Phillips, Mrs. Clarence A. PHI
Hips. Helen Phillips, Berl wagncIA Ma
ria Maldonados Nv p. Judd, Herman
Stevens, Lasttr Flood Alexander Lion.
Bcrl Wagner Fern Wagner, Manuel
Bruck. Mrs, Manuel sBrhck. Rosa NJ,
Cordcro, Ana Santiago.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
EI fuego de aver tarde

iContinuacion de la Ira. pagina.)
de ,valor, temerosos de que ell fuego no
pudiera ser localizado.
Entire contusos y heridos motivados
por Ia confusion del siniestro, Sc cuen-
tan mas de una docena de personas,
siendo elias las isigguientes: "a
El' jefA De bombetos, seflor Schetti-
nj. quien sufrio una congestion. q.
Remedio Lopez, detective, que reci-
'bi6una fuerte confusion en- la cabe-
"a, producida con una pieza de pichi-
ben. -
El ecaRo Pineiro, astixiado por ell
hunlo, fue parar a un pozo, de don
de hubo que ,eytraerlo, v lpego apli-
earle un chofr6 de aqua.
iSergio AgdiIaf, con un rasguno en-
la mano izquiefda.
Juan Candelario, herida en- la pal
ma de la mano derecha.
M. Serrano, herida producida por
un clavo, en- la panta del pie izquier-
do.
Juan Verdeguer, herida en- el pie de-
recho.
A. Figueroa, quemaduras de cui-
dado, en- ambas manos.
p. Santiago, bombero, asfiviado.
Ines Rivera, varias heridas leves.
Pedro Quinones, quemaduras en- am
bas manos.
Eliseo Delgado, herida de un CEN
timetro en- la region parietal, derecha.
Alrededor de ochenta familias han
quedado sin hogar, y completamente
desamparadas, habiendo perdido todo
ell mobiliario y ropas.
A medida que Sc iban derrumbando
los ranchones de maderas que existian
en- los patios, multitud de personals
ayudaban energicamente, retirando
todas las piezas y objetos que podian
dar margen que el fuego continuasc
su carrera destructora.
En- mitad de esta labor, en- uno de
los extremes de la cuadra de la calle
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04

incendiada, hacia la parte sur, un pai-
sano parece que amonesto a pn bonn
bero con alguna Erase que este creyo
ofensiva, y sin que mediara otro mo-
ttlvo, ell bombero abandono su deber
para irse las manos con el paisano,
dando lugar que dos companeros del
benemerito cuerpo de salvamento,
tambien abandonaran su deber para
entrar en- la pelea que va habian en-
prendido los iniciadores. Afortanada-
mente, en- sesos precisos instantes en-
que la lucha iba a tener, quizas, un
fin tragico, llegaban al sitioedel suce-.
SO, ell Coronel Lewis, ell Captain Blan-
co ell senor yAgostini, redactor este
de Ell IMPARCIAL quienes mediando
entire los combatientes, lograron Sc
pararlos y hacer que volviesen a sus
trabajos, habiendo quedado, por orden
del senor Lewis, detenido preventive
mente ell paisano, para evitar asi que
pudiera reanudarse la pelea.
AL nosotros decir que quizas hubie-
ra podido tener la reyerta un fin ira
gico, 81 no surge la pronta interven-
cion de los caballeros citados, ha si-
do porque fue notorio cuando Sc vic
levantar en- alto un acha, probablemen
te para ser descargada en- defensa del
companero q. Sc encontraba en- la con-
tienda, pero que de todas maneras es
muy censurable, no tan solo ell hecho,
81 Sc hubiese consumado,. sino la sola
intencion de una aggression semejante.
Cuando ell cuerpo de bomberos en-
ira en- accion para salvar intereses de
la comunidad, y hasta las mismas vi
Gas de los vecinos, no debe bajo MIN
gun concepto, miembro alguno de di-
cho cuerpo, estar pendiente de alguna
que otra critica, nj de NADIA en- abso-
luto que no sea cumplir con el deber
que Ell esos momentos Sc ha impuesto.
Las perdidas materiales ocurridas
en- la tarde de aver, aun no ha sido
possible poderlas enumerar, pero un
calculo aproximado nos, hace Greer
que Sc acercan a Glen mil dollars.
Ell fiscal Massari y autoridades COM
petentes acudieron al lugar del fuego,
y a las seis de la tarde empezaron
las investigaciones CONSEQUENCES.
Ell senor Antonio Andino fue llama
do por ell fiscal para prestar declara-
cion con motive de haber sido en- su
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
la REUNION DEL COMITE LOCAL
REPJrBLICANO

Para .esta noche esta anunciada la
primera reunion del Comit6 Local Re-
'publicano de esta ciudadf el que tom6
posesi6mGan de- aver. En- la Ultima
reuni0n cdlebrada fuG nolnbrado preSi-
dente der Comite; 'eIDr. Manuel Fer
naimscz' Mater. Vice -presidente. ID. En-
rique Gatell, y Tesorero, d! Daniian
MonSerrat JE bt"mg~ 9yS,til; II
Ell la reunion de esta noche Sc nos
dice que Sc adoptaran importantes a
cuerdos en- relaci6n con Id pr6ximd III.
cha electoral. ''.''41.''1 = ,'''.e'
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
POR aATANEyAR SIN LICENC1A

e Hs
Anoche, IA las ocho, en- la callc San
Jose frente nj Hotel Central. el auto
m6vil No. 1911, prOpietlad de Severe
Aybar, de San Juan. spiado por cl mis-
mo que no es chauffeur autori1ado,
arroll6 Il Benito Pagan. rcsiJJcnte en-
Seboruco Santurce, ocasioIdndolc frac
tura doblc de la picrna izquicrda v
otraS cOntusiOnes de caracter grave,
sicndo asistidO on la sala dc socOrros.
Y rcclufdo en- cl Hospital Municipal.
FL chauffeur fuG arrestado dcnrn-
ciado por violaci6n a la ley Gle autom6
viles. se1alandoseIc fiarza dc $4,000
para su libertad provisional
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04

ny p''t i"'''F ''ilI' d uCiW''es ~ g. oq Itl ia'UcIF
permanecido en- el Sanatorio de .AuXi-
iio Mdtuo Y, Beneficenciai de Hato Rey,
una largas, temporada. dontfe cstuvo
soihetido.epodr lbs . 9inedfcos de- aquc1la
H.. 1tiffnoi;t iff,o;t} q - ~ tnat, 4;ahttaa - :. !,
s"'1s 't'th!!"'J :" -. d.. ,.4 49, .s
:. III Sr.gNayarro regresa u su residen-
cia completamente restablecido yeartb-.
nS,&hftt S,Sft satisfecho de ias esziqaGiisitds9 iaiii 9 a
~ ptG@A .3.t - ~ Hr! 20 .15tG2a.e
teenciqnes de que fue obieto qurantc:
su permanencia Ell ell gran .Sanatorio.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
SE .CAYO. DE. UNA BICICLETA

El domingo Ia 80 D. M. ell la ca
lie San Sebastian, Fermfn Rios, de 10
amos de edad, residente ambulante,
montando una bicicleta de pedal. ac-
cidentalmente sufri0 una cafda. ocasio-
nandOse con el pavimento contusiones
dc caracter leve. siendo asistido cn la
Sala de SOcOrroS.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
D. AGUsT1N NAyARRo7

Aver tarde tuvimos el gusto de re-
cibir Ell 6sta redacci6n la amable vi
sta Gle nuestro estimado amigo v asi-
duo colaborador, d. Agustfn Navarro.
socio de Ia firma Sues. Ge 7. Cano Y
Co de Guayama.
FL amigo Navarro parti0 esta mana
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
Ell DIR. GOMEZ BRIoso

NuestrO particular amigo el conoci
do DR.. Jose Gomez Brioso. autor dc la
Polftica Menuda' Gle nuestro colega
'El Tiempo'. ha regresado a sus tareas
del diarismO. dcspu6s de haberse Wis
to precisado guardian CANA ell su re-
sidcncia en- Mirahar. durantc algunos
dfas.
Celebramos el restablecimiento lel
distinguidO compaiierO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
PLANTATION DE. ARBOLES PoR
MAQUINARIA

Uno de los mas ilaniativos iisos lie
las mdquihas, es la mdquina de plan.
tar drboles1 que emplea ell servicio Fo-
restal de los Estados Unidos que STEM
bra lie II 10000 arboles por dfa,
mientras que un hombre por activo
que sea no pucde plantar mas lie 1,500.
La 'irhdquiifa es una adaptation ID Ii
hechS para semDiar tomates y coles.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
DON ii on RAMON Lf.0i1ER.ls ,1,..J'' :

blA don'tlIetei1 a. un ftahael atiedtte ,sIt
paludismo que sufri6 en- su residencia
de Santurce. lha lido ktelqs BahbSS dc
Coamo. nuestro amigo el senior Ramon
Llovelas Soler' ~ sH' a
Deseamos su complete restableci-
miento.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
vAPoR PHILADELPHIA"

Los Sres. Sobrinos de Izquierdo Y
Co. de esta ciudad, nos participant que
el sdbado pasado sali6 del puerto de
New York para San Juan, cl vapor
philadelphia, esperdDlose que lleguc
a este puetro el iueves dfa seis del CO.
rrientc.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
LOS QUE LLEGARON DE SUR
AMERICA

Leo j. Rcisler, Emil Van del Ven,
David Mac Donald, Edward H. Lud-
ford. Alberto Bravo, Hesquia Jaohai,
Emilia Bravo. Ma:ilde Bravo.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04
J = NFORMACION GENER AL

Sc acabarOn los callos: sC6mo? !
usando zapatos LONDON" que son
la Ultima palabra para andar c6mOdo. |!
LONDON SHOE SHOP.
z San Jose St.,jSan Juan, P. RIO. !
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-04

ICON CUANTO CONTRIBUTE U.s.
TED AL PAGO DE los ABOGADOS
QUE HAN SALVADO A PUERTO
RICO DEL DOLOR DE QUE UN
PORTORRIQUENO FUERA
EJECUTADO?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-21
Membership
Increasing Weekly
Ranks Being Recruited Rapidly
With 100 as Goal-Improve-
ments to Headquarters.

The membership list of Mainland
Post, American Legion, is being in
creased at each weekly meeting now,
and the ultimate goal of the Post is
set at 100 members. Several joined
last Tuesday night and more are to be
added this Tuesday night. At this
meeting there will be an abundance
of eats furnished by the Quarter
masters Corps. The last open meet
ing was such a great success that
another one is to be held on Tuesday
evening, March 9th. All former SER
vice men will receive an invitation to
attend this affair.
The Post is about to begin many
improvements to their Headquarters
in the old fire house. A new floor
will be laid and an arcola heating
plant is to be installed. A pool table
will also be added to the furnishings
of the house. The officers and com
mittees this year are a set of hustlers
and are working in harmony to i'm
prove the Post in every way. Every
former service man on the mainland
is cordially invited to make applica-
ton for membership at this time.
while the big drive is on.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-21
Almshouse Support
Paid By Taxation
Municipalities Agree to Mainten.
ance Plan That Will Equalize
Expenses for Poor.

According to a report recently made
to the Board of F~reeholders by the
Asylum and Almshouse Committee,
hereafter all districts in the county,
including Atlantic City, Hammonton,
Pleasantville and Egg Harbor City,
which have been boarding their poor
there for less than it costs the county,
will contribute proportionately thru
taxation to the maintenance of the
County Asylum. City officials who re-
Gently investigated the situation were
said to be satisfied this is the only
fair way to maintain this institution.
The municipalities named have been
paying $3.50 a week board for their
inmates. while it costs the county
$3.50 to keep them, the deficit being
met by taxation on other districts,
some of which have no inmates there
at all, the majority being from Allan
tic City. At the instance of the Board
a bill was introduced in the Legisla-
ture to remedy this situation. This
o%ccasioned considerable objection in
Atlantic City until the circumstances
were made known.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-21
FIREMEN CALLED OUT.

Shortly after noon on Saturday the
fire alarm was sounded, when a seri-
Gus blaze was started on the public
dump near the sewerage pumping sta
ton on the Old Turnpike. Gas tar
and refuse of various sorts caused a
pillar of dense black smoke to arise
that obscured the sun for a time but
the fire burned itself out without the
firemen having to go into service. The
smoke was so dense that it would have
instantly suffocated any living thing
in its path. Fortunately the wind had
changed just prior to the fire. If such
a cloud of smoke had come owe the
city it would have resulted in the
death by ~suffocation of many people
who would have been in its path. Such
a fire is dangerous in many ways az
such an occurrence should not be q
lowed to happen again.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-21
Debating Contests
For Team Selection
Final Tryout to be Held Next
Week at High School for
Rutgers Annual Event.

The final tryout of the High School
pupils TO decide who shall compose
the local team TO enter the contest for
the Rutgers College Interscholastic
debate is to be held early next week.
The six competing pupils who will
compose the final tryout team is as
follows: Ruth ~Glendenning, Robert
Burrell, Virgil Toms, Leona Shaw,
Charles Albrecht, and Alonzo Keller.
These were the contestants last week,
in the first tryouts. who were picked
from twelve contestants.
The subject for the Rutgers Inter
scholastic Debate this year is, Re
solved. That the merchant marine of
the United States should be subsidized
by the Federal Government.
The teams competing last week
were as follows: Virgil Toms. Edith
Moran and Willis Clark took the afir-
native side of the question, and de-
bated with Leona Shaw. Charles Al
brecht and Conan Van Lew. Somers
Steelman, Ruth Glendenning and Will
lis Clark. affirmative side of the ques-
ton, against Richard Sullivan, Alonzo
Keller and Robert Burrell.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-21
New Plan Agitated
To Relieve Traffic
Petitions in Circulation for New
State Road That Would Pass
Through This City.

At the present time petitions are in
circulation in Atlantic and Camden
Counties urging the building of a new
State road from Berlin, ON the White
Horse Pike, through Weymouth to
Mays Landing, where it will connect
with the Mays Landing-Pleasantville
boulevard to Atlantic City.
From Camden to Berlin the State
has a wide paved highway, which mar
rows down between Berlin and Abse-
con, ~congesting traffic.
From Berlin through Weymouth to
Mays Landing is practically a straight
course and would shorten the distance
between Camden and Atlantic City
three miles.
Building of this road would throw
much of the traffic off the White
Horse Pike between Berlin and Abse-
con, diverting it over the new route,
and distributing travel over two mead
ow bouleyards, instead of congesting
it all on the Absecon boulevard.
1t is understood that Camden Coun-
ty will sponsor a bill in the Legisla-
ture seeking to have the State build
this road in the neal future, and it
will undoubtedly have the support of
Atlantic County members of the Leg
islature.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-21
HAMMONTON FIVE
BADLY DEFEATED
American Legion Cage Team
Won in Fast Game Here Last
Monday Evening.
VISITORS WIN FIRST HALF.

In a well played and fast game the
American Legion five downed the
strong Hammonton A. A, on Monday
night, by the score of 1876. Both
teams were in fine shape and display
ed some extra good form.
During the first half the game was
mostly eyen, at many times the score
being tie. The half ended with Ham
monitor in the lead by 8 points, 1913,
due to the fine goal shooting of Tur-
ner, the up-country star forward.
In the second half the soldiers
found themselves. Lightning passing
and fast floor work kept them in the
lead. Messic and Reagan came thru
with several field goals that started
the rally. Ortendahl, the big centre,
added three more goals. Then Capt
Vicente" Payne thrilled the fans with
four long turkeys. Enderlin, with his
close guarding, prevented Harmon.
ton from further scoring. The game
was played before a capacity house.
Summary:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-21
PLENTY Of LAW
FOR J|TNEYS
Ordinance Passed September,
1916, Fully Covers Local
Situation for Operation.
Report To { ounciI

A report made by the Street Com
mittee to City Council on Monday
night, disclosed that there is plenty of
law in existence here for the govern
ing of jitneys, the question which has
arisen of late because of complaints
by the Suburban Trolley Company,
that outside interests were running
buses in this city that greatly inter-
fered with trolley car traffic. Coun-
Gilman Stephenson, for the Street
Committee, had the ordinance that is
in effect read. 1t was passed and ap-
proved in September, 1916, and is a
voluminous document, fully covering
every point regarding the operation of
automobiles that carry passengers.
The ordinance, like the prohibition
laws, has been allowed to be violated
instead of being enforced. 1t provides
that all bus operators must make for
NAL application for a license to ope-
rate; that the route to be covered
must be designated; that buses must
be operated every day of the year
from even o'clock in the morning u
til seven o'clock in the evening, at
intervals of one hour, and that when
a bus starts from a given point on the
Shore Road, it must cover the entire
route to the end of the city limits and
then return over the same route con-
tinuously. The amount of fare to be
charged must be fully set out in the
application, and no fare is to be paid
direct to the driver of a bus, but is to
be deposited in some device specially
devised for that purpose.
Operators of buses must render an
account monthly of all receipts to the
City Clerk, and pay to the city a fee
amounting to five per cent. of the re-
ceipts based on a five cent fare. For
failure to make such monthly state
ments there is a penalty Of 500 pro-
vided. Bus operators must file an in
demnity bond of $4,000 for the benefit
them. They must have a permit to
operate, and such permits must be
renewed annually on the first day of
May. Following the meeting of Coun-
Gil, a city official stated that some of
those now operating buses had de-
cided to discontinue, instead of max
ing application and complying with
the existing law.