Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-06-18 | Page 16 | Automobile Owners Believe New Bill is Not Strong Enough

OWNES BELIEVE NEW V BILL IS NOT WOT T STRONG Representatives of Club Say None Under 18 Years Old Should Drive Tho Tue proposed automobile ordinance was cd at nt length in the time council counci counci chambers last Jast night although a quorum quo quorum quorum rum of the tho council was not present It I is expected that the time matter mater will wm bo taken up again aJain next Thursday night Wh While o tho the proposed law was no not discussed section by section it was waa considered In a general W way tray Thu Tho Automobile club was b by Jud Judge o O. O W. W Powers Janics E. E Jennin Jennings s Mara Manager cr W. W D D. I Dr P. P 1 W. W Beer and A. A Fisher isher Jud Judge c I Powers made a general statement in behalf of the club in which ho he stated that th tho council counci could rot not pass an ordinance or or- oy that was too strong to suit tho the members of ot tho the club dub as its is members mem mern- bers berA w re desirous of protecting the fhe public But at tho the same saDe time they felt that they themselves were ent- ent tied ted to some seine protection Judge Pow Powers ers era suggested that section 18 of tho the proposed ordinance which prohibits persons under 18 8 years yearn old from from pp operating op op- crating a machine unless ac accompanies accompanied by an n adult adul bo be stricken out and ana thano that tha no ono one under 18 IS' years old be bo allowed to operate an automobile on tho the streets of this ci city He declared that the presence of an adult would bo be of no use in caso of dan danger cr as s the older person could not possibly r render ncr an any assistance o to tho the minor running the machine Judge o Powers declared that were altogether too careless ant and that ninny many of ol them seemed to think that tho man auto had no business on the tho street Ho lie took exception to tho the section which gives street cars ears the tho ri right h ol of way over o all an other vehicles It I was wai suggested that stations to consist oi oia of ofa a 81 slightly raised platform about throe three thre feet wide wido and twenty feet long bo ho provided in ane the tho business section for lor the use uso of people getting on and off of street streel cars Tho The plan has hai been tried In other cities cies and is said id to be a success