Good Old Days: April 25, 2019

8 years ago

The Commoner, April 27, 1894

The city has collected no license from draymen for a year past, and as all drayage lines must be duly licensed, in order to conform with the city laws, such non-payment had caused considerable discussion. At last night's meeting of the city council, the special committee which was to have investigated this matter, reported in favor of requiring all draymen to take out licenses from March 1, 1894.

If this plan were followed, the draymen who conducted their business all last year without a license would be relieved from any annoyance from the fact of th...