The evening world. Newspaper, February 13, 1913, Page 9

PUBLIC TAX! STANDS MUST G0 AND RATES BE LOWERED, ULTIMATUM OF GAYNOR Mayor, in Interview With Evening World, Approves Meagher-Marks _Ordinance and Promises to Abol- ish Public Stands Unless Alder- men Act After Public Hearing. BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB. The battle The Evening World has been waging against the exorbitant @azicad charges of this city has been decidedly advanced by the introduction of the Meagher-Marks ordinance in the Board of Aldermen. This ts the Most comprehensive measure regulating taxicab operation and rates ever of the taxicab owners and chauffeurs. Prompt action on the ordinance fs assured by the attitude of the Board of Aldermen and that of Mayor Gaynor. As soon as possible @ public hear- ing will be held. The ordinance will be revised, if euch @ course is found necessary, and the Board of Aldermen will be put on record in @ vote on ite passage. introduced in this country, protecting alike the interests of the public and i Tf the Board of Aldermen adopts dila- tory tactics, the Mayor will take a hand Tt 1a in his power to abolish all private heek stand permits and that 1s just what he ts going to do, unless the Al- dermen take prompt measures for re- lief. In an interview with the Evening World, the Mi tion in unm: sition is that rates too high and that public hackstands will be @ great faetor in regulating the ton, The new ordinan with the private stands, which cost the taxicab companies 10 per cent. of their Gross receipts. ‘The Meagher-Marke ordinance tncore porates all the reforms and improve- wents the Evening World haa been ad- vecating week after weex and month after inonth, while the matter has deen ® “zagging along through the Board of } Aldermen. It took the committee, to which the taxicab question was referred, just a year to complete an investization and put forth the Meacher-Marks or dinance. BILL PROVIDES FOR BIG CUT IN TAXI RATES. One of the main features of the ordi- nance {8 a provision for a substantial drop in rates. Other provisions are for the increased comfort and convenience of the pubilc and furnish opportunities for increased tusiness and profite to the taxicab companies. In brief, the most important features incorporated in the ordinance follow: am@ 10 cents fot cach suceseding quar tor of a mile; 10 cents additional for cagh six minutes of waiting time; an extra feo of 15 cents for each passenger mere than two for a complete journey, ‘Twenty dlocks north and south and seven blocks east and weet in Man- meaning of the ordinance. Cabowners, cabs and chanffeure to be placed under strict restrictions. Chauffeurs to de Heensed onty after) etwtot investigation and @ fair and com- plete examination as to their quall- fleations, character and knowledge of the city; chauffeur's licenses to de re- volkadle by the Mayor, the Chief of the Bareau of Iicenses or any Oty Magie- trate. ‘Taxicabs to carry, conspicuously post- 6, the rate tariff and Mcense numbers; cabs and taximeters to be inspected fre- quently; fines and imprisonment pro- vided for violations of the provisions of the ordinance, Private hack stands to be abolished; Publle hack stands to be established wherever needed at the request or with ‘the consent of abutting property own- ore. ABUTTING OWNERG’ CONSENT ‘NOT NECESSARY, MAYOR SAYS. In the opinion of Mayor Gaynor, the provision abolisiing the private hack stands is the most important én the or- @inance, Speaking on thie point the Mayor said: “1 have investigated the lemal wide of thig question thoroughly and there Je no reason why these private hack stands cannot be establitvhed as public hagk stands. If we can designete public hack gtands in the middle of the streete we can also establish them on the side of the streets. ‘The groat contention that the cons & point to look into the question thor- @ ‘necessity’ therefore (To quote Section yi No hackney eoach, carriage or gab which shail be specially Ieensett by virtue of the provisions of this ordinance shall make use or come upon any stand Is now or may be hereafter designated as a hackney coach stand, “ tier place in the city ork, except In front of or nt to any hotel or hotels, or any other vul . where there is Necessity te this may be designated by the Mayor, and which Way be used as a stand said Mayor Gaynor, “thi 1, remains if they are established as pu ¢ stands, In frant of ali such buildings as hotels, &c.,) there Is a need for the are made public not gone with f the private privileges. 4s cab companies have & hotels for these privileges. | Fosdick's report heen pa and according to Mr, ee much ae $962,000 me aanally, it ta quite erro i hattan to constitute a mile within the! sent of the abutting owner is necessary fg without legal authority, As long as we do not blockade the abutting owner's property to the point of not] wiving access and egress to and om tie ‘ance, the law {# not being violated, This idea has been argued entirely too long, and 1 have made it oughly, with the result mentioned, Pur- ther, these pri hese stand privi- | legos Were granted Lesause there was © from the easy to see why they do not want to Bive them up.” MAYOR CAN REVOKE PERMITS |* FOR PRIVATE STANDS, I pointed out to the Mayor that these Permits for private hack stands were granted at his di revoked by him under Section 307, which says: All Moenses shali be granted by authority of the Mayor and issued by the Bureau of Licenses for a term of one year from the date thereof, unless sooner suspended or revoked by the Mayor. The Mayor shall have the power to suspend or Tevoke any license or permit issued under the provisions of this ordi+ nance. “Yes, that is true,” said the Mayor. “E want the Board of Aldermen to abolish the private hack stands as they exist to-day since the matter is now \in their hands to do ao. has been hanging fire and has been before them for a long period. “It 19 now high time that they ehould Go this and lower the rates, and I in- tend to gend the board a message to that effect at the next meeting. This Matter must be cleared up. “Ef the Aldermen Go not take thie initiative, which they can Properly and legally do—that is, abolish the private hack stands, I Ghall then revoke all private hack otand permits, “The law on the eituation is clear. ‘A fate of % cents for the first mile| The streets of New York belong to the City of New York. ‘They cannot be Parcelled out under any conaideration. | Any public hackman should have equal privilege to the streets of New York in any locality with any cab company. | “This private privilege, inaugurated fret convenience, has now formed & condition in New York City, a mon- |opoly of taxicab businoss, a monopoly | that cannot be wiped out until the cause is wiped out and thus give a free-for-all use of the streets; which would undoubtedly bring many more cabs and cab companies. “Where ie no reason why we should not enjoy a popular cab Service in the City of Hew York the same as is enjoyed in Buropean Cities. While, in Paris street cars are uot as numerous as Mew York, yet in Zondon there are greater facilities as to trams, subways end Gurface cars with a competition of & two-cent rate against the tazi- cabs. Yet the people have a fine cab service at a low rate, Phere is no “From time to time this thing has been investigated and befere the Board and I would like to see some action and am ready to give my eupport to any ordinance that will clear up thir chaotic condition once and for all,” The two Alderman, Meagher and Marks, who proposed the ordinance on the floor Tuesday, are Democrat and Republican respectively. Therefore, the proposition was not introduced as a party measui one. THE NEW ORDINANCE THAT 18 INTRODUCED. A report was also submitted to tl CASGARETS CLEANSE Dime a box - —No headache, bad taste, sour stomach or coated tongue * by morning. | It is more necessary that you keep your Bowels, Liver and Stomach clean, | pure and fresh than it is to keep the |aewers and drainage of @ large city | free from obstruction. | “Are you keeping clean inside with Cascarets—or merely forcing @ pas sageway every few days with salts, cathartic pills or castor oil? Thi it. cleanse and remove the rie undigested and fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile ely system the constipated waste matter aud poison in the intestines and bow: No odds how badly and upset | feel, a Coscarct to-night will deter, you out y morning. hey work | while you sl 10-cent box from ur druggist will keep your head clear, ~ttomach sweet and your liver and bowels regular for mont. Don't |forget the children—their little insides need # good, gentle cleansing, too, retion and could be into being » but rather as @ popular LIVER AND BOWELS. | iver and carry out of the | THE BVSwWine WvabD, Board by the eame gentlemen dealing with the entire taxicab question of which the proposed ordinance was the result. This was for the benefit of the new member, W. D. Brush. Also copies are in the hands of every member of the Investigating Committee. ‘Mr. Brush, however, had been inter- ented in the question for some time Previous to being appointed a membe: and says he {s ready to act since thet ‘Was @ unanimous resolution adopted u| Meeting of the Republican club of his district suggested by Lik leader, Alex- ander Brough. ‘The report submitted by Alderman ‘Marks and Meagher takes up and con- siders each side of the taxicab eitua- tlon—the orfinance’ being a result of this report. ° It ts divided into four parte and treata with cages as presented, namely the Cab Compani Case, the Inde- pendents’ Case, the Drivers’ Case and the Public. Tt is an exhaustive discussion setting forth the claims of each of these sides, and the conclusions drawn from the consideration of them. SUMMING UP THE CAB COMPAN- 188’ CONSIDERATIONS. | “We agree to proper and strict regu- 'iations as to drivers and condition of cabe. “We do not want the rates lowered. protest against the abolishing of the private hack etands and are willing to pay for them. “We are more relial than public jackmen. “We question the right of the Alder- men to lower the rates, but if they do the hotel men are liable to raise the fates in New York. “We do not consider that if they can lower the retes that they ought to lower them to just give us a small margin of profit, aince operating condi- tions might change, “It costs us 38 cents a mile to op- ‘The contentions of the public hack- men are as follows: “We are discriminated against by these private hack-stand privileges, which should be abolished. “We can run our cabs at a cost of ents per mile. Ve will lower our rates to 30 cents straight per mile, if the private hack- privileges are abolished, and we chance to ply for hire there, “We agree to proper and strict regu: lations as to drivers and conditions of cabs.” The company drivers claim that they are getting their daily wage of $2.50 per day. The I. T. O, A. drivers receive One of the company's At the public hearings declared that with reduced rates “every man with a few hundred dollars would get into the business.” | ‘The drivers all seem to favor a rate per day rather than to be paid on the commission basis, as suggested by representative of the Drivers’ Assucia tion. As to tips, very little learned, so that the entire earnings of the driver were not obtained. But there does not seem to be any sreat | issatisfaction among the drivers as to their present pay. THE PUBLIC'S CASE THE MOST IMPORTANT. “There are no taxicab rates in the Present ordinance. There never has been any taxicab rute established. The only rate now on record is that estab- shed many years ago before taxtcubs were in existence. That rate placed the maximum tariff at $1 per mile and was made for carriages or horse-drawn, vehicles, “There is also a widespread feeling againat the pri ck @tand priv ileges a# being one reason for the hign rates, since the Investigating Bureau under Mr. Fosdick reported that ov $362,000 im paid by cab companies to for these privileges annually, Mayor Gaynor, Commissioner Waldo, Chief Magis- trate McAdoo, the Merchants’ As- sociation, The Manufacturers’ As- | sociation, Commissioner of Ac- counts Bice and My. Fosdick, all of whom have studied the question, have publicly declared that the first step in establishing « fonnda- could be/ 6th Ave., The le in full ewing. manifest in the furnitur vice. Prices don’t repr but we muet eell every pl ‘This price on. so easbie. a Frame is finished in rich, dark Mabog with silk Velour or Tapestries; made t $24.50 Extension Table, $14.75 Quartered oak, 45-inch round top, 8- inch pedestal base, carved legs, heavy boxed top and patent hardwood exten- sions; a bargain, below the lowest cash pri fon very favorable terms. | | fates here, which they assert are the LITTLE’S LEASE EXPIRATION SALE and refilled from the big warehouses. A mighty satiefaction with the furniture and the prices le expreeeed in the big sales of the past week— and why shouldn't the eales be big? Superiority le bullt for a lifetime of ser- int the cost at the factory— or i 00 aration TRACI F ane i Mit you will never see FAIR TERMS— itt! ja bee never ite an inatalment house, Pith are not only lower than “instalment” prices and ‘‘club" prices, but far es ever quoted by anybody, and we will sell J.H. LITTLE & CO. ie THURoVa:, kan vanY 13, lvls. don for a lower rate and larger PUdlic service in the taxicab busi- ness, the private hack stands must de abolished. “Visitors coming to the city are loud in their protest against the taxicab | highest in the country. | “Resolutions have been offered by | various organitations petitioning the | committee to make a lower maximum rate, “Overcha: aréa common rule and the department practically i# unable to cope with thees conditions under the present ordinance. MANY CROOKS NOW LICENSED TO DRIVE CABS. “There are many crook drivers oper- ating licensed cabe in New York City and strict regulations as to the char- acter of the individual who would seek @ Heense is of prime necessity. | “The taxicab service has been one for peopie of means and is prohibitive to the average citizen, as the rates have | been fo high. “The general opinion is volced thar if there more cabs on the streets of New York at a lower rate the public would learn to use this means of trans- portation as a convenienc A summary of the peopl lows: “Create atrict regulations for condi- tion of cabs and drivers. “Abolish the private hack stands, “Lower the rates. “Create an ordinance containing Measures that would tend to popularize the New Yor taxicab as a common carrier vehicle.” ‘The recommendations made were the following: “Abolish the private hack stands and make them public stands, “Maximum rates for a taxicab, 20 cents per mile and 10 cents for each quarter of a mile thereafter, or 10 cents for each six minutes’ walting tline, “Make trict regulations for the Grivera and condition of oabs with a suMictent force of inspectors to enforce the same. “Create more public hack stands. “A charge of 18 cents for each passen- ger carried over two may be collected for the entire journey in addition to case fol- of Senatere. ‘eb. 13.—The House eras reaolu- tion proposing an amendment to the Federal Conatituion for the direct elec- ed States Senators. The MANKIND SUFFERS ‘FROM NEGLECT OF ‘STOMACHTROUBLE' Ifa man has a valuable watch he will take the greatest possible care of it. But the same man will shamefully huse his stomach, the very citadel of his life. The watch maybe meaus an expenditure of a few hundred dollars, while his stomach represents his whole stock in trade, Prominent phy: ins have stated that nearly seventy-five per cent. of chronic organic diseases can be directly traced to neglected stomach trouble, Itis Hy important that your stom- ach should be kept in such # healthy con- dition that it is able to digest all the fuod that enters it, Suppose you have a catarthal condi. tion of the inner lining of your stomach caused by overeating, a certain percent- age of the food that enters your stomach will lie there until it absolutely cots, | Gases are formed w! rry poisons to every orgun in the body. 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Horowitz, President of| to Tailor Shop and Stationery. the New York Frame and Picture Com-] qeirg started in the cellar of a hard: Pany, Whose establishment on Fulton! ware store at No, 62 Kast One Hun- street was burned out some months ago. {dred and Fifty-sixth street to-day, ‘The Horowite was indicted for presenting «| entire building was jutted by the flames false proof of joss to the fire insurance j and the contents nearly all destroyed. companies and was convicted before | In addition, the taflor shop of Max La- Justice Goft in the Criminal Brunch of | vine and the stationery store of Herbert the Supreme Court. Cross were partly destroyed. The dam- ‘There were thirty-nine assignments ot | age {a estimated at between 14,00 errore on which the convicted man ap- | and 65,000, pited for the certificate and se The hardwate stora was owned by of them related to the intent with which |#larry Selonick, a salewman for the Ajax the defendant fied the proof of claim.| Motor ‘Truck Company, and wee op- ‘The Justice also grants a certificate | erated by his wife. Mra Belontok had to Brune Rothenberg, who was con-| opened the store ae usual, and then rer vieted of veing implicated with Horo- wits, | Bes CHARLES MAJOR DEAD. ‘Even Lent finds its innocent | Author of P pleasure in good hot Fire in B ware Establishment and Spreads SHELBYVILAMS, Ind., Feb, 12.—Charlos Major, author of “When | Was in Flower" and “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall and other romances, died early to-day after suffering « y with cancer of the liver, The novelist, who was fifty-six years old, Is survived by his widow. 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