The evening world. Newspaper, October 27, 1922, Page 24

% ad ‘bad no redress whatsoever. Bminent Judges both in Supreme Courts of the State and the Federal © Courts have unanimously decided © that thie statute is constitutional, Al- + most immediately alter these de @isions nearly half of the taxicabs in the cities took out bonds for insur- ‘ance in accordance with the law But the enforcement of the law has been so Ix that most of these mea have dropped their insurance and thousands of taxicabs are running a the City of New York illegally. Why ts this law not enforced? I sought the State Tax Commis- sion, which has charge of the bondi Walter Law says: ‘'1 will co-ope fm every way to enforce the law, but it is up to the New York police.’ perhai rino, Tasked Joab H, Banton, the Distrine Attorney. Mr. Banton also wishoe to co-operate, but says: “L must de- Enforcement of Taxicab Law _ Evaded, While Killings Continue}.®.*, Officials Shift Responsibility, but Promise Plenty of : “Co-Operation,” Though No “Operation.” a4 By Sophie Irene Loeb. A law went into effect July 1 which requires that every taxicab run- bing im the city shall be bonded against accidents and deaths. This law ‘was secured after a thorough investigation by The Evening World, which Presented the flagrant violations and deplorable conditions whereby taxicab Offenders, through reckless driving, injured and killed many peoplo who One of the most pathetic of these, killed in front of her home at Ng. 409 East 74th Street, @amuel Barasch driving the vehicle. pealins to the courts, but what chance they nave is problematical, since more than 12,000 judgments are now tn the courts that remain unpaid because of the irresponsibility of the taxicab chauffeurs who have committed these deeds that resulted In the judgments. 8 arrested is the case of Anna Bombe- tle girl of seven, who was pend, however, on complainants and)” ry4 rather of little Anna carne b arrests." tweea $16 and $18 a week, I talked with Police Commission-r| oy, wh for his wife and two childr Waright, | He, too, | i eeactter i one] Bit now he has had to borrow trom operate, but ie" u Depart all his friends to pay the funeral ex- for the action of the License Depart | renses, to say nothing of the frightful ment. loss of the little one. ‘This chauffeur was running illegally. ‘The t@xicab was not bonded. At leaxt ‘The License Department also says ft wants to co-operate in the enforce ment of any law, but there it (s. EVERYBODY CO-OPERA NOBODY OPERATES. © This is a case of where everybody? business is nobody's business, In the mean time a few facts as*to what this seeming inertia is doing to the public gummed up, will give assurance to any doubting Thomas as to whether the taxicabs should be bonded or not, and the consequent suffering and lite and money saved the public From July 1 to 0: of only three month of children under eleven were killed, forty-three se- riously injured, 127 slightly in- jured and sixty-six injured, but unknown, In the ‘Traffic Court, from Feb. 15 to Oct. 15, a period of eight months, there were 27,962 viola- tions by private cars out of ap- proximately 300,000, or a ratio of about 9 per cent. { In the case of taxicabs there were 6,470 violations, out of ap- i proximately 16,000 taxicabs, or a ratio of about 40 per cent, Does the taxicab need ¢o be bonded first of all? : A survey of the {nsurance compa- = ' mies bonding theso taxicabs shows Sl that most of these companies have | one out of business because of the nop-enforcement of the law and tho a ) fearlessness with which drivers are : \ permitted to run through the streets, secmingly feeling sure that they need comply with the measure, The Tax Commission books show ey that the bonds are dropping off #0 ag | fast thet unless something \s don = GRAND RAPIDS ® Furniture ; ‘OUR NEW I 99 CREDIT TERMS cp ener WCEK OPENS AN ACCOUNT PEC IAI _ SUR, EE ® blocks away. FISHER Bros i COLUMBUS AVE i BET. 103“ & 104" ST ¥ “1) ’’ Sloan's b mad aches of rheumatism arise estion. Apply Sloan's. Don't nis It penetrates to the ‘fore spot, starting the blood cir- culating. This reduces painful congestion—the inflammation vanishes. 4 TrvSioan's on sprained, bruised mus- on aching backs and neuralcia. It om that “cold in the chest.”* Sloan's Liniment-hills pain! Of course this bereft family ts a feurs who are bonded are loud in their protests that the law has been neg- lected as to enforcement and are re- gretful at the odium that is being cast on the taxicab industry, ee about it they will 2, % operating in £ this lawlons manne: esospting éhe | oAn 6e BRMANP ARES MAD Wo CASH American Yel! w Taxicab Corpor. - tion, the Black and White Taxicab |‘ Company, the Independent Taxi Own. | Wiillameburs, ers’ Association and a few others whi, mean to comply with the full letter of the law. ° The women's clubs of the city are being roused to the situation as wet! as other civic organtzations, which will demand the strict enforcement of us’ statute. In the moan time, cane after cane tx pending in the courts as the’ result of taxicab agcidents, and poor people are acing endless trouble because of the . care free attitude of taxicab chauf- of these chauffeurs. Commission» | reury in connection with this law. After eating « $2 early breakfast in the restaurant at No, 383 Broadway. Moran of No. 157 Diamond Street de- clared he had no mohey with which to tle the bill hier, called a policeman and Moran The Premier dee Cream some redress might have come to this! MONEY AND RING GONE, sorrowful family if they could hi recovered, which they could had trinkets. . mpson went into a washroom | scores of perso’ day will tnvestignte the falling of a ‘The better alementef taxtoab chauf- lop tins Cromaue’ on Wednesday alter: persona awakened is nearby noon and tald down her handoag for |carrying what they, could of thei 5 o a moment. When she turned ner head | longings r be-] Paul Reigier, eighteen, No, 109 Moffat it disappeared. The woman then suf- fered a nervous collapse. Detectives of | = — the Hunter's Point Station are investi- gating. ——»——= - THREE FINGERS OUT OFF. The automatic tron doors of an ele who {# ernployed In the Stranberg Cloth So Otto Reich, the in Willlamaburg Police Court. 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