The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-06
In.pee.ao. or Hackney Coaches.

inspection or Hackney Coaches.
ExciTEMENr AMONG HACK DRIVERS AMP OWNERS
suN PER CENT or TnE APPLICANTS REFUSED ~
SDECTiON PASSES
Yesterday, being tho first MonIay in June was the
day fixed by law for inspecting hackney coaches aud
granting licenses therefor Captain nrackctt, of the
Twenty sixth precinct who has tina matter in charge,
had issued some very stringent orders relative TO ihs
inspection and there great excitement among the
owners and drivers Of Of tho coaches Heretofore
only small proportion of the hacks have driven TO
the City Hail for inspection the inspectors themselves
visiting the stables ard giving the passes upon which
licenses are issued This year however Captain Back
Oft has insisted that all hackney coaches whether gen
era or special shalt be treated alike hence he Inns
ordered them III down 70 the Hall
The result has OF course been considerable "kcking
up IN the traces" fhe square men in the business, who
run good coaches reasonable fares comply cheerfuy
with the order The others were disposed to fight the
Captain and deny his right To enforce the ordinance In
this however hoy met with success, and were com
peled TO bring up the coaches.
Possibly nothing could be worse than OF these
"conveyances which we're found filthy in tho extreme
some without numbers inside or out large majority
OF those numbered had the numbers in the wrong place.
All such we're refused passes upon which TO obtain
license and about ten per cent OF the applicants
refused altogether The coaches first overlooked by
one Of the hack inspectors who signs the pass Sergeant
Robinson then gives them second inspection moro
rgid than the FIRST and codntersigns the document,
which IL then taken to the Marshal who issues the
license.
Each coach is required to have the number both inside
and outside in characters not less than two inches in
length Rates Of fare must also DO posted in conspcu
Gus place inside the vehicle and the coach must be in
fair order
Captain Bracket is thus strict 10 prevent IL possible
the numerous frauds perpetraed strangers by drivers
OF hackney coaches, particularly those driven at night
Tho ordinance requires the night coaches to have the
number in prominent characters-tw0 inches in length
on the lamp glass; Few of these coaches however have
ever complied with this regulation, except il has
been 10 take q stick and write the characters in
wheel grease TO be erased altogether changed after
some poor countryman has been dernuded of his vaua
bes Some Of the coaches used to attend funerals
found to b in wretched condition, and thrown
out An indignant driver Of Of thesesad his coach
was a. good any one and that he drove respectable
gntlemen 70 Cavalry every day The numbers put down
to be inspected yesterday from to one hundred
To-day the inspection ranges from the latter number to
two hundred, and will continue through the week.
The opposition TO Captain Brackets order il strong and
some hard threats have been made against him As he
IL all right with the Commissioners, however and they
seem determined to uphold all their officers who enforce
the laws and the ordinances the Captain has little to fear
He is in fact deserving OF praise for his endeavors in
behalf OF the public good.