The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-16
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A Suggestion 20 Cheap Cabs-Tho streot
Cars Uncemfortable--The Stages Crowded
Ride mt Will, Not by Particular Route.
Wanted at a Low Price. N
Among the numerous commodities necessary to the
comfort Of tho Inhabitants OF great city, easy and
vehicles for the conveyance Of the public are
requisite. This Ia especially the case in New York, for
the city such large area Of ground that It Is
mater OF no ANAL consideration with many people how
to reach the places OF their destination. The horse cars
pr course greatly facilitate locomotion but nearly all OF
Them run in the same direction, and tho dimcuity
chiefly felt in crossing the avenues For this purpose
Is necessary 70 have cheap public hacks TO DO hired BY
the mile the in all large European towns To
obvise the extoron practised by the drivers the
charges should be- Hxed by Law. 1t is an unneces-
sary expense to DO obliged 10 pay for the use Of two
horses and large, heavy carriage when small
cAB, COPE,
would answer tho purpose, and be far more COM
Portable There ia a Hanson cab now, such in vogue
in all English cities II enierprsing capitalist or
company would start number Of these cabs charging
twenty fyo cents per mile, they would meet with the
patronage Of large number Of business men, who
make of the stages &c, fdue de mieu1 Very many
people would gladly pay half dollar for cab to obvi.
ate being obliged 10 take their chances Of finding stand
Ing OF rather hanging room In overcrowded
Even when successful in obtaining seat II is far from
and, " the weather happens be rainy, have ones
legs used a temporary umbrella stand receive
the drippngs from those, VINO freshly drenchcd by
Aquarus watering pot. joyfuy hail the cars friendly
siee' regardless Of the discomfort OF the fortu
nate passengers.
DIFFICULTIES rRAvu.
IL often happens that gentleman on b is way homo
from business after the fatigues Of hard days work
congraiulates himself upon having secured vacant
seat but alas he has counted his chickens before they
are hached The car quite .all but nevertheless
and chooses her victim She plants herself Immediately
IN front OF the gentleman In question and he cannot do
oherw e than rise and offer his for which courtesy
be rarely receives thanks the contrary the lady
sders merely her due and any remark on the subject
unnecessary Poor man his pleasure is at an end he
must finish his homeward journey hanging on by strap
attached the root, which reminds the traveller of
the consideration Of cent the homeless AMI dest
TUE are permitted 10 take the.r nights rest standing
supporting themselves by resting their and heads
upon rope srethed from one side Of the apartment to
the other.
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The same remarks are applicable TO the stages which
are less agreeable for travelling than the cars for
owing TO the badness Of the roads Of the vehicles
springs one Is continually subjected to jongs and
bump ngs which Is suggestive OF being put into barrel
and rolled down Steep rough hill favorlte mode OF
punishment among the ancient Romano. This pitching
and rolling s particularly interesting whom two three
people are obliged to stand for they then thrown
to add, received with anything but open Going
up town Of an afternoon after four o'clock is utterly
impossible to and vacant in a stage anywhere
above Wall street. and long time often elapses before
ono can obtain even footing IN one This fact alone
proves that
SOMETHING
Tor tho public Conveyance and that undertaking Tor
that purpose, vol managed and sensbly arranged would
be sure to moot with
The and stages do suffice for the wants OF the
Inhabitants OF New York, especially, il has already
been remarked because they al travel in direction
and the carriages plying FOR hire too large and
uncomfortable and far too expensive TO induce many
people to adopt them for daily use; whereas q cab
which is drawn by only horse, is much lighter and
traverses tho ground much more qucky-could supply
superior accommodation at a much lower rate.
There has boon great deal said about constructing
underground other kind OF railroad for relieving
Broadway Of part OF its travel whc,herthis
To not several will certainly elapse before
Its complexion and by that time the travel may have
Increased much that everything will be 1t . stand
sti from tho overcrowded Of the thoroughfares
as IL occasionally the case; therefore some
thing shopld he done and "that should not be
deferred until tomorrow which be done to day"
New York Ia very empty AZ present, but it will be
found that
The war, that for a space did fail,
Now trobly laundering swells the gale,
and winter approaches the evil will be
found t. incroase, when those WHO sojourning
the watering places and In the country home
and the city begins to Ill again There plenty of
enisrprsng capitalists here, Who only require
or fair prospect Of TO embark their for
tunes in such a speculation. Why do not Of them
make hay while the shines