New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-12

caby and 70 the the
insist being driven toe nearest pece station have
il adjusted the passenger having TO pay the cost of doing If
found in the wong II not satisfactorily settled OF the station
the peraO ageyed gets for the other appear
pocc court tho following day 70 have II settled before the
magistrates the one n found in the wrong having TO pay the
expenses Tie police have also 10 that cabnen not
drunk when driving orln any why impeding tie tracy ply
do When caught az u and they do not stnnd
the claimants number taken he summoned and convicted
Il fined IRON i've to ten dollars All cabmen Obliged to
carry cheeks WIN duplicate numbers OF their badge on item
70 give passengers IN Of any dispute cbOut fare IN
Of any lncv but the passenger must be careful and com
pare the nnpbe thereon with the number the badge The
driver as the cabmen often exchange with each other their du
phcae Gheeks ana Is no uncommon occurrence TO Ind on
cAbhAhb appearing IN court TO answer to SUMMONS hat ht
the wrong man In such the party ummonng IN add
ton to his grievance has TO bear expenses and pay Cab for
L loss Of mo inc drivers seldom are unoiy OF Wy gae W
this Kind with Cocknoy choosing for their victims innocen
people from the country Monday morning ct the police courts
In each district Is set apart oT hearing ponce Complains
against the cabmen. os.Ilf -
The cabtands located generally In open spaces or IN e
center Of wide streets with which fortunately London aoouu
There generally throughout London five cabstands 70 each
mile excepting in the great thOrougfnre OF the VEST End
where they numerous each eabsiand there
hydant for supplying water 70 the horses which Is Gone o
waterman official dressed in dark green UNIFORM win
glazed hat The class OF men generally chosen for this posi-
ton discharged pensoaed or disabled soldiers IL Is IDS
officials duty to regulate the turns OF the men iol gSE OIL
and looks alter the conducting OF each stand Any violation
the rules he reports to the policeman on DUTY Wbo hes te
offenders number and summons him AT each cabstand 'he
is printed board with table Of fares from thence to oil DIS
riots teaiers hotels parks and all public buildings ana
places OF amusement Ds
Tho extent of the establishment required for stables and wards
very great and they are obliged TO heavy rents IN
order have them in central positions great many o. tho
smaller proprcoB are men who nave themselves pen @ M
OF cabs The establishments vary IN extent some ha'g wy
cab which the popSeor himself drives ana some have as
many hundred the nrgest being the Metropoa uS
ern Omnibus Company whose IecepS unluai. om W., ,
branch together with their numerous BUSES bring not res
than s30OO per annum The great majority OF those yaSs
are Kent In excellent Order their cleanliness considering be
business being extraordinary but this owing 70 the weekly
visits of sanitary Inspector About one fourth tue humber OF
cabs are worked by night that worked by day IN those
wards who're thoy have night and day staff The day stan
work fourteen hours, the night staff ten hours
INFLICTED cADs.
few wears ago when smallpox very prevalent in Lon
don clearly traced TO the persons having ia
den ia cabs which had previously carried patients 20 the hos
p:as great cutlery raised and there cabs used
only or this purpose, and no other
Tho horses worked In the cabs generally OF very inferior
character principal part Of them being broken down AM
upper ten or the broken down hacks Of adcen No mni
ter animal may be long as he can the pace
and really wonderful to the pace some OF these apparent
ly wndcss animals can do We arc afraid the story told by
the "cabby Mr. Pckwcs in the "Piekwick Papers was
not exaggerated after all for some OF the cabmen who own
but one horse work them frghttuy long time without CIV
ing them The horses with few exceptions are bought
at very small and the object seems 20 be to make the most
money in the shortest possible time before they die
Great vigilance is exercised by the officers for The
prevention OF cruelty to animals ana conylcnons thke
place daily The poorer animals are put to Tue Tour
have something like legs to keep the vehicle up whereas
the Of the four wheeler there weight TO hold up
but that Of SHIFTS beside which the four wheeler not
expected TO 60 fast as the dashng Hansom Night after
night horses that suffering from the back aud other
worked most cruel because under cover
OF night they stand much less sk OF detection than IN the Day
IL sight TO poor horse down that per
haps has struggled hard but hos of last been obliged to drop
Then heard cries OF sit Oh is cd Bill Loose that ere
strap" and the inyarae zen DO right In mint and the
creature finding resistance useless at last recoers sr
eenty to make another start and goes home to the stable
The urged for using snoh animals by the popeos
animals for however good they may be two years OF
hard work the pavements Of London knocks them up and
Of cabs say that broken down horses last them nearly
long good ones The number OF horses dying IN London
every week nearly 800 and the horse slanghtering and eats
meat" trades quito extensive.
INSPECTION OF CABS, FAREs, &C.
All cabs arc inspected by inspectors appointed by the Com
EhG ease 70 o., pn ecde gao .1 eo S once ' S
demned is liable heavy fine No cabman who is dseng0ged
so II The cabman suspects applicant be siIpeuny
he refuses saying that he Is engaged and that he want
siIpenny ssters" II such reported the cabman
fined Although law only allows sixpence for mile ride
the majority OF people pay shilling and many eab9les show
ride and returns with ddan saying You had better get
SIX DAY CARS.
There goody number Of cabs that ens; The patronage
Of u. more 1 religious having painted on e as the
HOW cABBiIS ARE PAID.
The Metropolitan Company and two Others poy their
mon by the week but the smaller popHeio require Of their
bring home to the Yard at night retaining for their pay
GU s s sT more 9 .u f SS Gun e Inc so
that they do not get robbed because they employ detective
constantly travelling on their buses and cabs taxing account Of
the moneys the conductors and drivers receive IhS'e 70 40
NOuuI system Is 10 tANVA SeSNeea-N
CABDIES.
The cabmen OF London OF It's sPecal features The
great majority them COckneys but are gOkcadown
adcsmen from the country There are great many wen
conducted respectable among them bot the majority OF
them nre men OF very low stamp. They afc nearly hl
gamblers dOminocs being their ayore game They look upon
the police as their natural enemies ana play OIL sorts o. lc
upof poor country people Willie there many quiet men
who hold the whip and rens probably majority OF hcm are
such would embrace every opportunity OF imposing upon
their fares Under the super Superintendent kcunedys
force shall doubtless these things better an our
own city 80 that ladies hesitate take advantage OF
the nienccs Of the Metropolitan Conveyance Company