The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-15

thereof i2k l2h 10 l2h
For every additional
quarter Of an hour or
part thereoL l2k l2h l2h l2h
PoR NIGHT DRIVES
that Is to say such take place from April to Sep
tember 80, between eleven the evening and IN
the morning and from October to March 81, between
eleven In tho evening and eight ia the morning. a
double fee must be paid For cabs previously engaged
for early drives additional sum OF twelve and half
cents is stipulated For drives from railway station,
where, on arrival Of train, policeman delivers
passenger on demand the eaden mark Of cab and for
drives from theatres where droschken previously
ordered, six and = quarter cents must be paid for
waiting. Children under ten years OF age, accom-
panied by adults. arc free. For luggage weighing
from ten to twenty-five Kilograms six and quarter
cents are charged, and for parcels from twenty-five
TO fifty Kilograms. twelve and half cents; from fifty
TO one hundred Kilograms, twenty five cents All lug
gage exceeding this weight be carried by luggage
cabs the drivers Of which may demand twelve and
halt cents for every extra fifty Kilograms No charge
Is made that is not ACCORDANCE with the tariff
must any fees BIO accepted smoking during the drive
Is also forbidden. Distance tours calculated by
sort OF table, exact plan Of Berlin which 1he
streets divided, according competent estimation,
into such tracks, in different colors, may be accom-
plished in one minute Fifteen such squares equal to
fifteen minutes, are rcckoned as tour
TRYING REGULATE HONESTY
A great complaint raised by the cab owners is tho
inefficient control which the driver has over the fares
Although II is expressly stated tho rules that pas
sengcrs need only pay the fares delivery of ticket
by the driver the public cannot be induced to demand
these tickets From ls43 to lsl7 tho cab
instituted q lottery in which prize Of 500
drawn every week. Formerly the public displayed
some interest IN the matter but this quickly subsidized
All attempts to exercise thorough control by some
kind of mechanical apparatus have also proved fuc
practical invention has been discovered The only
thing that remains be done the adoption Of the
system successfully employed IN London and already
introduced by the Berlin Cab Company--viz, letting
out cabs drivers for fixed sum. But the difficulty
Is that drivers who earning great dca ut present
refuse to hire cab for the day ut fixed rate. The
conditions under which tho stock company lot their
droschken folows:--During tho summer
months-from May to October 1.-The driver must
pay daily from 81 so to So, and In winter 81 10 to
So rs For the livery also furnished BY thsGQmpany
u sum OF seven and a half cents per day 10 Il
THE sUx DEPOSITED ny THE DRvNsV
as guarantee on his hiring cab, is SIS rs
for contravcntions, sc, are imposed on cabmen.
Tho driver pays, on average ut least 50 per day
for his vehicle. On pretty accurate calculation,
these So just about suffice 10 keep the conveyance
order and tho owners gain is therefore, a rule
but scant one. As perhaps It might interest your
readers be made acquainted with tho daily expenses
for the maintenance OF cab In Berlin, with food for
two horses, one OF which must always DO held Ia
serve | annex the following statement