The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-13
CHEAP CABS.
Marshal Kelly Admits the In
suficiency Of His Inspectors.
WHY CRYSTALS" WERE WITHDRAWN.
New York Transfer Company
on the Situation.
Thy CRYSTALS" WERE WITHDRAWN.
THE REAL COST OF CABS
Shall There Be a Cab Com
mission

Few discussions have commanded much attention
Is that which has grown out OF the HERALDs exposure
o! the cab system OF New York Every citizen y in
tercstcd In il and looks toward reform nom IT,
But in its present stage not much should be expected
Tho people who profit immediately by hacks and
coaches engaged rather In rccrimnation than ro
cupcration. While they fight the system continues as
before and nothing Of real value is being done TO I'M
prove II. They only seeking faults in each other
TO submit tho local government for the purpose Of
having one or the other OF those continued
Recently tho HERALD very clearly demonstrated on
tho showing OF the frank OF either party that
both were wrong and that tho great trouble was that
they could do just they pleased because they repre-
scented political ciques TO be used durn. election
cxcitcmonts and also because inspectors were
door to nothing" fur their duties con-
cerncd- Even the so-calicd kings OF the business,
together with the superintendent representatives.
agreed that could b. ut extortionatc prices
and unsanitarlly without lot hindrancc from tho
civic authorities; and further that poor men, owners
OF the vehicles they drive, charge exorbilant
prices to living Besides al this, II is admitted
that the talk about the OF the oonveyanccs and
their outfits IL the shccrest humbug inasmuch
nnc-tenths OF those now on the stands arc very d.
apidated concerns indeed And so Il comes TO pass that
the offered by persons interested in the hack
business Of New York to-day are trivial at best II not
absolutely untrue. The trouble Is. and has beer, that
they do what they like, and that the inspection 10
winch they subjected is only preliminary to their
getting license drive their cxorbant trade, to the
serious Inconvenience of the people Even Marshal
Kelly admitted yesterday in presence of his inspectors
that 1t would DO utterly impossible for the
acting that capacity to d. aught toward checking,
not say arrestng, the practice of extoron uni
vcrsaliy complained Of I've have now
said he, compaccntly, ''as inspectors, and we can
keep the coaches In good condition, can't wef" SAID
he to the inspector present. who promptly replied In
the Affirmative But he only referred to the OUTFIT aud
gear Of the cabs and not to the abuses condemned.
1--WE cannot Of course regulate control the actions
II tho drivers in their dealings with passcngers, said
hc laughing, but for tho purposes prescribed by tho
ordinance have. IN my judgment, enough inspcc-
tors" That is just tho dniculty tho authorities In
this city have not any power stop cheating, and
it continues.
CRYSTALS AND CARS.
Yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter visited the
office of tho manager OF tho New York Transfer Com
pany TO learn what had been hts experience with the
crystals one. horse vehicles. whose drivers wero
generally understood to have the right to contract
with passengers the streets Tor transportation to
any part OF the city. The gentleman in charge said
that tho crystals, withdrawn did not pay, because
enough people could not be had TO employ them even
the low fare system. 1t might have bcen, he
suggested, because the competition against them
was too great that vs. to say, for the
that their nissiou-chcapcr cabs-was not
clearly understood. At any rate, they did not
pay so they wore withdrawn Since thon the Transfer
Company has been in the hack business because of q
previous arrangement with the hotels and ferry and
railroad companies But" SAID the gentleman in
charge would be just well satisfied get out OF
It Tor all the profits realize We carriages at
lower prices than called for by the late ordnance
and in my Judgment Carriages cannot be placed upon
our streets probably at lower rates. II is true our
system Is different from that governing the other
hacks because have orcmcn. who Act Inspectors
at each OF stands to check cxtortion other
wrong Hero are our rates from the Union and New
York clubs, where our stands are:-
DISTRICT ROUNDED IRON CLUE
Washington sou Forty second street. north;
distance less than mile. including Grand Con
trail depot coupe. each person so
Fourth avenue east. aud sixth avenue. wcss or any
distance less than mile. including trand Gen.
trial depot carriage one or more persons 81 %
UPTOWN DISTRICT IS BOUNDED.
Forty second street to Fifty ninth street north, and
between Third and seventh avenues. coupe. one
street TO fi.,y ninh street north and
between Third and seventh avenues. coupe.
Forty SECOND street 10 Fifty ninth street norti and
between Third and Seventh avenues. carriage, one
OPERA AND 1ugarRE DISTRICT
Opera q theatre. above Thirteenth street. coupe.
Opera or theatre, thirteenth street; carringc
Opera theatre below Thirteenth street,
Opera or Theatre below thirteenth street carriage,
Gail at opera theatre aud parties convenience.
coupe. per ................. ..........
Cali theatre and wait parties, convenience
~ $3.50 80 ,..sr. .n all. ~. . .,,., -,