The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-08

susrected By diversion 10 other cities OF trade
which would under other crcamstanees have come 70 New
tho period ofins.Ga psealssioa and
years. ali values shrnkns prices declining
And now eisy expecting 70 bs alsd during tho
with visitors from Europe aud elsewhere % the Cen
ssoash not 30 nssnas would s.raSssr il The city
Tie and driver: o. lacks aud cabs could
hat ns
ssips. the crowds Who viii require such
these reasons feel constrained withhold my APP
provA from the proposed ordinance in Us present shape
zion. WILLIAM H. WICKiAM. Mayor
Now" continued Mr.. wickhan, II don't think
anything more explicit than IS herein contained could
Board OF Aldermen, dsrogarding my veto, passed the
ordinance. Aldermen Billings Gross Gumbeton,
Purroy' j. Reilly B. Reilly, sancr seery, Shells. Two
mey and Wade voting in the Affirmative and the Presi-
dent OF the Board and Aldermen Rowland ana Morris
IN the negative reconsideration. ~
A SPECIAL LIcExrArgs VIEWS
Mr.. +. Van Ranst, who has stand az the Aston
House and is one OF the oldest owndSs in the city,
having boon In the business since 1872, SAID TO
HERALD reporter yesterday afternoon that there were
two sides to tho charges made against those who en-
joyed special licenses, himself among the number He
conendcd that accusations OF excessive rates lad Al
their door by the Public Hack Owners Association
were unjust well untrue The list OF prices pub
shed in tho HERALD yesterday, said he seems to DO
higher than those prescribed BY the new ordinance
In reality they are not We take man or two
to Forty second street, distance OF nearly
three miles for 81 so about nifty cents per milo,
while the rates allow 81 mile. Special licenses
granted 10 responsible persons Tor the very pur
pose OF preventing cxtorton on strangers Not dis
honest hack owner IN this city would be allowed 10
run his coaches from any OF tho first class hotels, and
will assure you that II one oil my were reported
to me for having asked an unreasonable iare from
passenger / would discharge him. The cheating II
done by irresponsible mon, and not by those who,
ike the specially licensed, are known by everybody
and have something TO lose. I"
WHY CABS RUN cHEAPLy.
There be very little doubt thas cabs may be run
much more chcaply than they are now. In the FIRST
place, the hack owners allow that tho ordinance
Of 1885, which placed the prices at nifty cents mile
and for two miles, was not thought so low
within the last ten years as 10 be cancelled and higher
rates fixed In the second place, one horse coupe,
driver outfit and animal considered be supported
probably according TO the admission OF wcll known
IN a. 20 o. % Nav Sn MIN Inc b.
So that allowing tho horse to travel twelve miles
poi diem at nifty cents mile there hnc margin or
profit for its owner. But fair test OF what can DO
realized by persons who willing 70 meet the public
demand for cheaper hacks may be Cleaned from the
following statement which was made yesterday TO
HERALD reporter by person connected with tho stage
INES He said that each stage has three teams or SIX
horses, whose keep will not exceed an average OF 20
day. and the whole turnout driver included Will not
cost q company $40 per day the year round.
Each stage makes about seven trips earning ~ 40 on
each at ten cents passenger Tne total average re-
conveyances is In the hoighborhood OF SIG 30 or
80 90 more than their running expenses Ins his sa,a
stages earn take them the year round as can be given
you; that you may judge how much y costs 70 con-
duct economical transportation in ths city," Tho
Same gentleman added that cabs could be put upon
streets in profitable manner than they now arc
II they were kept continually on the move looking for
passengers who should not be charged more than fifty
cents mile Mt the outside Even thirty GEMS mile,
in his opinion would afford generous interest to per-
sons who Invested their money the cab business,
for instead Of dng for hours without fares, on tho
stands, as they do, people in general would DO
more apt to ride, when In hurrys IN mack tnan IN
other stage or railroad car.