New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
CAB RATES IN BIG CITIES.
HOW THEY COMPARE WITH THOSE OF
NETWORK.
THE CHARGES IN BOSTON. PHILADELPHIA BAL
TIMoRE. WASHINGTON. CHICAGO AND
OTHER PLACES

OTHER PLACES.
The persons who provide and drive hackney
coaches and cabs for public conveyance in this
city, and extort outrageousy exorbitant fares from
their passengers frequently complain that the rates
of fare prescribed by the city ordinances are 80 low
that they cannot gain decent livelihood In fact,
they place themselves in the category the
frigid iceman who coolly and continuously demands
higher prices for his pershable commodity. of
which he is always alleging himself to be short,
like chronic bear in the stock market
In order to ascertain to what extent the hackney
coach and cab men would be justified in their COM
plant by comparison Of the rates in this city with
those in other cities, The Tribune has procured
the legal rates from Boston, Philadelphia. Bati-
more, Washington, Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis
and San Francisco. which in almost every item
show that the grasping Jehus here permitted TO
charge considerably higher rates than in the eight
cities Just named the chief and practically the
only advantage Of others over the NewYork hack
men being that In the four cities OF Boston, Balt-
more Washington and st. Louis an extra rate is
allowed to be charged between midnight and sun
rise.
As the different cities have such diverse methods
of scheduling their rates, 1t is impossible to formu-
late comparative table but the reader may easily
see the general difference by perusing the lists. that
of this city being given first TO facilitate COMPARE
sons
For conveying one or more persons any distance
in a cab sums exceeding so cents for the first
mile or part thereof; and each additional half mile
or part thereof, Is cents. For stops of over five
minutes and 'ot exceeding fifteen minutes. % cents
For longer stops. 25 cents for every fifteen minutes
or fraction thereof II more than five minutes. For
a stop not exceeding five minutes in single trip
charge.
For the use Of a cab by the hour for shopping
or making calls. with the privilege of stopping as
often and long may be required or for con-
tinuous riding. such rates may be made as shall be
agreed upon in advance, not exceeding 81 for the
first hour or part thereof and so cents for EACH
succeeding haf-hour part thereof. but in case
no advance agreement is made the driver may re-
fuse to accept tie hourly rate and charge the mile
rate.
For conveying one or more persons any distance
In a coach not exceeding 81 for the first mile
or part thereof: and each additional half-mile or
part thereof 40 For stops of over five min
utes and not exceeding fifteen minutes. IS cents.
For longer stops IS for every fifteen minutes.
For a stop exceeding five minutes in single
trip there will be charge
For the use OF a coach by the hour for shopping
or making calls. with privilege Of going from place
to place and stopping as often and long as may be
required, or for continuous riding. such rates may
be made as shall be agreed upon in advance not
exceeding 81 30 for the first hour part thereof.
and for each succeeding halfhour or part thereof.
IS cents. but in case advance agreement is made
the driver may refuse accept the hourly rate and
charge the mile rate.
For conveying one or two persons in coach
from Zine balls the shall not exceed s. for
the first mile part thereof and 80 cents for each
succeeding half-me or part thereof. Every ad-
dit!onal passenger beyond two will be charged 80
mile
Every owner driver Of any hackney coach or
CAB shall carry his coach or cab one piece of
baggage. not to exceed fifty pounds in weight. with
extra charge. but for any additional baggage he
shall be entitled to extra compensation at . cents
apiece.
The official table OF distances is follows: From
Battery to Ity Hail. l mile; to Houston-st.
miles to Elghteenth-st. miles; twenty avenue
or seven street blocks constitute / mile. and the
distance from Broadway. between Fourteenth and
Fifty nnth-st to either the Hudson East rivers.
is mile.
RATES OF FARE IN BOSTON.
Thomas - Evans Inspector of carriages. sends
pamphlet of fourteen pages in. by in. closely
printed in small type, giving minute details OF
the rates OF fare and ordinances regulating hack
ney vehicles in Boston. The city is divided into
fowr sections. designated Section A. b. c and
II. and the rate Of fare is specified by sections.
For Instance Section includes the old North End
and is OF comparatively circumscrbed area. as
also is Section y, which adjons 1t. For going from
any point In either Of these sections to any point
In the other a hackney coach the rate Is 20
cents for each adult passenger Then the rate in
materially the more remote sections
IN the most remote points in Section d (Rox-
bury tho rate reaches Sc for one two. three or
four passengers Charlestown. East Boston. South
Boston. West Roxbury and Brighton each
stitute separate sections in and among which the
rates of fare similarly graduated Between
midnight and a m. 20 cents extra may be charged
for each passenger. Children under four years old
carried without charge. and between four and
twelve years old for half-fare Each adult pas
senger is entitled 10 have one trunk carried free
and may be charged % cents for each additional
trunk.
Rates OF fare for cabs arranged that they
approximately from two-thifds to three-quarters
the for coaches. The time rate FOR cabs Is
81 an hour There Is In Boston. however, no
Herdic system. \ Herdics usual charge for mod
crate distances is q cents "A passenger.
FARES IN PHILADELPHIA
/. Seider the Mayors secretary. Of Philadelphia
says the rates in that city as follows: For
passenger, any distance not exceeding ! mile
rs cents: two passengers. 81 each additional pas
senger. % cents; one passenger any distance more
than mile and not exceeding two miles. 81 25
two passengers. 81 10; each additional passenger
% cents; one passenger any distance over miles
for the additional mile part o. a mile. 30 cents
addition to fare for first two miles and each adj
d;tional passenger, 80 cents. For carriage by the
hour for one or two passengers for going from
place to place and stopping as often may be
required. 81 80 hour; each additional passenger 25
cents
II when hiring vehicle the passenger does not
specify the rate by the hour ii shall be by the mile,
but II the distance shall be more than miles. the
rate for each additional mile shall be 10 cents 20:
EACH passenger. A mile shall be construed to
twelve blocks OF 100 numbers Blocks numbered
by hundreds. i. e. between Tenth and Eleventh
SITS. numbers 1902. 1904. and 50 on; between
Eleventh and Twelfth SITS. l.102 l.lO4 and so on;
even though there 1e only twenty five houses in
each block. and the last house between Tenth and
Eleventh SITS be only 1850. the first between
Eleventh and Twelfth SITS. would be LOO. the next
ll02 and the next 1.104 and on. the odd numbers
being the north and east sides and even numbers
on the south and west.
Whenever any hackney carriage engaged by
the hour shall be detained by the passenger, an
additional rate of 20 cents hour is allowed For
children between five and fourteen years OF age (