The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-04

an ordinance against sleeping 10 hacks.
hecause OF the element q danger Ia the
r,a.,,-. as well as Of inconvcnience.
sornetimes IL happens that hack nor
bas not had an the life driven and beats q
ont Of him. and then he IS ready 90 run
when such a chance as that aHoTdeo bS
a sleeping driver Is given him.
Yet another matter in connection Win
the hacks should be- noted aud corrected
nv the police. An ordinance has assigned
certain stands Ia the business sections TOY
the vehicles aud they are supposed 90 he
confined to those stands. The Hnpposiuon
IT. violent. though. for the drivers s'aha
pretty much where they please, having
drafted out 81 the observance OF the ordi-
nance. which was formerly but seldom VI
olated
or late years there has been q consider
able increase in the number Of hacks In
Savannah Several years ago there were
but very few OF them. The coming 81 -"
soldiers two years ago caused q very per
ceptible increase. about hundred then
being ndded 10 the list 70 appease the
wonderful desire that Officers and mon dis-
played for riding Afser the soldiers lett
there was a falling on In the number,
aud now Il stands at "a single ana =
double hacks. as shown by the record OF
with The number Of hacks running that
are shown by the books Of the city rev
enue Of 1884 year. with the reduction ~
some cases Of 10 per cent for early pay
fnent. IL enjoyed by the city. The license
Is regarded as extremely low, only " a
wear for single and ti2 for double hacks.
The most prosperous and reputable among
Tho drivers would prefer 20 see the IT.
censes Increased IN price. and an inspee-
ton OF the hacks and horses ordered, say
once month.
In most cities licenses for hacks are
higher than IN Savannah. and ordinance
provide for their inspection In Macon
for instance. me license for o single hack
is sts and that fdr a double hack g. -.
once : month an inspection % the We
hlcles Is made hy the chief o. police and.
n that Official finds any % TIE vehicles
uunt for use or dangerous for occupants.
they are not parsed Horses that should
he given rest and merded ~ are not al
Owed 10 pull the hacks Certificates of
inspection ere 'given the hackmen. AMI
they must be posted IN their vehicles 4
considerable fine h. imposed when the Wig
liant policemen learn Of infraciicns Z"
the ordinances IN that city that govern
the hacks. The results is that the service
Is very good and effective.
Tho NANNfN OF tflN AtNfhh anu ffNAFfH ANt"aA
are kept m proper condition know 'hat
there would h. Just as much business left
for them with licenses made higher ana
Inspections held monthly a. they now en-
10Y. as number OF the ramehackie We
hiclea and bone RACKS OF horses would be
crowded out OF the competition by che
agency % the law. That would result
w the shorter division Of tho fares that
are nov gathered Ia. 90 greater Hatisfnc-
Zion 10 The public and 81 the withdraw -
from very arduoua service u q lH Of
poor old skates that are really not physi-
cally able 60 withstand the strain TO
which they are subjected
Probably no work l. harder on a horse
than that he has 10 stand Tor when be-
tween the shafts 81 a hack He Is our IN
al sorts of weather and Is driven in rush-
80 and then allowed 10 stand on hard
asphalt for another chance 10 turn up.
When one OF che creatures b.
called upon 90 do some or his
best stunts In catching train
he does not get the proper care when be
finally comes 20 a stop. bus g. allowed 60
stand with never rundown or even a
blanket thrown over him Iiorsenesh g.
proYorblaiiy strong. but @ D. not iron and
u Is not surprising that there are 70 m1ny
freaky looking articles about the city. II
would be ga act OF mercy 20 some o. TIE
poor brutes II they were relieved. even
temporarily. from their hard work. and
Ga ordinance for inspection would be the
ufOuef means ia bring In about