New-York tribune., 1902-04-22
" ALDORF A VICTIM ALSO.
THE HOTEL SUFFERS MUCH FROM
CABMEN
rporrcu GIVE NO PROTECTION-MANY ACCI-
DENTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sAfo
HACKMEN RUN THE CITY.

HACKMEN RUN THE CITY
p Thomas manager of the WALDORF
i,..orsa Yesterday complained against the way
,ba+ hotel suffered at the hands OF puohc ma
men. He said that many of the evils OF 'i'e
,rese-+ cab system were directly due TO the fact
-hat tbe r,olice exercised little authority oNef
drivers.
THE Thirtv-third and Thirty-fourth-s' Slue'
Of cur hotel particularly the Thirty-four t"-S.
side. are the stamping ground for hunoreuS VI
cabbies. We have complained against them 10
r. ,,olfca hut have been able to secure no
,a5rees The public cabmen are the worst Oh
tenders They make a loop in front OF 'he
1-hirty-fourth-st. entrance and cause US 'ie
greatest trouble by soliciting They should De
made 70 stay on the public stands.
.-7,be traffic about the hotels has become so
rongested shat Immediate steps should be taken
70 relieve us of these cruisers. as they are
rallied We hire private carriages from slsoieS
to care for our guests. These carriages some
times find it almost impossible TO reach fll'h-
ave because of the hurry burly or caopies IL
legally soliciting in front of our doors
"opens of accidents have occurred here
sbrougb their agency. They so busy solicit
ing that they frequently run down people. Di'
S e Davis. Of No. 13 East Thirty-third-st'
while leaving the hotel about three months ago.
Was run over by a public cab His arm was
Inroken rnd his shoulder disiocatec- only TO-
,5av has he reappeared on the street. his arm
in sling Mrs. Leavitt is here, i'll with
heuorrhage Of the throat, caused by her car
riage being wrecked in the jam in front of our
door Her carriage was completely overturned
The horses We're cut and the coachmans shoui-
der was dislocated. When she extricated her
self with great difficulty from the wreck hFI
clothes were torn and she was badly bruised.
Randolph Guggenhemer had a narrow escape
not long ago in this miXup of cabs The inoIler
of w G. Runkle had two ribs broken in the
rame way, you remember. when Mrs de Aeresa
was nearly killed here by cabs. -
Il tell YOU it's very serious matter. TINS iel-
ting ca bmen run the city. instead OF tne du
srstances of accidents TO cyclists, pedestrians
and cahmen, none of which were caused py OF
dinarv traffic. but resulted directly from tlilS
lighting for passengers among drivers IN ihlItS
fourth-st. We have asked for police protectloll'
bur for some reason the police let this unreasoh-
ahle condition of things go think that A
movement TO bring cabmen TO terms is 1ulIS
eustifa BILE"
J. Edward Weld counsel for the City Improve
t-71erf Society has drafted resolution loohlIiS
10 the abolition of present abuses in the cdo
system. These resolutions he has submitted 10
The society. which viii soon place them III lll1
hands Of an alderman who is in sympathy WIN
the movement Of reform. Mr.. weld SAID ne
Thought Herbert Parsons would he asked TO
work for an affirmative vote on the measure
THE reform includes several good features. which
were cut out Of the old ordinances on CABS
when the revision of 1899 was made. EquaIlty
of an cabs enforcement of legal rates and strict
police supervision are among the points elnpha-
sized.
The Merchants Association is also actively
collecting evidence which will soon be sifted
and Incorporated in a cab measure which, II IS
thought viii win Mayor Lows support.