The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-07

crease Of che fare from 10 to 30 for
the 0rst mile. leaving the fare Tor sub
seQuent miles at the present rate Of
lec. They are not however. unanimous.
for At least one company disapprowss Of
the proposal. and some Of the owner
drivers ere not In favor of the inorsassd
fare.
THAT at present they receive . mere
fraction of the extras earned By the
Dab. and believe that II . notice were
placed on . plate afnxed to each cab By
the police TO the eject that no sxtraa
should be paid unless recorded on the
taximeters II would insure their ~
ceivins . much larger proportion. -
the disregard By the driver Of suoh .
notice would then become . police e.
fence.
THAT tampsrins WITH Aximsters 70
the prejudice Of the owners u Of fire.
quent occurrence They are careful not
to bring any general charge, but they
assert that this fraud u an Increasing
one
That the geographical test for
drivers demanded By me police 10 90
severe that . shortage Of drivers re-
suits. and they AK that . less severe
examination shaVbs provided.
They unreservsdly 6enouncs the
gasoline tax and claim mat II il an un-
due burden on the industry. and they
base their claim for an increase Of
fares partly upon this additional bur
den having been imposed since the
scale OF charges was fixed. and also
partly on the added expense attendant
on the additional requirements Of the
police for the protection Of the public.
such a. . second non-slkid tire. the sx-
tincteur. and the speaking tube.
ARGUING FOR THE REMOVAL
OF DUTIES AND TAKES.
''The duties paid on tho cab at the
present moment amount TO nearly so.
Further there are taxes on gasoline
and an income besides local rates on
garages. The owners complain of the
cumulative effect OF these burdens on
the industry. and urge that the same
should be removed IN the case OF pub
lie service vehicles such a. taxicabs."
Here II might be mentioned that Lon
don owners are taxed nearly $50 license
q cab Per year. while IN New York his
tax u only 80 Something Of . differ
ence.
Generally that the whole average
earnings of the trade are pulled down
by the practice of a certain class OF
lazy drivers who. being under no obi.
CATION to perform . specified distance
and having no other inducement &c
work than his immediate needs. takes
out q cab and neglects to work Il In 4
proper manner. being apparently satis.
ned with . small daily earning"
This condition certainly cannot bu
be felt by the owners in New Yorl
also, since they pay the drivers by the
day instead of Is per cent. as IL paid
in London. The Pittsburgh Taxical
Company pay their drivers 20 per cent
tho drivers paying for their gasoline
and acknowledge an earning Of 8 pc,
cent. on their money invested. Ye
taxicabs are not as universally used II
Pittsburgh as in New York. Here Il
the drivers side IN tho London report
DRIVERS COMPLAIN OF UNDUE
STRAIN ON HEALTH.
THE drivers say a demand for S2.5
forward on behalf of the men.
THAT the life OF q taxicab driver 4
one Of undue strain on the health. ant
they point to the fact that cab-drivin,
Is olassed a,s one OF tho dankerou
trades and calls for . higher rate O
| insurance.
THAT they suffer loss OF earning
through b.'eakdowns and by loss o
fares when the breakdown occurs
through losses in consequence OF blk
ing. through false calls and through
summonses arising from the use OF de
fective lamps. which are no fault o
the drivers. and that they have neces
| sary expenses for tips at the garag
| and at cab ranks. for station ticket
and for meals taken away from home
As regards tips. the men say tina
these are no concern of the owners
and that they should not ne taken int
consideration in determinins their re
enumeration.
''That there is no shortage OF drivers
On the contrary, these are too man
licensed odd men without work.
THAT the owners manage extrava
gantly. and that the cab companies ar
worried by expensive officials.
"They are practically unanimous {,
their objection to an increase Of fare
which. they say. would seriously afrec
the earning capacity OF the cab.
''rhey put forth a demand for a mini
mum OF Is cents a day. with 10 pc
cent. on the first IS and q per cent
| thereafter. coupled with the requcs
that the owners shall pay for tn
| gasoline.
| 1.-THE COMMITTEES are Of tho opinio
that no sufficient case has been mad