The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-08

Wy oah % meoo puNuo oSa0o0 whore
sJust ~ long ~ the entrances
80 not blookaAsd think this city
nay dssiGnsts these hotels ana
Dssssnt private stands - public
Asek stands ~ muoh - any other
paris Of tie strssss. A. n y now,
there 49, not saouSh public stands
WITH he service needed, ana tAsy
~ 10 badly regulated tAAt ~
service cannot ~ given ~ fullest
!, saeasney."
Il asked The Mayor WHIST he thought
would bring . better service In this
direction. suggesting that In London
! ne oentrs OF the streets ars made pub
lie hack stands.
MAYOR FAvoRs ,sTANos IN
MIDDLE OF sTREgr.
He said: "Yes. have seen them
there and the trafic - certainly more
/. .consested generally IN London than It
IN In New York ] do not see why we
/. cannot make the centre Of the streets
tepeblic cab stands"
a. eotWseV to md them. and in Lon
an
100 Unusual degree. there are 5000 cabs
ssM Eye centre Of the streets and in
: rfRsat a hotsis.)
s.,s. 20 not Sc Why ~ cannot
.siss Ao6soa sin1lax condition Ases.~
80 eAaA ~ Mayor. 'xhis matter has
ssrs ssseaaAly been as1tatsa long tina,
snnn ~ I. vould Ike 70 sss the present
s,- neasA Of Aldermen considering this
question rsoomnsaa some s1ReAsat
I service"
spoke Of the prospective rules and
4. regulations and had explained to the
Mayor the case of the driver who had
ovsrcharged me. having no taximeter
on his cab. and pointed out the fact to
him that II scarcely could have oc-
curred In London. where there are
: nifty inspectors constantly In ...the
streets. ia,s .
=, Yes" answered the Mayor. "thSaAn-
- forcement OF laws IL certainly q prob
8 lem. Each time these matters. suct a.
Z the doing away with private hackstands.
comes up. some obstacle Is found and
they are blocked In the passing. Now.
? take that moving picture ordinance" he
.said. referring to Chief Wallace OF the
bureau. who was present. I'VE worked
en- that ordinance for a long time. think
ing we had covered every point for the
beneft OF the public, and It Is stu
somewhere with the Aldermen. although
1t " over q year ago."
The Mayor then asked Chief Wallace
sas 10 some of the particular points ne
thad recommended to the Aldormanic
n committee and said: Just as soon as
HAT ccpmittee meets again to consider
E.tMa matter want TO send It a message.
EW&1le hotel rates. cost OF living and
@everything In proportion are higher In
NeH York City than most anywhere, yet
certainly the cab condition ought not to
be ~ bad as It II. i trust this COM
mittee will take some action on this
matter and that It may finally be passed
; ASanitsly. and ! win be glad to further
I, any measure to that end"
y POWER REQUIRED TO ENFORCE
tels RULES.
az Iipointed out the fact to the Mayor
q ~ spy rules or regulations the Board
w Anefmen made would mean nothing
8.khsee was not a sufficient power given
s& 3lef Wallace OF the bureau to strictly
k<khsorce the rules. When In London
II c>saef Bradley there seemed gratihed a,
q H. idea that his department was self
supporting.
Z contracted with this the fact
that Chief Wailaos's Department
Of Licenses yields . revenue OF
go $4,000 annually ana $500, 900 Of
this 10 pat In the sinking fund.
This money In London 10 used
Tor the protection Of the public;
|, inst there ar, Atty inspectors In
~ streets continually In the tn
y tssest Of the public against over
eAsSgss. iii-squippsd cabs, 30.
Y 6ead Chief Wallace: your Honor. II
. 10 iupossible to control this situation.
( ~ ! have at my dlsposal only twenty
hve inspectors for the whole License
Bureau. including music halls. moving
picture shows. and. In fact. every kind
Of license from bootblack stand. COM
merctl van. cabs and the like. II cer-
taAn1 would make . ~ difference " !