The evening world., 1913-04-23
ALDfRMEN'S TAXI
COMMITTEE. WILL
227+GET THE GATE
Board win Be Asked This
Week to Discharge Them
Without Thanks.
(WORKED!) IA MONTHS.
But Certain influences" Have
Not Been Idle All
This Time.
(WORKED?) IA MONTHS.

4 motion TO discharge without thanks
The members Of the Aldermanic Taxi
cab Investigating Committee will be
made at the next meeting Of the Board
Of Aldermen unless the report Of the
committee 10 forthcoming IN the mean
time. The committee has now been
In existence for fourteen months and
has done nothing. Members Of the
Board are disguised with the work-or
lack Of work-of the committee and
demand that the committee be removed
from further investigation Of the taxi
cab situation.
The men who comprise this committee
are Henry r. Grimm. chairman; John A.
Bellies. Samuel Marks. william d.
Erush. Republicans: and Daniel r. Cole
man and John Mccain. Democrats.
Alderman Marks has been foremost In
demanding action In line with the Views
Of The Evening World that reform In
taxicab operation and radical reduction
In rates prevail and that ordinances to-
ward those ends be placed on the city's
law books.
But . few weeks ago the Mayor.
acting on the suggestion OF The Eve
Ming World. took up the taxicab Ques-
tioa and In appointing . commission
urged that prompt action be had. He
also .usqualiAedly wrote that the hotel
privaae stands are ventable monopoliss
and thet they should be abolished. CIV
nc way to numerous public hack
asnAs where any we'll regulated and
Ncsased taxicab would b privileged to
DO business.
The Mayors commission. to which he
ister appointed a. . member Miss
Sophie Irene Loeb. went directly to
the task. with the result that yesterday
the report Of the commission was COM
pieted and sent to the Board Of Alder.
men by the Mayor. That report 10 now
In the hands Of the Aldermanic Com
mittss on Laws and Legislation. OF
whieh Courtlandt Nicon 10 chairman.
Mr.. Nicoll was . member Of the Mayors
Commission and has throughout fought
for the adoption OF ordinances con.
trolling the taxicabs Of this city. Mr..
Nfeoll promised to-day to do all IN his
power to have the report Of the Com
mission reported out of COMMITTEES At
enee % that the full board may act
On the measure.
ALDERMAN MARKS DIsoUsrED
WITH HIS COMMITTEE.
Dst there ere certain influences
% wesk b tAs hoard trying 70 pro-
ne sasssing the eDssssleA Of tAs
tsxasaho q this e1ty. xhsse iA1a-
sness ere alleged 70 have ssseAsA
~ special committee q whieA ~.
ns9uaA 0x1mn = 0haaxnan, aAA
thsy Aavs bssa % worn ever siAes
ths ap0slAtnsas q ne committee,
fsastsea nontAs 40.
II am disgusted with the manner In
which che special COMMITTEES Of which
aA Q member - delaying action" said
Ao6sg1nan Marks to-day. and an help
Les. an In . sad minority and my
solitary protest can avail nothing In
committee. We have had numerous
heastnSs. gone to considerable expense
aAA stAl no report u forthcoming. I
surely will not oppose any motion made
% disc,aargs the committee.
Tue public understands my attitude.
From the very start have demanded
end worked for . reduction Of rates. the
aboution Of the favored hotel stands and
. general. well organised. oficial super
vision Of taxicab operation In this city.
When Alderman MeaGher. who has since
retired. was . member Of the committee.
had his full support and he stood with
me IN the demand for reform. I rsgret
that he 10 not with Us now to make
the Anal night. There 10 no reason why
. report should not be now prepared.
The work Of the Mayors commits
sios reflects intelligence and action. and
Il 10 sad commentary on the work OF
the members Of our committee that .
commission Of citisens should be able
In Q few weeks to submit controlling
ordinances while the men elected by
the people refuse to act. The Evening
World II demanding reform tn taxicab
operation and regulation In the interests
Of The public. and II 10 high time that
the Board Of Aldermen adopted the
necessary ordinances. There should be
no further delays There Ii positively
no excuse for delay. propose having
something further to say on this sub.
3seE"
On Thursday last Chairman Grimm
promised to have prepared by the sue
ceedins Saturday the report Of hA COM
mittss, but that report has not yet ma
teriansed. Alderman Grimm was not
ct the City Hall to-day. and could not
be found In any OF the usual haunts In
the city departments. He resides In
Cypress Hills.
DUCHESS OF C0NNAuGHT
HAS SLIGHT RELAPSE.