The evening world., 1913-05-10
One Inspector, Six Captains
and Several Patrolmen Car.
ried "Charge Accounts
OTHER OFFICIALS ALSO.
Some of the Traffic Regulators
Run Up Unpaid Bills of
500 a Month.

"
a new ramincaticn Of the taxicab sean.
dal was unsarthed to-day In the invssti.
CATION Of the "charSe account system
Of the Yellow Taxicab Company. BY
which city oficiais were able 10 ride at
willard free--in yellow motor cars
For some time complaints have been re-
csivsd In tho District ttorneys once
that independent taxicab drivers. whore
rates are lower than those OF the trusts.
have been the victims OF persecution BY
the police. II 10 disclosed that nearly all
tho taxicab drivers arrested for violating
trasnc regulations and for the blanket
charge Of ''diser1sriy conduct" were In
dependents. Few OF the drivers Of the
Yellow Taxicab Company were hailed into
court and II one was the police evidence
against him was 20 shallow that the case
was thrown out by the Magistrate.
As'stant District-Attorney Joseph pu
vivier. who 10 In charge Of the investl-
cation for the District-Attorney's once.
found that one police inspector. six cap
tains and several policemen Of tho trafiic
squad who we're favored with charge
seoounts'' we're assigned 10 duty in the
uptown district-sround the hotels ana
!! lubs. from which &c per cent Of the
(lsil}k,l6X business smanatas.
None OF these accounts were ever paid.
Hills were cent psrfunctosily ct the frst
OF each month-and that ended the mat
ter. In the mean time the alleged per-
s>oution Of independent drivers went on.
whls Yellow TaxteAb drivers are ssiA 10
have been almost immune from inter.
ference.
ACCOUNTS sAlp TO HAVE
AEAcNgo 500 A MONTH.
Mr. DovIvisr's preliminary examina.
| tioa OF ths bsoAs I'D MT reveal the
exact amount Of the monthly use Of the
vaSieHs Police. oRtssrs. bat II h said
that s0nA reached more than 500 .
month"; material incentive for police
frisndnhip fss ehss6sun OF the yellow
cars.
The charge account" system Of the
Yellow Taxioab Company will bs the
Arst matter under Investigation by the
Supreme Court Grand Jury. before
which Mr.. Duvivier win lay the case on
Monday. Treasurer. billiag clerks and
booiksepsrs. toGsthsr with compists
records, are under subposna. and Mr..
Duvivisr will Try to Get before the
Grand Jurors the names OF every city
employee who has used . charge &C.
count and who hes never paM for the
expensive privilege Of riding In . taxi
cab.
The books SHOW that james waliAcs
jr.. CHIEF q tho Mayors Bureau Of L..
censes. and Samuel Martin. chief In
spector OF complaints In tho same bu.
reAu. held "charge chscss' in tho Yei.
low TAxicab Company. and that they
have not paid Tor tAsir ridsa These
men are o power IN the handling OF tbs
licensing Of taxicsbs and In dealing with
compliance by passenger. They may
bs asked to aposar bseors the Grand
Jury II they will waivs Immunity.
Next Mr.. Duvivtsr will take UP the
more important phase Of the csss-that
Of the means employed 20 hold W FOL
o year and . half Aidermsnic action on
|
mitted necessity for passing an ordi'
nance reducing taxtcab fares.
Proprietors OF some OF the largest Of
the uptown hotels will BE- questioned
, More than esoe.ooo year II PAID BY thu
various tAxicab companies for the prl
. waite hack stand privileges. and thii
. sum would be lost to the hotel men u
!. the nefarious private hack stand privi
lego were abolished. For that reason I
, In reported the hotel mon have throw
their influence 10 retard the reportinl
Of q measure that would make taxical
D rates reasonable.
. II IL pointed out that II tho taxtcaI
& companies were not compelled to carr
. on their books this half million dollar
. year 70, private hack stands. an
. were not carrying the dead lose attend
] ant upon free rides" by city o6oiali
4 Il would be an easy matter for them
make money even with much lowe
taxicab fare rate.
$ TRYING TO coNvgRv AlDgRMAI
Il COLEMAN.
A The minority members OF the Aldel
h manic Special Tsxicab Committee ne
| " hSVSlHo 'o-uoy oitu uNNiuVu W. %
Z deayor to rally to their support Aide
n man Coleman. who heretofore has pr,
nounced his allegiance to the maIorit
n members. The minority consists
!. Marks. Bolles and Brush. These men
n bers are determined In their Aght Il
j. reform IN taxicab rates and regulation
q ss demanded BY The Evening Wor
y and also for the abolishment Of the d
called private or hotel stands. II 4
dsrman Coleman 10 won over. the r
form members will be In q position
!. nis . report with the Board at Tue
days meeting. when action Will
n dc manded.
~ Chairman Grimm was at the q
70 Hall to-day hut did not confer wi
of the minority members Aldermen Rall
D. Folks and II. III. currsn. who also wa
1t taxscab reform. stated that they Won
ID ssslst the mluorityi members to brit
Coleman over and urge that 4 rspo
be read Immediately 10 the full boaI
. Chairman Curran vent further.
II sddsd thai Il che 0tNam mayorisy ,nsl
!. .ers s,tsmptsA ~ -eloc,N prompt acit
= ~ beasl - weQh 800 sasoI