The evening world., 1913-02-13

Board by the came gentlemen dealing
with the entire taxicab question Of
which the proposed ordinance was the
result This was for the beneft Of the
new member. w. d. Brush Also copies
are in the hands Of every member of
the Investigating Committee.
Ne. Brush. however. had been inter-
estsd in the question for some time
previous to being appointed q member.
and says he 10 ready to act since there
was a unanimous resolution Adopted At \
meeting OF the Republican club of his
district suggested by the leader. Alex
ander Broush.
The report submitted by Alderman
Marks and Meagher takes up and con.
siders each side Of the taxicab situa-
tion-the ordinance being . result Of
this report.
1t IL divided into four parts and
treats with cases as presented. namely
tho Cab Companies Case. the Inds-
pendents' Cass. the Drivers Case and
the Public.
II 10 an exhaustive discussion setting
forth the claims OF each of these sides.
and the conclusions drawn from the
consideration Of them.
SUMMING UP THE cAs coMPAN.
iss' CONSIDERATIONS.
I'VE agree TO proper and strict regu-
lations as to drivers and condition OF
cabs.
I'VE DO not want the ratss lowered.
I'VE protest against the abollshins 6
Of the private hack Glands and are
willing to pay for them.
we are more reliable than public
hacsmsn.
I'VE question the right OF the Alder
men TO lower tho rates. but X they do
the hotel men are liable to raise the
rates In New York.
we do not consider that II they can
lower the rites that they ought to
lower them to Just give us . small
margin Of proft. since operating condi'
tions might change.
'Tt costs us 3s cents q mile to op'
crate"
The contentious OF the public hack
men are as follows:
I'VE are Disseminated against by
these private hack-stand privileges
which should be abolished.
I'VE can run our cabs at q cost oi
10 cents per mile.
I'VE will lower our rates TO 30 cent
straight per mile. II the private hack
stand privileges are abolished. and VI
have a chance to ply for hire there.
I'VE agree to proper and strict resu
lations as to drivers and conditions o.
cabs"
The company drivers claim that the!
are getting their daily wage Of s2.5'
per day. The l. T. o. A. drivers receiv
IS per day. One OF the company
drivers at tho public hearings declare
that with reduced rates every ma,
with a few hundred dollars would re
into the business"
| The drivers all seem to favor a rat
per day rather than to be paid on tn
commission basis, as suggested by
Representative OF the Drivers Associa
tion.
A. to tips. very little could b
learned, so that the entire earnings o
the driver were not obtained. Bu
there does not seem to be any grea
dissatisfaction among the drivers as {
their present pay.
THE PueLic's CAGE THE MOS
IMPORTANT.
"There are no taxicab rates in IN
present ordinance. There never ha
been any taxicab rate established. Tn
only rate now on record is that estat
l!shed many years ago before taxicah
were in existence, That rate place
the maximum tarir at 81 per mile an
was made for carriages or horse-draw "
| vehicles.
There is also a widespread feelin
against the private hack stand pri,
ileses AZ being one reason for the hig
rates. since the Investigating Burea
under Mr.. Fosdick reported that ovs
4362.000 II paid by cab companies
hotels for these privileges annually.
According 70 Mayor 0aynor,
Commissionsr waldo. Chief lgasis-
trats keAdoo, the Merchants As
sociataon, The lGanufaotursrs' A..
sooiation, Commissioner OF Ac-
counts 1ics and kx. Tosdick, all OF
whom have studied the question,
have publicly declared that the
arst step In stablishing q founda-