The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-18
PANIes' INTEREST, TOO.

because Of her qualifications and expert
snce a. An Investigator Of taxicab con-
ditions in the principal cities Of Europe
ard in this city. was moro than quail
ned. Alderman Grimm repeated: well.
aee appears to know moro about taxi
cab, than the committee.
4 want to say that we are acting In
the interests Of both the city and the
taxioab companies" continued MI.
Grimm. I'VE are not going to put the
Saxicab companies out OF business In ef.
fecting q reform. Tue companies have
sunk q lot Of money In their business
and they naturally want . return. ana
thsy want ordinances that will insure
perrs,n nence IN their business"
But Miss Loeb charges that the ordi-
nance your committee proposes 10 intro
duce could not serve the interesA OF the
taxicab companies more thoroughly II
the lawyers for the companies hed
drawn the measures. and It u charged
10, that the language Of the ordinance
n Identical with that drawn by their
lawyers and submitted to your commit
tee" was explained by the reporter.
'-No lawyer for the taxicsb COM
pnnies drew tho ordinances we are go
inr to submit" burst forth the chair
man Of the committee Tt isn't fair to
cay 90. either"
Why SHOULD MAYOR "PUr
THEM OUT OF eUsiNESS~
we are Informed that your commit
ess intends to increase the rate rather
than lower It. and that you are In favor
OF maintaining the private hotel stands,
n against the expressed and written
wish Of the Mayor that such stands
should b. abolished. The Mayor has
, vssA over his signature that none but
punato Stands shoud prevail" saAd the
.tOortsH
sTnat = not All true. We are going
. report Q recommendation for rate
t0oUoS1oA but We haven't yet decided
kun1 what to do about those hotel
Oeanda understand that the Mayors
own special committee favors permit
ting private hotel stands. providing
ehsy are fifteen feet on either side Of .
main hotel entrance.
'Now. what's tho use Of trying to put
the taxicab companies out OF business
~ervs both tho public and the companies
in this whole matter. I suppose there
II Y lot Of suspicion In some minds. but
that doesn't count, for We are trying
to do the very best We can BY all con-
esrned-ths public and the companies"
d was explained to Chairman Grimm
that the public was becoming dLssatts-
fed With the long delay Of the COM
nlttee IN framing adequate ordinances.
inasmuch a. positive and definite action
had long been promised.
PRoMleEs TO REPORT oRDi
NANcEs TOMORROW.
well, I guess we will get right down
to tacks tomorrow. when the commit
tee will hold probably Anal meeting u
said Alderman Grimm. I'VE have been
promised tho necessary signatures to
cur report. and IL may be decided to-
morrow. shall then have a copy Of the
proposed ordinances ready for The I've
ming World to publish.
~ am not justified at this time In
giving any Information In advance Of the
contents of the report. except that u
will recommend q reduction Of tho pres
ent rate. and will Their leave to the
whole board. probably tho dispositiou
Of the subject OF hotel stands. That's
all care to say about the matter a.
present"
Alderman Grimm IL a Republican. HI
resides with his family at No 40 Ma
genta street, Cypress HIM. and 10 g
contractor.
Alderman John A. Bodies VS., by RICH
Of seniority, entitled TO the chairman
sfip of the committee.