The Washington herald., 1914-01-06
TAXI COMP ANIES
GIVEN HARD BLOW
coSrlsuxD FROM PAGE osE-

IN. coumi.sion but the -color line IL
4 ~ "A nv the companfes 10 be the prin-
cIpai one a. they claim IL shows that
~ ho . -common carrier would mean
1 the destruction OF the companiesf busi-
mesa
| These corporations were the sub
| tects of the public utility commits
sion's probe: The Terminal faxtcab
Company, the Federal Taxicab Conn
pany, the Merchants Transfer and
Storage Company. and the Blue Line
Transfer Company.
$4,000. v.rlows.
The commissions ruling. wnicn 70 "
be issued officially TINS mornihs'
reads. In part:
| In view OF all the faet oeseiopeu' '"e
commission decides:
First-That the Terminal IaxicsD Son
are engaged In the business =. ..a,,A
carriers Within the meaning OF tne pucnc
utilities act and therefore are wtnI' .ne
jurisdiction OF the pupiic utiias eohn
sion.
SecondvThat the Blue Llne
| Company Is not within It's )urisoicuon-
Third-That the Mercnants irnnss.
| and Storage Company rs not = com
carrier as contemplated oy the puonc
does not come WITHIN us Jursoicuon.
In view OF the FOREGOING II 10 ORDERED
| that the Terminal Taxicao company ana
the Federal Taxicab Company, witnin
ten days after receipt OF this oroer, snail
furnish to the commission the informa-
ton originally called for in its circular
letter"
In reply to the circular letter sent by
the commission April Il, 1913, letters
were received from the companies In
question each setting forth that ac-
cordinr to their Interpretation Of the
nnhI,o u,iI,,;ss ac, thew did not con-
sidsr ,bemseIvas "a common carriers.
80 ,h.rsfor. dac,nad 10 give the in
sas.,.,,e., Sas,-ad h,, ,ha conr,is.,on
tn ist,srs sso, 70 the commis.ion in
-. &C. ot-n,,,ar ia,,sr are 81. in
,e.,,n ,ha, a.. ;ndic,tivs ~ the
800 &c 10 ,aIsn hv the concern. IN the
a.anoS 49, az, Thsy arc a. FOL
lows:
T ~ sne LIN D,,.,,oe '"a.,son. - a.
,,on ". inoas uIop, ~ - ,,,s
terminal Taxican Company, me- win
olnee anu ssrase al % ,s,n'
hN .,t' ua'e1 APiii 40. i'is-
o we Des 70 acshon 49,
ING Ieeeipe u soui ia'or " Apiu -,
assns eelaa ques,os. Our seei 80,
Shu ueas.feE reoehtiy eah i UPON , 49,
SehIe! anu eNpi easeu " nm oui "e
ness anu uesne 70 eU-opeaIs IN eesIs
ay win ene , nS oty So JIM s.1
eIo aiie 4. u 500, So
- ana proper ser.e IN me Guy, anu We" yer,
~ n,,o. .sis
MhIcn II seems 70 US eieS "eS
ives ~. en- Is, apps 49,.
.ein esao IN CIV
u apo 1919. aoaS - trr;sas",;o,, y,
49, .o,,,r,iss,o,, "a ,n-n;:h anv and All
80 ,in,1 x,,Si.t S.o,, r,ish, re, sonahIv
r.nnas,
..Tha ... Z, o,o.,ior had not ba.r ax-
ar,in.d Of ,b,, time ana nov, unon ex-
aminstion Of the statute we are satisfied
that the TerminaI Taxicab Comnany docs
mot corna ui,bjn its nrovisions We there
fore desire 10 he perfectIy frank with
the Commission and in this spirit we
wouId cali attention particularly TO para
graph of the act
Letter states Reasons.
Af.er quoting this paragraph, the lette.
continues:
1T is manifest that such a provision
could never have been intended to apply
to privately owned automobiles or pri-
vately owned garages and equipment. We
have no special franchises or privileges.
we use neither the streets nor any other
public property in any manner different
from the use by any other private tndi- |
vidual. We make no use whatever of the
public hack stands, and our business. in
short. is done entirely with our patrons
who make special agreements with US
for service.
IN order that our patrons should
have no cause OF complaint, We have
voluntarily served them at the same |
rates as prescribed by the regulations
for public hacks, where such rates
would apply, and we have taken out
public licenses for our machines Tor
the purpose OF identlncation ana Tor !
the beneht OF the police department
80 iar as tne heehses' hoMe'st'
to us. and as little or none of our |
own business performed by our We
hicies Is In the capacity OF pubic
hacks we shaii SURRENDER sucn hcense
II they are 70 pc the eriterion oy "hSh
our equlPment Is 70 oe eIaseu as pu
nc Nenieies anu Jul as pN
TIC utlI.y,
Mouio uIleet Soui
tcuiarH 70 pardsraph VI Jul
uncate OF incorporation.
FOR this anu o'ner reasos
oechne 70 recoshiae the -. g.,
the fupnc otity Son,inission: VI 70
nish II omciaiiy tne oesireo iiiiof
OF any o.her S ~ ,L oo,,,,;ss;on
10 tne members ot the eoiIii'S
as mofviouais' hoWeNer' uIone =. on.
Tor connoehoai use VIC de e'"u W
the ioho"ing ihIorInauo
The present oiicefs vi '"'s COMPANY
are.