New-York tribune., 1922-07-01
Taxi Men Get
Another W eek
To File Bonds
Owners Announce lmmedi.
ate Steps Will BE Taken
to Comply With Statute
Under New Pooling Plan
viii Not Boost Fares
One Company ObiainsSurct
of SI.000.000 W hic Ia
Covers 400 Automobiles

Covers 400 Automobiles
Al the request of District Attorney
Ban'or. the police will give taxieab
men another week before enforcing the
law which becomes effective to-day
comnsiling them 10 bond their vehicles
in $500 each agains; suits for dam
ages
The District Attorney made the re-
ouos, o., the suggestion of Judge
Houch. 81 the United States District
Court. who is a member ~ statutory
Federal cour, which decided yesterday
,ha, the law was constitutional. The
decision was rendered in an equity
.u,t brough, by William II. Packard, a
,aNicah owner. 10 cnjoin tho District
A,,orncy and the Attorney General
from enforcing the law. on tho ground
thaf 10 violated the Fourteenth Amend
mcnt 10 tho Constitution.
Judge Houyh is believed 70 be Of the
orin.on that To taxieab men were en-
titled % further lcoway. in view Of tho
far. that the decision was handed down
only few hours before the law be-
came effective.
shortly after the decision had been
rendered the following statement IN
behalf of the Allied Taxieab Owners
Association. 23l West Fifty-cighth
street. was made by lis counsel, Jo-
scph r. Dohcriy:
"Stcrs will be taken Immediately by
the faxicab men 20 comply with the
statute. hu. undc. n plan now being
formulated by former Magistrate
Moses II. Grossmar. 10 IS expected that
tho eyorhl;ant charges Of the insur-
nnce companies will be avoided and
more moderate rate than that emood-
ied U.s. the insurance pool obtained.
"Neanwhilc. House. Grossman & Nor-
iaus. counsel for tho faxcab owners,
will make every effort 10 obtain
sncedv ard final determination OF the
con.t.tutioralliy question IN the
United States Supreme Court.
VIII Not Increase Fares
Al the larger taxi companies have
bad their cars bonded and they dc.
c.arcd aimos. unanimously they did
not plan for any increase IN taxieao
rates. The American Yellow IaXicAo
Company. the Independent Iaxicao
Owners Association and the Black and
White Tax.cab Company have filed
their bonds with the State Tax Com.
mission IN; d. Jaeoby. president and
general manager OF the Black and
Wh.tc Company. announced he had
filed p bond OF 100000, executed by
the Maryland Casualty Company. and
that this bond covers the 400 machines
operated b. the company. This, ac-
cording 10 Bert Lord. director OF the
motor vehicle bureau OF the State Tax
Commission. is the largest individual
bond % be- f.icd 10 date IN connection
with the new law.
Nr Lord sa!d ali the be.tertaxicab
companies were in favor OF the law,
nut tho mca who operate only few
,anis believed i, would force them from
tho street. Few applications 20 file
bonds were made yesterday AZ the Of
f!ccs Of the Tax Commission. but the
commission is prepared 10 handle sew
cral thousand a day
Every type o. vehicle carrying pas
scngcrs FOR hire j. affected by the new
aw. ani this not only includes taxi
cabs bu. 200 touring cars. 225 sight
seeing buses ard about 200 private
hacks. According 70 Commissioner OF
Licenses Giichr.st. there have been IS
sued 70 date 1859 licenses for driv-
cr.. if.2H licenses for taxicabs oper-
n,,d under the single tariff, which are
rhosc carrying n white or green Tag,
and 500 licenses for red flag ,axieabs
which orcrate under the double or
higher tariff. Commissioner Gilchrist
exrcets tina, the new law will affect
q, Tho cri o. the season more than
10000 cabs
Approved by Hotel Men
Tho Note. Association of New York
Ci,v issued n statement Yesterday de-
e,arinc tho intention Of that organiza-
zion - fght .0r retention OF the
bonding act.
"Th. Police Department report,
---s tho statement. shows that during
~ wear 1927 over 1000 deaths were
due 20 tax.cabs. During that year
trcrc vcfc l2.si taXicabs on the
streets of New York. Comparing this
number with total II oil vehicles.
including taN.cahs and trucks. number
,r- 12iT7i. which caused 72s deaths
and 1886 accidents. il IS obvious that
trc iaxicah is the creates. sing'e men
ace 10 lifc on ,hc highways Of tho town.
Tho prorort.oEato accidents were one
in cverv six by taxicabs ard one IN
:wer,Y-.wo from all other vehicles.
Various sources of information re-
veal tha. between IS and so per cent
q an motor vehicles operating IN New
YORK City are already insured. The
lowest estimate is that more than 80
rer cont arc insured. OF the taxicabs,
according % best information available,
hu, : pcr cen, are insured. There are
over 1900 uncollcctcd judgments
against taNicabs Through mortgaging
and hy other devices owners Of these
cabs have consistently evaded respon-
r.bnifs. l. Is because 81 this that the
to,i..,. i,,,. is hold rcccagarv"