Evening star., 1942-08-23
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New Taxi Strike
Is Threatened.
PUG Reuffirms Its
Decision; Union Men
To Meet This Week

While talk OF a new tdxlcaD va
cation" was heard yesterday, as re-
suit of the decision of the Public
Utilities Commission canceling
hearing scheduled for Thursday on
zone notifications. the PUG Eoti-
fied the House District Committee it
no longer had anything on the issue
before it for action.
The commission said it had re-
vised its order, as requested By the
committee when it brought one
day strike to halt June "a, and
found the evidence justified the de-
cisions.
Further, the PUG letter pointed
out that the United Taxicab Drivers,
Inc, had advised that it's request for
zone changes was not petition"
and that the Combined Cab Serv-
ice, Inc, had withdrawn its petition,
and therefore there was nothing
awaiting commission cation in this
case.
Union Drivers to Meet.
The PUG letter to Chairman RAN
dolph of the House Committee was
designed as its final move In COM
pliance with the House committee
conference plan for ending. the
strike, although it stated that all
orders of the PUG are subject to
revision when petitions are filed.
After learning OF the PUG action
late Friday In calling off the sched-
uled hearing Edwin A. Glenn, head
of the cab drivers union, and leader
of the June "a strike. announced he
would call "the boys" into meeting
this week to decide if they want to
go on another vacation" If they
do, he declared, they will stay
out until they get the right settle
ment."
He described cancellation Of the
hearing as another cheap move by
the commission to get its own way"
John H. Royer, jr., head of the
Combined Cab Service, said a meet
ing of cab officials also will be
held this week to discuss whether
any further action should be
taken.
Objections Cited.
Mr.. Glenn and other members Of
the United Taxicab Drivers, Inc,
took the lead in fighting the sub
zone system ordered by the PUG
last May Is. They argued that the
subZone system would work hard
ships and that the accompanying
stated rates of fare between zones
and subzones was "too complicated. I"
Chairman Hankin responded at the
time that the system was simple
, and easy to understand and that it
appeared that some opponents of
the plan did not want cab passen-
gers to know how much they should
be charged.
Yesterday, however, when Mr..
. Hankin was asked If he had any
statement, he wrote out and gave to
reporters the following: II have
no worthwhile comment to make u
In the letter to the House Com
mittee chairman, Mr.. Hankin said {:
AT the request of the committee
the Public Utilities Commission re-
viewed it's Order No. 2282, issued May
Is, establishing rates and zones for
the operation of taxicabs in the Dis
trict.
Raise Held justified.
,, "The commission found its find
ngs and conclusions, both as to zone
!. and rates, were fully supported by
.. the evidence of record. Upon newly
developed facts, of which the COM
mission could take judicial notice
however, it found that a raise In
rates would be justified. Accord
ingly, by Order No. 2349. issued July
5 II, 1912, the commission set the
:, zone rates at 80, so, 10 and 80 cent.
:, or one, two, three and four zone
! trips, respectively.
'The Commission kept the matter
S Of zone boundaries open, in order tt
/, give an opportunity to any person tt
: present new evidence which NIGH
' counterbalance the evidence upor
0 which the present zone boundarie.
: had been ordered.
"A petition was filed by the Com.
S bined Cab Service. Inc, for a re.
e vision of zone boundaries, and the
Commission treated the request o1
' the United Taxicab Drivers, Inc, a;
! another petition for a revision oi
: boundaries. More recently, the
5 United Taxicab Drivers, Inc, in.
formed the Commission that it hac
: no petition pending, and the Com.
! bined Cab Service, Inc, withdrew
: Its petition. The Commission
therefore, has nothing upon which
, to act, and the evidence of record
as has been stated, fully supports
, our order.
, "Of course, all our orders are sub.
! 1ect to revision upon petitions flee
In accordance with our Rules o.
Practice and Procedure"
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