Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-03-15 | Page 2 | Three Hack Drivers Win Point; License Fees Are Reduced

I Three Hack Drivers Win Point License Fees Are Reduced i iI I T Teamsters Union and Camera Artists of City CRy Are Not So 0 Fortunate T In the tho wheel tax on R REDUCTION h public lUbliC hacks from Toni 20 to 12 l a year was decided upon at an Informal session ot of tho the city commIssion commission com corn mission yesterday morning Tills action Is 16 to bo be tal taken e 1 as a result of oC an appeal made to U. U the tho commission last hun Monday fonday III night ht 11 by tho the three Jack hack drivers who remain In business busi bui- ness in tho the city Tb They Y mado n n. showing that tha t they had practically been forced out of or business by the automobiles and taxicabs Representatives of tho teamsters' teamsters union appeared also and asked ed that the wheel tax on teams and wagons h be abolished hed claiming t that t the they were neing overtaxed O The commission com corn mission decided to leave the tax In force Petition of the photographers of or orthe the city for tor relief relict from the special business tax placed upon them b by bya a new ordinance will be denied Final action will bo be taken Monday Monda night