Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-23 | Page 14 | Plan to Reduce High Taxi Fares in Dublin

I j I Plan to Reduce High Taxi Fares in Dublin DUBLIN March 22 By A. A P. P P.- P. Dublin has no taxicabs pl plying Ing for hire in Its streets The combination of jan ers has always succeeded ded in preventing the competition of taxis which can only be hired by private contract The taxi owners can th thus s fix their their own own- fares fares and they have fixed a minimum of five shillings however short the distance It Isnow is isnow isnow now proposed to register the taxis as as s hackney cars and h have Ye the comI com com- missioner of police pollee fix Ix the fares tares The rate suggested is one shilling and sixpence for the first mile In Inthe Inthe inthe the daytime and three pence for each additional one-fifth one t 1 f fa a. a mile The night charge to be 50 p per r cent higher