Show Taxi Violation s Continue In Spite of Reprimands Violation of city ordinances ordinance gov gov governing fling er-fling operation of taxicabs still aWl goes noes on in Salt Lake City Flaunting of the law continues virtually under the noses of the police by the Salt Lake taxicab companies despite two reprimands reprimands reprimands mands given to operators by the city commission and nd Chief of Police PoUce L. L C. C Crowther Multiple e loading of still is continuing another survey survey made made Thursday Thursday- by The Telegram re re- re Many taxi drivers continue continue con con- to load sev several ral passengers going to different t destinations In bus style each paying a fare It was found too that some cabs still do not display the re re- required re required required charts o ot r rate te zones as the ordinance dire directs ts and another ordinance requiring taxicabs to Attending g first day sessions of Utah State Man of County Officials at their annual meeting in Hotel Thursday Newhouse Thursday were Hoyt Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain left teft Kanab Kane Kano county commissioner DorI Dor- Dor I display pictures display ay 1 pictures s of the drivers and the where they can be been seen en is being Ignored 1916 6 Survey In February 1916 The Telegram made its its first survey y of the tho taxicab taxicab taxi- taxi c cab b. b situation ion in Salt Lake City and discovered that city ordinances were were being being violated right and left Opeia Operators ora of lot the taxi companies companIa were ordered by city authorities to refrain from violating the nances nancu The promised they would woul follow follow- out the ordinances ordinances' to the letter In October r 1946 The Telegram made another survey to see how the situation was working out after atter the taxicab companies were given their orders The Tho war had been over some time but viola- viola c 1 v. v jE T 1 4 ii lr 4 p- p b. b J p d' d 4 vrr k r- r I I f S COUNTY OFFICIALS MEET othy B. B Campbell Ogden Oden Weber county recorder and George GeorgeC C. C Sillier Miller ller a attorney attorney- pictured pie pic discussing association on program Members heard heam Go Maw Ia and Dr A. A Ray Bay y of c city ty ordinances c continued m uedA A second reprimand came from torn the city commission through ugh P Public Safety Commissioner L L C. C Romney who c called the operators int bia office to settle the matter mat ter Four Firms FInns The companies involved ed are are the e Yellow Cab Checker Ca Cab i Nation National al Cab and the Radio Cab Mr Romney told the operators on Oct 30 in his office Multiple loading must stop immediately and operators must observe to the letter five sections ns of the city or n nance ance governing taxicab operations opera A check with A. A Pratt Kealer Kesler assistant city attorney Th Thursday rs y I showed there has baa been een no no c change in the five sections of the city ordinance but that tha he h had d written ditte itte another ordinance and lent Jt it- to the commission Thursday setting jetting the taxicab ra ratio lo at o one e cab b for every 1006 population instead of one for very every 1110 population Some A Ask ic i The current taxi survey rey revealed led that some of the taxi drivers drivers- do ask their first customer customer- Uhe or she cares if he takes along others going their way It aho showed showed- ed there is a lineup of taxis taxis taxis-at at the cab b stations Eta sta sta stations many times during day and there ere is no need for multiple l loading Following the reprimand and order ord r rin in October the taxi companies posted streamers in their their- cabs which said Single Loads Only The operators cleaned up their cabs placed rate charts iz in them and displayed drivers drivers' pictures picture and arid the city license But as al time went wenton on the survey shows become lax again On On bus style loading leaping here is what section chapter of the says ordinance as revised as In 1944 When a taxicab driver la Is engaged engaged engaged en en- the occupants sh Uh ethe the to fUU and d free freeLe use Le Leof of the passenger r compartment and ind It shall be unlawful f r the owner or driver of the cab to solicit or orI I carry passengers additional th therein there reI re- re I in except af with the consent th the v t Jr I passenger r. r I |