Show taxis replace old charries Gh Gli arries as vehicles in holy city the last of Jeru jerusalem s famous fleet of ramshackle open horse drawn cabs has been helega relegated ted to the junk heap in their place modern taxicabs will convey the citizens of jerusalem and visitors up and down the precipitous slopes of the holy city practically every visitor to jeru k salem used to take at least one drive in one of these horse cabs or ghar ries I 1 they seemed as typically a part of the jerusalem scene as gondolas in venice or rid ahas in shang hal hat unfortunately tor for the cab drivers however the steep city streets recently however were asphalted for the benefit of an automobile to mobile traffic As a result the cab horses continually slipped and tell fell th society for the prevention of cruelty to animals intervened and made representations to the government resulting in the withdrawal of horse drawn cabs from the streets |