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Mr. Bert Liss was called to witness by the r emonstrators. Mr. Liss testified that
<br />he was the owner of the Indiana and South Bend Cab Companied, that he .has operated a cab
<br />company in South Bend since 1928, that he has 36 licenses for the South Bend Cab Company
<br />and 19 for the Indiana C€b Company, that he is not able to operate his entire fleet of
<br />cabs at all times because there is not enough business to keep them going, that he at
<br />times operates 20 or 25 in the South Bend Cab Company, and 15 to 18 in the Indiana Cab
<br />Company. He further testified that his oldest and most experienced men get 49% of their
<br />gross earnings.
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<br />The Board asked for an idea of what his men earn and he presented some of the pay
<br />slips which showed that for 63 hours work one man earned $60; for 63 hours - $61.89; 66
<br />hours $68.60; 66 hours - $65.00; 60 hours $70.00, etc. He further testified that his
<br />cabs operated twenty-four hours a<;day,_that he maintained three free phones from down tov
<br />where people may call for cab service, that he keeps all of his eqa ipment in good service
<br />and that he has had no complaints from the general public, about the quality or quantity.
<br />of his service. The only complaints he has had have been during severe rain s-torms or
<br />other bad weather, and then, other means of transportation are comparable with his.
<br />Statistics were introduced to compare the number of taxicabs in use in South Bend
<br />with relation to population as in other cities. Mr. Sands cross examined Mr. Liss.
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<br />, The following witnesses, were called for the remonstrators: Mrs. Alice Smith, 1134
<br />Bryan Street, George Buscis, 2344 Dixie Way North, Orville Fansler, 727, Juniper Place;
<br />Rudolph Kramer, 528 Monroe Street and Mr. Alfred Brown, 2250 North Brancis Road, all of
<br />South Bend, Indiana, who testified as to the number of calls they answered, the length
<br />of time it took to relay a call after it had been received by the dispatcher, the averagE
<br />earnings made by each driver, the time off they had to take if there were too many cabs
<br />on the streets, the calls they missed because another cab would get to their passenger
<br />first and other questions regarding service to the public. These witnesses were cross
<br />examined by Mr. Sands.
<br />Mr. Sands then produces records showing the number of building permits issued in y
<br />• i South Bend and St. Joseph County for new dwellings within the last year, contending i
<br />that these were all potential taxi cab users. The Board then took the matter under advisbl-
<br />ment and will make their decision within the next ten days.
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<br />The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 P.M.
<br />ATTEST:p- / p
<br />July 9, 1951
<br />A regular meeting of the
<br />Board of Public Works & Safety was held on Monday, July 9,
<br />1951 at 10:00 a.m. All members were present.
<br />Minutes of the previous meeting
<br />were read
<br />and approved. Claims of the
<br />following suppliers in the amount of $p157,951.19
<br />were ap-
<br />proved and ordered paid:
<br />Arrow Towel & Linen Service
<br />2,00
<br />Gibson Company
<br />166.70
<br />Business Systems
<br />3.53
<br />Graves Auto Glass, V.
<br />17.75
<br />Indiana -Bell Telephone Co.
<br />10.65
<br />Indiana Equipment Co.
<br />92.54
<br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
<br />7.92
<br />Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
<br />76.20
<br />Indiana Michigan Electric Co.
<br />1.16
<br />Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
<br />804
<br />Messenger Press
<br />55.00
<br />Koontz -Wagner Electric
<br />42.15
<br />Messenger Press
<br />48.00
<br />Korte Brothers
<br />104.76
<br />Meyer & Son, Inc., G. E.
<br />6.26
<br />Korte Brothers
<br />119.33
<br />Record, The
<br />7.34
<br />Medow, Inc., Ben
<br />18.01
<br />Royal Typewriter Co.
<br />96.00
<br />Modern Motors, Inc.
<br />33.00
<br />Shoemaker, Inc., 0. J.
<br />4.92
<br />Simon Brothers
<br />342.00
<br />South Bend Tribune
<br />2.36
<br />Simon Brothers
<br />342.00
<br />South Bend Tribune
<br />7.77
<br />Simon Brothers
<br />342.00
<br />South Bend Tribune
<br />8.71
<br />SEWAGE DISPOSAL:
<br />South Bend Window Cleaning
<br />53.50
<br />Ind&pendent Concrete Pipe Corp.
<br />49,078.80
<br />STREET & TRAFFIC:
<br />Massa, Barney
<br />21.395.72
<br />Braham Laboratories
<br />56.67
<br />Niles Excavating Co.
<br />29.602.94
<br />Business Systems
<br />57.56
<br />Nolan, Thomas
<br />6,390.96
<br />Edwards Iron Works
<br />28.32
<br />Nolan, Thomas
<br />9,043.79
<br />General Equipment & Mach. Co.
<br />51.44
<br />PARKING METER:
<br />General Equipment & Mach. Co.
<br />147.72
<br />Abbott Coin Counter Co.
<br />13.42
<br />Gerrard & Co., A. J.
<br />73.25
<br />TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller,
<br />Traffic Engineer, was present
<br />and matter
<br />pertaining to his department
<br />were discussed.
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