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<br />Boulevard and on the south side of Park Lane, Main Street to Lafayette Boulevard, for.
<br />loading zone.
<br />The prohibiting of parking along the north side of Grace Street from Webster Street
<br />west to the dead end is hereby revoked.
<br />A petition, dated October 12, 1953, submitted by Hans A. Hanson and Elizabeth Hanson!',
<br />through their attorney, James W. Oberfell, for the vacating of alley in Baker and McHenry's
<br />Addition, commencing at the Southwest corner of Lot 52 and extending from Roberts Street •
<br />in an easterly direction one hundred nineteen and ninety-five hundreths feet, was examined
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<br />and referred to the City Plan Commission.
<br />A petition, dated October 1L[, 1953, submitted by Aristidi S. Chacho and Sofi Chacho,
<br />to vacate a portion of an alley which lies between St. Vincent Street and the northerly
<br />line of Lot No. 14 in Heierman's Addition, was examined and referred to the City Plan
<br />Commission.
<br />Two Contractor's Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, for H. D. Strasser, and
<br />Jerome Thibideau., were examined and approved by the Board.
<br />It now being time for the hearing ordered pertaining to the petitions of the Yellow!; •
<br />Cab Company for six additional taxi -cab licenses and for a two -cab stand at the South
<br />Shore and the Greyhound Bus Stations and other Taxicab Licenses pending, the Board
<br />adjourned to the Council Chamber to accommodate the persons desiring to attend and take
<br />part in this hearing.
<br />Mr. Ziegler, first introduced to the Board and others, Mr. Frank Batson, and space
<br />was provided at the table of the Board for Mr. Batson.
<br />City Attorney, I. A. Hurwich, first announced the Boardts receipt of petition and
<br />remonstrance from Robert McCarthy. The City attorney then read a petition, submitted
<br />by the Yellow Cab Company, requesting six additional taxi -cab licenses, the petitions
<br />of the Yellow Cab Company, calling for two 2-cab stands, one at the South Shore depot,
<br />and one at the Greyhound Bus terminal, and the petition of the United Cab Company
<br />requesting six additional taxi -cab licenses, and two endorsements of petition, sub-
<br />mitted ' by Robert Gawthorpe, President of the Courtesy Cab Company, endorsing petitions
<br />of theYellow Cab Company for cab stands desired at the South Shore depot and Greyhound
<br />Bus terminal.
<br />The City Attorney then read the petition and remonstrances received by the Board,
<br />from Robert McCarthy, Vice-Pres. of the Taxi Drivers Union, Local 141 A.F.L.
<br />The Board was then addressed by Joseph T. Pawlowski, representing both the Yellow
<br />Cab Company and the United Cab Company, in the capacity of officer, stock -holder and
<br />attorney.
<br />Following Attorney Pawlowskits address, the Board was addressed by Attorney James
<br />E. Keating, citing a recent situation indicating an excess of cab service at the Airport.
<br />Then followed for a considerable period, the direct questioning and interviewing, both
<br />by the City Attorney and others present at the hearing, of the following persons:
<br />Alfred Brown, Secy. of Local 141, A.F.L.
<br />Robert McCarthy, V.P. of Local 141, A.F.L.
<br />Rudolph Earl Cramer
<br />James M. MCCormican
<br />Otto Morehouse
<br />Bert Liss
<br />Marion_ Gorney
<br />Walter C. Michalski
<br />Cecil Crail
<br />Marshall Holycross
<br />and others
<br />This concluded the hearing, and the City Attorney announced the proceedings would
<br />be taken under advisement by the Board.
<br />The Board then considered the affidavits for individual taxicab license, submitted
<br />by Cecil L. Crail, Iytarshall A. Holycross, and Joseph J. Binder. The affidavit of Cecil
<br />,L. Crail was accepted and the Board re -affirmed its approval for the issuance of a
<br />license to this cab owner. The affidavits of Marshall A. Holycross were not accepted,
<br />it being deemed no license would be required inasmuch as his service, under the name
<br />Roseland Cab operates in and from the suburb of Roseland in Clay Township. The affi-
<br />!davit of Jos. J. Binder was rejected by the Board.
<br />There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
<br />at 1:00 P. M.
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