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<br />~ <br /> <br />/. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Hon. Frank E. Dt.tt.rioh. <br />April 12, 1955. <br />Page 2 . <br /> <br />; <br /> <br />. The granting ot additional transportation perm1tsatthls <br />tim,; will not be in the public interest. While 3cott1e'sTaxiand <br />:.:>an Marcos Transi t Company enjoy the ,t'inest ot reputa tions .lIOng <br />San Marcos citizens, it 18."U !mown that 1n many towns thetexl <br />cabaystem.IstM source of IIlElny complaints fromtheatandpolnt Of <br />public morals. So tal'. we have been able to keep our transportation <br />syatemebaolutely clean, and. \~e1nvIte the City Council to obtain <br />f'romtile Sheriff's Department. the City Police Department. and other <br />lawentorcement egenoiea,addltionel information In that oonnection. <br /> <br />In otherc1t1es it: has been a matter ot common knowledge <br />that when a taxicab buaine.. .ianotDl8klng enoughmoneytrolll <br />leglt1l1iate bu.i~8B, 1toften.ngageaIn I}Wlst1onable praoUoes <br />which are not in the public 1ntueat..auch as indirectly engaging <br />1nor assisting others to engage in. proatitution. That has not <br />ha?pened in San *1'008, due 1al'gely,wethink,totbe pride Scottie's <br />'!'axi has taken in ope1"$tinga olean, above board bUdnAH'.. <br /> <br />If new taxicab pel'lll1ts81'eisaued. torwh1chthere is no <br />publio need, and the operatorB of those oabs oannotll8ke BlivIng <br />ilone3tly. conditions will automatically appear that are against the <br />pUblic interest. <br /> <br />As the s1tuaUonnow.stands,we eal'nesly requelit that no <br />additional taxicab permitlJ be issued at th1st1me. !ntheevent. <br />however, the Counoil 1anot sattstied that nopubl1c need ex1ats, <br />then we request that a pub 110 hearing be held by theCouncll so that <br />add1 tiona levldence IIJ8Y be introduced before you by both. a1des. <br /> <br /> <br />SCO'I"l'IE'S'l'AXI <br /> <br />ByI9~J~- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />