Cabbies Condemn Rotary in Square

"Cab drivers hate the damn thing," said Richard W. Fligg of the Harvard Taxi Company, commenting on the Square's new rotary traffic system. "Companies have lost their stands in front of Waldorf's, the Harvard Trust Company, and Howard Johnson's. Brattle Cab has been pushed clear back to Church Street."

Not only have all the cab companies lost money, according to Fligg, but the abolition of the old stands has created such a demand for space in the Lehman Hall line that "more than ten drivers have received tickets for double-parking at the end of the line in the past few days."

Complain to City

Fred W. Neal of the Ambassador Taxi Company disclosed that the Ambassador, Harvard, and Brattle companies, along with many independents, have submitted formal complaints to the city about the situation.

The hackies were unanimous in condemning the inefficiency of the new system. "The traffic might have been a little more dangerous before, but it certainly moved faster," argued one. "Busses are forced to double-park, and between 5:30 and 6 p.m. cars are often tied up as far back as Chauncy Street. Not to mention the early morning jam."

"Everybody's kicking--even the shop-owners," said another. "When we take a fare to the florist or the Trust Company, they want us to wait for them. If we do, we get tagged."