Cab

a two or four-wheeled vehicle drawn usually by one horse, and plying for hire. The cab is a closed carriage. The driver sits on an outer seat. A bus plies over a regular route and is open to all who care to enter and pay a regular fare. A cab belongs exclusively to the person who hires it, being for the time a private carriage. In all important cities cabs stand near passenger stations and near large hotels waiting for fares. There are between 15,000 and 20,000 cabs in Paris. These cabs seat two persons. The fare is thirty cents for an ordinary drive, or forty cents an hour. Tables of legal fares are posted in the cab. In case of dispute the driver may be required to drive to a police station. In London there are about 10,000 cabs. Two persons are carried a mile for a shilling, equivalent to a quarter of a dollar. The price in Berlin is a mark, about the same. American prices are much higher, but are controlled likewise by ordinance.