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CHECKER CAB COMPANY
CHECKER CAB COMPANY. The 1937 Dubuque Consurvey Directory listed 876 Locust.
The 1948 Dubuque Classified Business Directory listed 410 W. 8th.
The 1959 through 1968 Dubuque City Directory listed 655 Iowa.
On July 17, 1972 Checker Cab Company, BLACK & WHITE CAB COMPANY, and YELLOW CAB COMPANY had not operated for 156 days. To end the strike, the city council granted 20 cab operating permits to Mrs. Janette Luerkens of Marion, Iowa; amended three articles of the city's taxicab ordinance, and effectively granted Luerkens an exclusive franchise for the guarantee of quality service. The amended articles included a 10 cent increase in fares to 60 cents, a minimum fare to help fund the drivers' pension plan, full fare for second passengers, and eliminated a five-minute free waiting period.
