Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-24
Hack, Express, Truck, Billiard
and Pool Licenses.
HEADQUARTERS POLICE DEPARTMENT, |
NEW HAVEN ApriI 81 1885.


THE attention of owners and drivers of Hacks,
4 Express Wagons and Trucks is called to the
following sections of the City Ordinances:
Sec. l. No hack or other vehicle, whether on
be used or employed to convey any person from
place to place in said CITY, for hire and no baggage
vehicle, whether OF wheels or runners shall be used
employed to convey any baggage goods, wares,
place in said city for hire; unless in accordance
with these ordinances, nor unless under authority
Of and pursuant to, license for such vehicle, and
for each driver thereof, provided in this ordi.
nance and in the ordinance concerning licenses and
permits.
Sec 2. This ordinance shall not apply to horse
cars, substitutes therefor on runners, in use by
any horse railroad company on the line OF their
Sec s. The chief of police OF said city shall upon
the ordinance ooncerning licenses and permits to
the owner of any suitable vehicle, to use and en-
ploy the same hack cart. dray, truck, baggage
wagon, express wagon, freight wagon or other We
hicIe for conveying persons or property from place
to place in said city for hire; classifying such
hicle and designating its use on such license.
Sec. 4. Said chief shall in like manner license
such owner and one or other men to be the driver
each vehicle being satisfied that such persons
are discreet, temperate and honest
Sec. 5. Said chief may in like grant IL
censes, on public occasions only, when there is an
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to carry passengers from place to place in said city
for hire designating on such license the time for
which it granted and the place places at which
such vehicle may stand to wait for passengers, as
best to aecommodate the public and least to incom
mode individuals.
Sec s. Such licenses shall be numbered, and the
number of each driver shall be the as that of
the vehicle which he is to drive.
Sec. z. Every such vehicle shall have the number
of such licenses in figures in the Arabic character
of not less than inch in size with light figures
on dark ground or dark figures light ground
at all times fastened pa nted on the outside, and
on each side of the vehicle, in manner approved
by said chief, and as to be distinctly seen and
easily read by passengers in the street.
See 8. Every vehicle for carrying passengers, for
hire shall at all times have conSpicuouSly posted
the inside in manner approved by,said chief, and
so as to be easily seen and read by passengers, a
card containing the name of the owner, the number
of the license, and tariff of the rates of such
hices
Sec. 8. Every such driver shall at all times when
employed or seeking such employment for such
vehicle, wear the number of his license conspicu-
ousiy on his person, in a manner directed by said
chief; and he shall give to anyone requiring it, his
name and number, and the name and residence of
hibit tariff of fares prescribed therefor.
The attention of owners of Billiard Pool Tables
and of Bowling Alleys is called to the following
section of the city ordinances:
Sec. l. The Chief of Police, with the advice and
of the Mayor of said city may issue licenses
as provided in the ordinance concerning licenses
and permits, to such persons he may approve to
licenses one or more billiard tables bowling
alleys.
Every person who shall keep use, suffer to
be kept used for hire, in any premises, in said
city, any billiard table or bowling alley without
proper license in force therefor shall forfeit and
pay penalty of five dollars for every such ofense
and like penalty for every day in which said
table or alley is SO used.
W. NJ HYDE,
a927 Chief of Police