Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-03
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An Ordinance Being Drawn Up for the Gov
ernmeut of Hackmen-A Scale of Prices
Fixed - Severe Penalties Tor over-

An Ordinance Being Drawn Up for the Gov
erumeut of Hackmen-A Scale of Prices
Fixed - Severe Penalties for Over
Charging.
A new ordinance for the government OF
hackmen was affirmatively recommended to
Councils Yesterday by the Committee on
Public Safety, the only amendment made
providing that each passenger could have
a trunk or satchel carried with him without
extra charge.
The ordinance is altogether different from
the cab ordinance presented to the Counclls
last year which died with the close of the
year. 1t provides first, that every puonc
vehicle for hire for the convenience OF
passengers on the streets, shall be considered
hack for the regulations OF the ordnance
and IN its second section provides that charges
for hack service within the city limits, when
the hack is drawn by one horse, Shall be as
follows:
For or passengers. first hour. 75 cents; be;
tween 1-:so and A. M. 81 So For each additions.
between the hours Of I2:SO and S A. NJ.
For 8 or passengers, first hour, " 70; neIween
dfonsI am bn NJ o. hnreof ~ CO. with IS cents
added between 1880 and A, NJ. .,, ou
es fhe .B Is 9nd on
ditional squares, Is cents, with 10 cents added
between 1890 and A NJ.
BY the trip. multiples of Is squares . cents
for each is squares. and 81 between 1880 and
A. NJ.
Hacks with 2 horses, seating 4 passengers.
may charge by the hour, 81 80 for the first hour
and 81 for each additional hour. When a hack Is
not engaged ny the hour il is to be considered en-
gagged by the trip at tBip rates. provided that 2
horse hack shall not be required to take less than
Passengers.
Section 4 provides that the fare to any point
outside the city shall be charged by the hour, and
If the hack is dismissed outside the city a charge
of Is cents per hour additional may be made.
Section requires each driver to have a supply
of cards one Side OF which the schedule of rates
shall be printed in large, bold type and the other
the name and address of the hack owner. which
the driver must furnish on demand of any pas
senger.
Section authorizes the highest police officer at
the nearest police station house to settle any ols-
pute between the driver and passenger ana re-
quires the driver TO take the passenger TO the sta
tion on demand, the decision of the officer being
conclusive
Section REQUIRES each hack to be provided with
district number and the owner of the hack to
register with the Police Bureau the number OF
each conveyance owned by him. In Section it
is made unlawful for any person to act as hack
driver until he is registered with the Police Bu-
reau and secures a badge which he shall wear DUR
ing his elm ployment and show whenever req uested
1t is also unlawful for hack owners to employ un-
registered drivers.
Section makes it unlawful for any hack to oc-
cupy as public stand, any portion of street ex-
cept such places as may be designated by the
Chief of Public Works, and requires owners to
keep such stands thoroughly cleaned.
Section 10 provides summary conviction and
fine OF from S. to $50, 30 days in jail for viola
tion OF the ordinance or its provisions.
Section II makes il the duty of the Bureau Of Po-
lice to enforce the ordinance.