New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
large to be strapped on. Is cents; no charge FOR
small parcels or baggage.

Matthew Trimble. Assessor Of the District OF
Columbia. furnishes the following information re-
garding rates of fare in Washington:
For one horse vehicles from a. m TIL l2:SC
a. M: Each passenger, 10 squares or less 70 cents
and 10 cents for each additional squares or parts
of squares From 1890 a. m. to a. m: 40 cents for
Is squares or less and cents for each additional
5 squares parts of squares. Time rates: For
one two passengers 70 cents an hour and y
cents for each additional quarter hour or part
thereof, and for three four passengers, 81 and
% cents during the prescribed hours of the daytime
and about % per cent more in the prescribed night
hours.
For two-horse vehicles day rates: For one or
two passengers 10 squares less. 90 cents. and 10
cents for each additional SQUARES or parts Of
squares. 10 cents being charged for each additional
passenger for the first Is squares or less. ana ~
cents for each ADDITIONAL 8 squares or parts OF
sengers: 20 cents for each additional passenger Tor
10 squares less and 10 cents for each ADDITIONAL
3 squares parts of squares. Time rates: For one
or more passenger, 81 50 for the Arst hour and .
cents for each additional quarter noq or an6 ~
cents for each additional quarter hour or part
Each passenger is allowed to have one trunk
carried free. provided that not more man c 1Wo
uRs sna pe S 90. & tyeIve Years old are charged
There are 74O licensed hackney coaches and cabs
In Washington. The usual hackney rates charged
for funeral are 50 80 and the yery-stable Keepers
charge the same The livery rates do not vary
materially from the hackney rates when the supe-
riority Of turn-outs and service are taken into
NAV be hired from So to 81 for weekday after
noon and from 81 to IS for Sunday afternoon.
THE TARIFF IN CINCINNATI
Mavor John b. Mosby furnishes the following
information concerning rates OF fare In Cincinnati:
.ror adult passengers. each 80 cents: cnrdren Over
ten years. % cents; children under 10 years. free
Each passenger may without additional charge
have conveyed a trunk and for each additional
trunk % cents All other articles occupying seat
weighing over 30 pounds, % cents.
HOW 1T is IN CHICAGO.
From the Mayors office In Chicago. comes the
following schedule Of bearing fac-simile
signature Of the sassinated Carter II. Harrison
Onehorse vehicle: one mile or less. one or two
passengers 30 cents; second and subsequent miles.
for one or more passengers. - cents mile; no
charge to exceed per hour. 70 cents; each quarter
OF an hour after the first hour 20 cents; outside Of
Of an hour after the first hour 25 cents
Two-horse vehicles: one or two persons. from one
depot to another, 81; one or two persons. not SN-
ceedng one mile 81: two persons. any dis
lance one mile and less than two miles 81 o0'
each additional passenger 80 cents one or two per
sons over two miles within city. 81: each additional
passenger % cents; one or more passengers by the
day. Ss one or more passengels by the hour. stop
ping az often as required. first hour. 81: each add
iional hour or part Of an hour. 81
Passengers must inform the driver when start
ing If they desire to the vehicle by the hour;
otherwise he may assume that he Is hlred ny the
mile. For any detention exceeding hfteen minutes;
when working 10y the mile. the driver may demand
81 an hour Drivers hired by the hour may charge
FOR the time necessary 10 return TO the stand al
which engaged When hired by the hour. such
vehicle can carry two passengers FOR the same houI
rates Children between five and fourteen years Of
age half-rates: children less than five years, no
charge Passengers allowed to have; without
pounds Of other baggage Where whole weight OF
baggage is over 100 pounds, the driver may charge
10 cents for each parcel constituting such over
RATES OF FARE IN ST. LOUIS
Mayors Secretary William Lleweyn Saunders.
Of St Louis. furnishes the following:
For the use Of any licensed hackney carriage for
conveying one or more passengers a distance not
exceeding one mile. 81. and every additional mile.
80 cents ali hackney carriages shall be entitled to
charge 81 80 for the first and 81 for each additional
hour
For any licensed one-h horse vehicle: For one mile
or less for each passenger % cents for each add-
tional mile for one or two passengers % cents for
an additional one half mile after the irst nlie, II
cents for or two passengers, for the hrst stop
of five minutes charge. for any subsequent stop
10 cents for each ten minutes or part thereoI, ior
any package too large to carry insde 10 cents fon
Courthouse. 70 cents an hour; for each Quarter OF
an hour additional or raStioh ,here1. - III, Ii,t,
81 per hour: for each quarter Of an hour additional
or fraction thereof % cents for a continuous stop
~ ono-half hour or more when carrying any per
son at the last named rate 70 cents an hour while
when vehicles are discharged more than half mile
from the stand from which they started, NE time
the rate Of 70 cents 81 an hour, as the case may
be- These rates for all services between midnight
and a. m may be doubled
The livery tables good carriages charge from
SO an hour 81 - for drive about the city occu
nving the whole afternoon and covering about Ii
miles For an ordinary afternoon drive the carriage
''''' CHARGES IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Mayor J.. r. Erert. OF San Francisco, furnishes
the following extracts from the ordinances Of the
Golden city:
Hack or cab. drawn by one horse, for one or two
persons not exceeding mile 81; for each additional
mile 80 cents. more than two persons. not exceed
ing mile 81 each additional mile. for each per-
son % cents.
Hack or cab. drawn 10y two or more horses, TOT
four or less number OF persons. when engaged by
the hour TO be computed for time occupied IN
going and returning including detention for first
hour g: for each additional hour. 81 ~. for two
persons when engaged by the hour. 81 ~ for frsi
hour and s. for each additional hour.
Sioppages not exceeding ten minutes In the aSgre-
81, no extra charge. From any landing Of any
steamboat railroad depot 10 any point Wlthln the
district bounded by the water front, broadway
Cough and Twelfth SITS, shall be estimated not 10
exceed ! nile so extra charge shall be made FOR
the ordinary amount of baggage.
Mavor Ebert writes: "Lyery-stable Keepers
charge for the Of horse and buggy by the
day from 50 to IS, and from Sc to 80 day for car
rfps