The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-09

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Section 8. All licences to exercises the calling
or employment Of a Hack DriveryCap Driver,
pre- asH. on the irst day d July next after their
issue.
any person Or persons. 50 licensed: to eyer
else the calling or employment Of a Hack
lie Porter. to drive or back any hack, cab.
omnibus or other vehicle. on 70 the sidewalk
Of any Of the streets Of said city, or 10 stop
any such hack. cab, omnibus or other vehicle
on any Of the crosswalkS or Intersections OF
along such crosswalks or Intersections Of
streets, and the Mayor ana any OF the Alder
men, PonGe justices. Co1staples or Poiice-
thority to order the driver. or person having
IN cnarge such hack. cab, omnibus or other
the same shall be found in the position or
situation hereinbefore described, or which,
in the opinion of any OF the officers aforesaid,
may be improperly ~incumbering any side
walk, street alley. lane or wharf in said
city, or obstructing or impeding the public
travel; and any person or persons neglecting
or refusing to comply with or obey such
order, Immediately after the same shall be
given, shall be deemed guilty Of a violation
of this ordinance.
Section 8. That the price or prices Of fare
to be asked or demanded by any person licensed
under the provisions Of the ordinance to
which this is a supplement, shall be as fol-
]. For the use Of a coach in conveyance one
to the foot Of the hill. one dollar; from
any of the ferries to any part CT the city
line and west Of the foot Of the hin. two
dollars; from any Of the ferries to any part
road main line vest Of the foei W tha Hh xii
and Mill Creek, and north of Myrtle avenue,
tTo dollars; from any Of the ferries to any
dollars and fifty cents; for stoppages on
the way at the passengers request, the SUM
of thirty-eight cents for a period Of more than
five and not exceeding fifteen minutes. and
for longer periods, the sum of thirty-eight
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stop. not exceeding Ave minutes in a single
trip, there shall be no charge
the privilege of going from place to place,
and stopping as often and as long as may be
first hour or part thereof, and for each sue
eeeding half hour or part thereof, seventy
five cents.
g. To balls, theatres and returning, three
dollars.
4. For the use of a cab in conveying one or
more passengers from any of the ferries to the
foot of the hill, one dollar; from any of the
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the foot of the kill, one dollar and fifty cents
from any of the ferries to any part of the
city south of the Pennsylvania Railroad main
Creek, "s and north ord of Of i rte AZ Venue nna one one
to any part Of the city sout;i of Myrtle Ave
nue., two dollars; for stoppages on the way
at passengers request, the sum Of twenty-five
cents for a period of more than i've and not
exceeding fifteen minutes. and for longer
every fifteen minutes; for a brief stop. not
exceeding five minutes in a single trip, there
| shall be no charge.
S. For the use of a cab by the hour. with
the privilege or going from place to place
and stopping as often and as long as may be
| required, one dollar for the first hour or
part thereof, and for each succeeding half
hour or part thereof, fifty cents;
coach or cab shall carry on his coach or
cab one piece of baggage not to exceed fifty
| for any additional baggage he may carry he
shall be entitled to an extra compensation, not
| exceeding forty cents each piece.
Section g. No coach or cab shall be driven
by the time rate at a pace less than five
Section 10. Through all streets and avenues
of this city twenty blocks will be deemed a
mile.
Section L. All disputes as to prices or dis
tance shall be settled by the Chief of Police.
or such other person as he may designate.
| coach or cab who may have demanded and
! vided for in this ordinance shall return the
excess received. and be liable to a penalty OF
| ten dollars.
Section 1s. Every owner or driver of any
| to demand his fare of the person or persons
employing him on their entering his coach or
person who does not comply with said de-
maEd-
q coach or cab is not at the time thereof
! specified to be by the hour, it shall be
tention exceeding fifteen minutes, when 50
working by the mile, the owner or driver
may demand at the rate of one dollar per
Section Is. Each and every licensed coach
or cab shall be provided with a suitable lamp
! on each side. and across the middle of the
| outside of each such lamp shall have a metal
band not less than two inches in WIDTH. out
| of which the number of the license shall have
I been cut, after the manner of a stencil plate;
the component figures Of such numbers to be
not less than one and one-half inches in
approved by the Chief Of Police. And each
| and every coach or cab shall also have the
number Of the license in raised metal figures
not less than one and one-half inches in
! heighth. or legibly engraved upon metal plate,
| affixed to the inside of the coach or cab in
| such conspicuous place as may be designated
by the Chief of Police.
or cab, while waiting at night for employ
ment, shall have its lamps lighted as soon
trimmed and burning while such coach or cab
Section II. There shall be fixed in each coach
or cab. in such a manner as can be convent
emily read by any person riding in the same,
a card containing the name Of the owner Of
said carriage, the number of his license and
the whole of Section 8 of this article, printed
in plain, iegible characters, under a penalty
said card to be provided by the Board of Alder
men and to be furnished free to the owner
Section IS. No owner or driver of any hack
ney coach or cab, while on any public stand
that is now or hereafter designated, or at
any passenger steamboat landing or railroad
depot, waiting for employment, shall refuse
or neglect to convey any person or persons
to any place in Jersey City, on his being APP
piled to for that purpose, and snail imnae-
diately carry such person or persons to such
place as they shall requestsz and shall not
place any other person or persons in such
| party or parties first employing him, and on
| such person or persons complying with the
| provisions of this ordinance, where appli-
| cable; provided, nothing In this section shall
be deemed to compel any licensed owner or
driver to carry in his coach or cab any
sons, or any person or persons suffering from
any filthy or contagious disease, or with filthy
| clothing or baggage.
Section 10. No person, whether owner or
driver Of any hackney. coach or cab, while
waiting for employment at any of the public
designated, or at any steamboat landing,
railroad depot or any other public place in
the city, shall snap or flourish his whip or
be guilty Of any disorderly act.
Section 20. Every owner or driver, or person
having charge OF any hackney coach or CAB
shall, upon being requested to do so, give
to any person or persons the number of his
coach or cab. the names of the owner and
driver thereof, and their place of abode and
stable.
section 81. All persons so licensed by virtue
of this ordinance shall, while actually fol-
| lowing the calling or employment Of a Hack
Driver, Omnibus Driver or Public Porter,
wear a badge or plate denoting his ris!I.
to act in the capacity aforesaid. with number
of his license thereon in figures not less than
for each offense.
Section %. That if any person or persons.
having a license as aforesaid, shall refuse. or
| neglect to obey the order or orders of any of
scribed in the seventh section hereof, he, she
or they shall forfeit and pay the sum of five
| dollars.
Section 20. That any lioensee under the