The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-16

SIall have been G0Ed8eQ Ill d n D11AlCoc
in Jersey City on the first day OF Jaly 5aea
next preceding; and for e transfer q q license
Section 6. Xii licenses to exercise the calling
Or employment Of q Hask DrLgeF, CAP afiser,
pire on the first day Of July next after their
Section 4 That IL shall not be lawful for
else the calling Or employment Of q Hack
lie Porter, To- drive or back any hack. cab.
omnibus or3lother vehicle. on 70 the sidewalk
any such hack, cab, omnibus or other Vehicle
Oh any Of the c~r9sswalks or intersections OF
along such crosswalks or intersections OF
streets, and n the Mayor ana any OF the b Aldes-
men of said city shall have power and au-
II hI0f chsrg e e oreh lack sae ar cab. omnibus Sr Reuson or Aa otheF
vylicle, TO remove such vehicle away when
situation hereinbefore described. or which,
h In the be opinion q any of 0c, the officers a aI9res sIde.
walk, 0s street, eaDf0 aIies. l Iana os Mhar 4ng in S sa!d
city, or o5structing or impeding the public
or refusing IN o comply W With or obey such
order, immediately after the same shall be
given shall be deemed guilty Of a violation
section 5. That the price or prices Of fare
under the provisions of the ordinance to
which this is a supplement. shall be as fol-
I. For the use of a coach in conveyance one
or more passengers from any Of the ferries
any of the ferries 10 any part of the city
north of the Pennsylvania Railroad main
dollars; from any of the ferries to any part
OF the city south Of the Pennsylvania Rail,
and Mill Creek. and north of Myrtle avenue,
two dollars; from any Of the ferries to any
dollars and fifty cents; for stoppages on
the way at the PASSENGERS request the sum
or tnlrty-eiGht cents for a period OF more than
five and not exceeding fifteen minutes, and
cents sp1 for Every pea.yai aifte sns minutes ahm for a brief
stop, not exceeding five minutes in a single
u I For eaef the Sa use 6 e a nc eo enarf by the hour. with
the privilege OF going from place to place,
Teauir reap'e one dollar and md fifty ii .'' Cents IS for the
first hour or part thereof, and for. each sue
ceeding half hour or part thereof. seventy
five cents.
{: To balls. theatres and returning. three
dollars.
4. For the use of a cab in conveying oae or
more passengers from any of the ferries to the
foot Of the hill. one dollar; from any of the
Pennsylvania Railroad main line and west Of
the foot of the hill, one dollar and fifty cents;
city south of the Pennsylvania Railroad main
line, west of the foot Of the Hill and MI
dollar and fifty cents; from any of the ferries
to any part Of the city sout.i of Myrtle Ave
at passenger's request, the sum of twenty-five
cents for a period of more than five and noc
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
and Stopping as often and as long as may r.
required. one dollar for the first hour or
hour or part thereof, fifty cents.
6. Every owner or driver of any hackney
cab one piece of baggage not to exceed fifty
pounds in weight, without extra charge. but
shall be entitled to an extra compensation, moi
exceeding forty cents each piece;
Section 3. No coach or cab shall be driven
| by the time rate at a pace less than five
miles an hour.
Section 10. Through all streets and avenues
of this city twenty blocks will be deemed a
mile.
Section II. All disputes as to prices or dis
lance shall be settled by the Chief of Police.
or such other person as he may designate.
Section u. The owner or driver of any, such
receive any fare in excess of what is pro-
vided for in this ordinance shall return the
excess received. and be liable to a penalty Of
ten dollars.
Section 10. 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-
a coach or cab is not at the time thereof
specified to be by the hour. it shall be
tention exceeding dfteen minutes. when SO
working by the mile, the owner or driver
hour.
Section Is. Each and every licensed coach
GT d SlldIi Dt pIONIQGd Will d Suitable ldulp
on each side. and across the middle of the
outside of each such lamp shall have a metal
of which the number of the license shall have
been cut, after the manner of a stencil plate;
not less than one and one-half inches in
heighth,d and nc t the G STYLE q Of p the whole to s.e be
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
1 o1lnh LnOnCnirYIn1lS n1ann c may ha clio q cd
by the Chief Of Police.
Section 16. Each and every licensed coach
ment, shall have its lamps lighted as soon
as it becomes dark, and thereafter kept
trimmed and burning while such coach or cab
Section II. There shall be fixed in each coach
a card containing the name of the owner of
the whole of Section 8 of this article, printed
in plain, llegible 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
neg. coach or cab, while on any public stand
any passenger steamboat landing or railroad
depot, waiting for employment, shall refuse
to any place in Jersey City. on his being ap.
piled to for that purpose, and shall inl.ne-
place as they shall request, and shall not
place any other person or persons in such
| c0ach or Gao without the consent OF the
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
drunken or other disorderly person or per-
sons, or any person or persons suffering from
any filthy or contagious disease, or with filthy
clothing or baggage.
Section 19. No person, whether owner or
driver of any hackney, coach or cab, while
waiting for employment at any Of the public
stands, or any stand that may hereafter be
designated, or at any steamboat landing.
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-
Driver, Omnibus Driver or Public Porter.
wear a badge or plate denoting his right
to act in the capacity aforesaid. with numha.
of his license thereon in figures not less than
one inch long, under a penalty Of five dollars
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
the officers of said city as set forth and de-
scribed in the seventh section hereof. he, she
or they shall forfeit and pay the sum of five
dollars.
Section %. That any licensee under the
provisions of this ordinance may employ q
4 competent person as driver of any hack,
cab or omnibus used by such licensee in the
prosecution of his business. which employe