The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-05

~ employment OF hack pr1VerS, kID DffptiS.
the limits of Jersey C.ly aforesaid, without
FIRST Obtaining license therefor, as hereinafter
Section 2. That all and every person or per-
e emplo saasGlsif & + w rnaaer e ea and al and oai'sa evs sPs
person or parsons who shall be discovered
forwarding, transportation lines, hackney
coaches, cabs or carriages shall be considered
meaning OF this ordinance. and dealt with
Jersey city may, by a resolution passed by az
least seven concurring. votes and approved
Of the city charter. license any person or
persons to exercise the calling. or employment
Drivers ard Public Porters, or either Of them:
in the manner and upon the terms provided
Section A. No license to exercise the calling
or employment OF q Hack Driver. Cab Driver.
meaning OF this ordinance, shall be granted
to any person or persons: unless SUCH person
Aldermen an application in writing, verified
by ahe osth Of speh applicant; ra before
lied to administer the same, setting forth
that such applicant is a citizen Of the United
States, and resides in said City of Jersey
Section 5, Each and every person 50 licensed
e. aae a eiey the s saaii q Pa I've mo aolla sns f tgsat the use Sc
of the city, and the Clerk Of the city shan
e cify ta aale iio snd s aan a Rtii2 a ane res sen5 81 of tie
sad license granted in a book TO be provided
Tor that purpose the license Zee TO De patd
at any time after the first day Of July OF
each, year, shall equal as many twelfth parts
manning: but said proportionate cost Of a
license. shall not apply TO any person VINO
in Jersey city on the frst day Of July, then
next preceding; and for a transfer of a license
'n Section sa5a g g. ali LICENSES peihass t to Exercise Re pai the calling
or employment of a Hack Driver, Cub Driver,
pire on the first day of July next after their
issue.
Section 7. That it shah not be lawful for
any person or persons. so licensed. to exeI-
else the calling or employment of a rack
Driver. Cab Driver. Omnibus Driver or Pub
omnibus or other vehicle. on to the Sidewalk
Of any of the streets Of said city, or TO stop
any such hack, cab. omnibus or other Yeaicle
on any Of the crosswalks or intersections Of
streets, so as to obstruct or hinder the travel
along such crosswalks or intersections of
streets. and the Mayor and any Of the Alder
men, Police Justices. Constabies or PONCE
men of said city shall have power and au-
thority to order the driver, or person having
in charge such hack, cab, omnibus or or r
vehicle, to remove such vehicle away when
the same shall be found in the position or
situation hereinbefore described, or which,
in the opinion of any of tho officers aforesaid
walk, street, alley, lane or Wharf in said
| city, or onstrueting or impeding the pubic
or oray Fefus ane a To c pepTGg W With persons Or o6 sssist sueh
order, Immediately after the same shall be
given, shall be deemed guilty of a violation
Of this ordinance.
Section S. That the price or prices of fare
to be asked or demanded by any person licensed
which this is a supplement, shall be as fol-
lows
/. For the use of q coach in conveyance one
or more passengers from any Of the ferries
to the foot Of the hill. one dollar; from
any Of the ferries to any part of the city
north of the Pennsylvania Railroad main
line and west of the foot of the hill. two
dollars; from any Of the ferries to any part
road main line west of the foot of the hill
tpu0 dOllqrS- from anv of the ferries 10 HHV
part of the city south Of Myrtle avenue, two
dollars and fifty cents; for stoppages on
of thirty-eight cents for a period of mere than
five and not exceeding fifteen minutes, and
| cents for every fifteen minutes; for a brief
stop, not exceeding five minutes in a single
q. For the use of a coach by the hour. with
the privilege of going from place to place,
required, one dollar and fifty cents for the
first hour or part thereof, and for each sue
ceeding half hour or part thereof, seventy
five cents.
8. To balls, theatres and returning, three
dollars.
4. For the use of a cab in conveying enc 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;
from any OF the n 5eTries to any Ro Part pirnad o. n, she
line. west of the foot Of the hill and Mil
Creek. and north of Myrtle Avenue, one
dollar and fifty cents; from any of the ferries
to any part of the city south of Myrtle Ave
nue.. two dollars; for stoppages on the way
cents for a period of more than five and not
exceeding fifteen minutes. and for longer
every eyelSasia fteen minutes; for a brief stop, not
exceeding five minutes in a single trip, there
S. For the use of a cab by the hour. with
the privilege of going from place to place,
and stopping as d6 often and am as as long egst as h may be
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 8. No coach or cab shall be driven
by the time rate at a pace less than five
miles an hour.
of this city twenty blocks will be deemed a
mile.
f. s Sec op.h Il a An .s aIspqts sy as IS to eb Pg5oe IS pr Poi dis
or such other person as he may designate.
Section y. The owner or driver of any such
receive any fare in excess of what is pro-
vided for in CHS ordinance shall return the
excess received, and be liable to a penalty of
ten dollars.
Section IS. Every owner or driver of any
to aa' Senand doi his fare OF the person or persons
employing him on their entering his coach or
cab, and may refuse conveying any such
person who does not comply With said de-
Section Ii. In all cases where the hiring of
a coach or cab is not at the time thereof
specified to be by the hour, it shall be
deemed to be by the mile, and for any de-
tention exceeding fifteen minutes, when so
working by the mile, the owner or driver
may demand at the rate of one dollar per
hour.
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
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 fgures
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.
Section 16. Each and every licensed coach
or cab, while waiting at night for employ
as it becomes dark, and thereafter kept
trimmed and burning while such coach or cab
is in use.
Section II. There shall be fixed in each coach
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
of revocation of license for violation thereof.
said card to be provided by the Board OF Alder
men and to be furnished free to the owner
of such coach or cab.
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 uni landing or railroad
depot, waiting for employment, shall refuse
pp nclAp TO convex INV DarSAn or persons