The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-01
AN ORDINANCE.


e Carts. &c, and Establishing
{ Tariff of Prices Therefor.
Be IL ordained by the citv o0zRcii o
the cify Of By0ausyiHe
That the following regulation
are prescribed, and the following
tariff Of the prices is hereby estab.
lished, for licensed floats, drays,
wagons, trucks, carts, grocery wa
CONS, express wagons and ether
such vehicles for the Transports
ton of goods, wares. merchandise,
water, etc, for hire, and any per
son, firm, or corporation owning,
/ driving. or controlling same is
hereby authorized to charge the
rates and prices herein established,
and it shall be unlawful for any
such person. firm or corporation to
ask for. or receive, more than tue
rates and prices herein established.
Section When not otherwise
specially contracted Tor by and be-
tween the parties thereto, each
person, firm, or corporation, own
ing. controlling, or driving any
float, wagon, cart. truck, grocery
wagon, express wagon, or other
vehicle for the transportation of
goods, wc-es, merchandise, bag
gage, etc, or any other thing what
soever, for hire, drawn by not
more than one animal, shall charge
not more than twelve G2) cents
for each and every load. from any
point TO any other point, within the
city limits, for a distance not to
exceed one Cd mile, or within the
following boundaries, towit:-
Fronton Street on the South; Tay-
Tor Street on the North; First Street
on the West, and Sixteenth Street
on the East; for ever such vehicle
drawn by two or more animals,
twenty-five (25c) cents for each !
and every such load.
Section Each and every per
son, firm, or corporation, owning, |
controlling or driving, any water
cart in this city, shall charge for
each and every barrel of sixty three
(63) gallons of water, delivered to
any point within the following
boundaries in this city: The Rio
Grande River on the South; Taylor
Street OH the North; First Street
on the West; and Sixteenth Street
on the East, seven (7c) cents.
Section 3.-Whenever any float,
wagon, truck, dray, grocery wagon,
express wagon, cart, water-cart,
Or other such vehicle shall be m
it shall be the duty of /
the driver, owner or person in
charge of same to carry any and all
goods, wares, merchandise, bag
gage, etc, to any point within the
above limits of the city of Browns
vile, for the sums and rates here
nbefore established, upon being re-
luested thereto, and it shall be un-
awful for them to refuse to do so.
Section Amy person, or per
sons, after receiving such services,
who shall refuse to pay the rates
lud prices herein established, if
demanded without delay by the
owner, 3river, or person in charge
If such vehicle, shall be deemed
guilty of an offense.
Section 5.-Ali floats, wagons,
rucks, drays. grocery wagons, ex-
press wagons. carts, water-carts, or
,ther vehicles for hire and transport
ations of goods, wares. merchan-
lise, etc, shall take such stands in
he city as may be assigned to them
~ the chief of police of the said
.ity of Brownsville, and shall be
inder such rules and regulations
IS may be prescribed by the city
council of the said city of Browns
lille, and it shall be unlawful for :
hem to refuse to comply with such
or regulations.
Section amy person, firm or
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