Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30
INCREASE IN HACK RATES.
Commissioners Receive Petition Fror
Local Owners of Vehicles.

In view of the fact that the price OF
| forage has advanced about 25 per cent
during the past year, Maj. Sylvester at the
| request of twentyfour hackmen of the
| city, has transmitted a communication to
! the Commissioners asking that the rates
! of fare for public vehicles be amended as
| follows:
Hack rates-The charges for hack serv-
ice within the limits of the District of Co.
lumbia shall not exceed those stated in the
; following schedule; provided, that for chill
dren, not exceeding two, under five years
of age, accompanied by adults, no charge
shall be made:
One-horse vehicles day rates, between 5
o'clock am. and 1890 a.m.-By the trip,
fifteen squares or less, one or two pas
sengers, 80 cents; each additional pas
senser, % cents; each additional five
squares, or parts Of squares one or two
passengers, Is cents; each additional pas
senger, 10 cents. By the hour-First hour,
one or two passengers, 81; three or four
passengers, $1.25; each additional quarter
hour or part thereof, one or two passen-
gers, 70 cents; three or four passengers, 30
cents.
Night rates (between 1890 am. and 5
AMPLY the trip, fifteen squares or less,
one or two passengers, 60 cents; each addi-
tional passenger, 80 cents; each additional
nve squares or parts of squares, one or
two passengers, 20 cents; each additional
hour, one or two passengers, 81; three or
four passengers, $1.25; each additional
quarter hour or part thereof, one or two
Passengers, % cents; three or four pas
Sengers, 30 cents.
Two-horse and motor Wednesday,
rates, between a. m and 1870 am, by the
trip-Flfteen squares or less, one or two
passengers, GO cents; each additional pas
senger 30 cents; each additional five
squares or parts of squares, one or two
passengers, Is cents; each additional pas
senger, 10 cents. BY the hour-First hour,
one or more passengers, 81 so; each addi-
tlonal quarter hour or part thereof, one or
more passengers, IS cents.
Night rates (between 1870 am. and
AMPLY the trip, fifteen squares or less,
one or two passengers, 50 cents; each addi-
tonal passenger, 40 cents; each additional
five squares or parts of squares, one or
two passengers Is cents; each additional
passenger, IS cents. BY the hour-First
hour, one or more passengers, 81 so; each
additional quarter hour or part thereof
one or more passengers, 40 cents.
The petition which brought the matter
to the attention of the Commissioners was
signed by twenty-four one-horse public
rates be changed to 81 per hour straight
vehicle owners, who requested that the
for two people; 81 :25 per hour straight for
three people, and by the trip, fifteen
squares or less 80 cents for one or two
people. The owners who asked for the ad-
vance were L. c. Coleman, A. W. Scott
James E. Ferguson, Charles H. Thompson,
L. T. Ruffin w. w. ODay, c. Redy,
Patrick Sherwin, w. P. NJ. King, Fred
erick Upperman, Louis F. Miller, Charles
Buckley, Jerry Callahan. Joseph L. Wilson,
Ernest Williams, Smith Adams. j. H.
Flor Harry Chapman, G. c. Lee James H.
Jones, William Eatman, John Bingsley
Henry Logan and Stephen Bailey.