Evening star., 1909-05-12
District Commissioners Agree
on New Schedule.
TO BE EFFECTIVE At ONCE
Charges Substantially the Same as
Heretofore.
LOWER THAN COMPANIES WANT
Text of the Regulations, Copies OF
Which Must Be Displayed in
| Vehicles Affected.

Rates for taxicab service in the District
Of Columbia. which have been agreed on
by the District Comm ssioners and await
only formal adoption by them, were an
nounced at the District building today by
Commissioner West.
The last District appropriation act con-
tanned paragraph providing that the
Commissioners of the District of Column
bia be authorized and directed, after due
| investigation, to prepare and put into
immediate operation, subject to change
from time to time, reasonable scale Of
charges by cabs, taxicabs and public
vehicles for the transportation of pas
sengers in the District Of Columbia, and
the tariffs so prepared shall be the maxi
mum charges that may be collected in the
District of Columbia
In accordance with that provision, the
Commissioners have arranged a schedule
of taxicab rates which are practically the
same as those In effect today and much
lower than the rates desired by the taxi
cab companies. They were adopted after
public hearing and several conferences
between the Commissioners and officials
Of the taxicab companies.
New Rates and Regulations.
The new taxicab rates and regulations
are as follows:
|. "City service:
Tariff No. /. For one or two persons
For the first half mile or fraction there
of. 30 cents; each quarter mile thereafter.
10 cents; each six minutes of waiting, 10
cents.
"Tariff No. 2 For three or more per-
sons-For the first third Of mile or frac
ton thereof, 80 cents; each sixth of a mile
thereafter, 10 cents; each six MINUTES Of
waiting, 20 cents.
Rate per mile or fraction there for
cabs travelling empty outside of the IwO-
mile radius hereafter described, 20 cents
Carving one trunk, 20 cents.
''NO charge shall be made for handbags
or dress suit cases carried inside the
cab, not more than two to each Passenger
or for children under seven years of age.
Additional baggage, for each piece, 10
cents.
These tariffs to apply to day and night
service.
Minimum Price for City Service.
''City service tariffs to apply only Is
distances OF more than q mile. The
minimum price for city service for a mile
or fraction thereof shall be 80 cents.
mo charge shall be made for going Or
returning to Or from any poiat within
two miles Of the garage from which tho
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travelled without passenger or passengers
Within this radius the motor shall not
begin to register until the cab has been
entered by Its passenger or PASSENGERS.
tariff rates. The distance traveraed by
the empty cab outside of the two-mile
radius shall be paid for at the prescribed
tariff.
Union station service:
Tariff No. and Tariff No. as for
city service.
Cabs going to or from the Union sta
tion, or from any garage. to any point
within radius of two miles Of such sta.
ton or garage, shall charge for the dis
while carrying passenger or passengers,
but shall not impose additional charge for
distance covered when travelling empty.
Radius Of Two Miles.
The radius Of two miles from the Union
station extends to Michigan avenue on the
north; 14th street and Florida avenue and
Dupont Circle on the northwest; 10th
street and Pennsylvania avenue on the
west: the wharves and the War College
on the south: the navy yard and the
Pennsylvania avenue bridge on the south
east: Congressional cemetery on the east
and Mt. Olivet cemetery on the north
east.
Distances beyond the two-mile limit
scribed In the tariff. Within the radius
of two miles the meter shall not begin
to register until the cab has been en-,
tered by Its passenger or passengers.
except that delay may be charged ut
tariff rates.
'Theater service:
'Taxicab service from any point
within two miles of any garage to.any
theater and return shall be not more
than 50 for one or two persons. nor
persons. and there shall be no other
charge. provided that the journey be-
tween the point OF call and the theater
or return shall be made without delay.
turning. shall be charged for at the rate
Of 81 per hour. Distances beyond the
| two-mile limit shall be charged for at
the rate prescribed in the tariff.
White House Reception.
white House reception service:
might service Of taxicabs from any
point Of call within three miles Of any
garage to the White House and return
| shall be subjected to fiat rate Of not
more than IS for any number of pas
| sensers: and any delay on route. going
or returning. shall be charged at the
rate Of one dollar per hour: and distances
beyond the three-mtle limit shall be
charged at the rate OF twenty cents for
returning, for such distance as lies be-
yond the radius.
Hourly sightseeing rates-The maxi
mum rate for taxicab service by the hour,
when the cab is used for sightseeing or
recreation purposes, shall be 81 per hour.
"Penalties-The penalty for each viola
ticn of this schedule OF rates shall be a
fine of not less than S. nor more than S25
or imprisonment not exceeding thirty
| IAN taxicabs shall publicly display a