The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-05-22
CoMMIssIoNERs, NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
Distric1 q Columbia, Washington. D. C.. Nay
i9. Ga-Ordsred: That Section Ore Of Article
Five Of the Poiice Regulations q the District q
Columbia. under the authority Of the provision q
the ACT d March third, lSoe entitled An Act
Making spp-oFTiatioas % pEO-ide for the expsnses
q the government Of the District q Columbia for
the fiscal year ending June thrrtsth nineteen hun
dTcd and ten and for ether Iurposes namely:
That the Commissioners q the District q Colun-
bia Se authorized and directed after due invest
CATION. 20 prepare and put n immediate opera-
ton, subject 20 change from time 70 tine, q rea-
nc Fenlces- Tor The traDspoTtatioF q passages
IN tie District Of Columbia and the tariffs 30 pTc-
pared shall Be the maximum charges that may be
collected n the District q Columbia The sid
Commissioners are hereby empowered % preszibe
the penalty penalties foT violation q any charge
fixed b then. Be ard IS hereby smended 50 as
to read as follows: Section / TIE following scale
Of charges by taxicahs he and IS hereby sticpted
as me legal taxeab rates in the District Of Co
lnnbia, 20 take effect on and after June first 1893
TAXICAB RATES. CITY SERVICE: Tariff No
/ For one o. two perso1S Fer the first halt
nile or fraction theresf . cents Each quarter nile
thereafter. 10 cents Zach six minutes q waiting
ie CENTS. Tsrih No. = FCT three O. more personS
For the hrst third mile fractiou Thereof %
cents Eaeh sixth q mile thereafter 70 cents
Each siI minutes Of waiting o cents Rate per
nile q fraction thereof fer cabs travelling eznpsy
outside q the two miles radius hereafter described
% cents Carving one trunk % cents No charge
shah Be made fo- hand bas5 O. dress suit czsss
carried inside the cab, not more than two 70 each
Tassenger. O Tor children under seven years Of
sge Additional baggage. f0r each peer. = cenfs.
These tariffs % apply 10 day and night scrFire
tlty service taIihs 20 apply only 20 distances *
more than a mile. The minimum price for cts
seTr1ce Tor mile o. Traction thereof shall b
fifty cents No charge shall Be made for going
CT returning 20 @ from Any point within Two miles
q the garage from which TIE cab Is ordered Wien
such distance IS Travelled without passenger OF pas
ssngeTS Within this radius the meter shah not
begin q register until the cab has been entered
b. Is FassenEer or passengers. except thar delay
nay Be charged al tariff rstes. The distance
rTayeTsed b the empty cab outside Of the .wo-
nile radiIs shall he paid fnr al TIE prescribed
tsriS- UNION STATION SERVICE Tarif No.
1 and Tarlf No. 2 az Tor ciiy serrice CABS going
% CT from the Uuion Stat1n. Or from any gzrase.
20 any point within radius q two miles a
slch station garage. shall charge for the dis
tsrca covered IN transit % such point while car
ring passenger passengers. ont shaIi not TN
rose additional charge for distance covered when
travelling empty. The radius n two miles from
the Jnicn station extends % Michigan avenue On
the InTth- 18th street and Florida avenue and Du-
Pout Circle On the northwest I9lh street and Perm
syiTania avenue the west. tie Ehsrvss and
the War College On The south. the navy yard ard
the Pennsylvania aveCue bridge o. the southeast
Congressional Cemetery the east ard III. Olivet
Ceustsry on the northeast Distances beyond TIE
tEo mile LIMIT shall Be charged for a. TIE 7te
prescribe N the tang. Withn the radius 4 Two
miles n meter shall nCt begin - register until
the cab has been entered b. rs passenger O. pzs-
senSers. excerpt that delay may he charged a. tarii
rstes THEATEE SERVICE; Taxicah service
from any point within two miles q any EzTagc n
shy theateF ard return shau Be nos mere than -
Ter one O. two persons nor more than $ for three.
four CT Eve persons; and there shzl b no other
charge. provided that TIE journey between the
pCiHa q CAL and the theare- return shsE ~
made without dcisy. any DELAY en- route. Ehile
EoinS returning shall b. clarEc, for a. the rsto
Of so ucr hour Distance heyond The Two
nile limit shall D. charged to- a. the rzts pre-
scTihed 10 the tariff. WHITE HOUSE RECEP-
TiO$ SERVICE Night service Il taXlcabs from
arg poirt - call within three miles q suy garage
% the White House and return sail Be subie1 20
a Fat a;s q, rot more than s. FOR ans lumoe-
q passengers. snd any delay Tos1te going O. re-
turning shah b charged az the rsfs ~ dolla-
TT horu ard distance beyond the three nile liris
shaH b. charged for az the UrrsTihed tzri1 rate.
HOURLY SIGHT SEEING RATES The uaxi-
um Tzte sog taxicsb service bv the hour when the
cab Is used f0T sightseeing or recreation purposes.
shall - f1ur dollars per koG-. All taEichs shah
publicly display 4 printed COY q this s-le11ls
for The Information q the travelling 7Cbhc.
TIE charges fo- hack servioe f0r horse dawn
vehicles within the limits q he Districr < Co
lg-nha shall rot exoeed those stated in the follow
rs schedule Provided. That foT children n0c eT-
CccinE gWo. under fvC yvars q aEe accompanied
~ a4u.fs, no claTTe sc4-l - mace tNz NURSE
NEHICLES--Day rates fhefWefn 51D a p and
I2o a. n By the tTip- Fifteen squares o. les /
one OF two uassuze1s ffry oCuts. each additional
passenger. twenty-five cents each additional rye
squares PARIS q s5usTes. ore OF $50 passeuEVT
fifteen cents. eaA additional passerScr te1 cents
By the hCuT- First hour. ore OF tTO usssGn-gTz I
one dollar. three O. four passengers ore dollar /
ard twenty-five cents; each additioual 1uarrer hosr
- part Thereof tw0 passages. twenty-five 4
ots. thrCc OF f0ur passeugCrs thirty cents Night
rs1es Between l212 a H.. and $50 a. H. By the 4
TIP. Fifteen SQUARES O. less. orc o. two Fasser-
rFTs SIXTY cents each a6diti1usl passsrEEr. thTTy
cents. each additional FIVE squares ~ parts q /
squares one OF two passengers. twenty cgnts, esch
afditi01ai passsrcr fftecn certs b the hour 4
Firsi hoGr Cne two passengers ore dollar three
or fo1- rass--ers one dollar ard twenty-five 1
cuts; sach additional quarter hour q part there1f
one o. two passengers twenty-five cents. three o
fassr rassenrs-s thir1y-fvo cents TW0HORSE 1
FEHICLES.-nay ztes between so a. II. and 4
1210 G. n b The uiD- Fifteen SQUARES Or lss 1
ore O. two passengers sixty csuts. each additional
passenger. jAi-ty cents. each sdditioual I've 3