Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-24

Ak ORDINANCE 10 regulate automobiles.
tazicabs and other motor vehicles for the
! transportation Of passengers for hire within
the City OF Newark, and providing for
licenses rates and license fees. and pre-
serIbing penalties for violations thereof.
Be IL ordained By the Mayor and Comrnon
Council Of the City Of Newark as follows:
section J. II shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons. firm or corporation 70 hire
out keep or use for hire or wages. or Gauss
| automobile. taxicah or other vehicle pro-
PEELED by motor power for the Transporter
ton Of passengers for hire within the City u
newark. without having first obtained =
/ license for that purpose from the City Clerk
, Said person persons must be above the aga
OF twenty-one years and said vehicle must
be IN good physical condition.
Section ?. Upon application and before airy
vehicle license is issued. the City Clerk shall
/ thereof, whereupon said Board Of Health
shall inspect said vehicle. and Z It IS found
Health shall so certify TO the City clerk,
| duplicating the State license number OF said
vehicle on the certificate. II the said board
shall certify that said vehicle Is unsanitary
no license shall be issued therefor
Section 3. No person other than the owner
shall operate any automobile. tadcab of
other motor vehicle for the transportation Of
passengers for hire within the City Of New
ark without having first obtained a license
I as a driver and no person under the age q
! eighteen years shall be licensed as 4 driver
! Section 4 There shall be charged TO each
person or persons, firm corporation VINO
shall keep Tor hire or wages any
automobile taxicab or other motor yehicis
! RcH1tAlECAn
within the city OF Newark and paid 10 the
/ City Clerk for the Of the city on issuing
Aforesaid licenses. the following SUMS
/ For each automobile tsxicab other
| motor vehicle for the transportation
Of passengers for hire the sum Of. SO. %
/ For each operator or driver OF
licensed motor vehicle prescribed
in this ordinance other than the
section 8 Every person so licensed as an
operator or driver shall. when the license
IS issued, obtain from the City Clerk, who
1 suitable badge or shield numbered 10 cor
respond with the record thereof kept by thu
/ City Clerk: said badge TO be considered -
the license Of the person receiving tho same,
/ and every person 50 licensed shall, while en-
gagged IN his business a. driver or operator.
expose his badge or shield 10 pubic view By
wearing the same upon some cons plcuolin
place upon his person, and shall not lend
his badge or shield TO another or wear
badge or shield other than the issued
( 10 him. Any person so licensed violating any
OF Tire provisions Of this section shall have
his license Immediately revoked by the City
Clerk.
Section 6 Every automobile. taxicab or
other vehicle propelled by motor power FOR
I the transportation OF passengers for hire
licensed b. aforesaid when driven or used
part Of the outside thereof two lighted lamps
With glass fronts and sides, upon which shall
be firmly fastened the number OF the licanss
IN iegihle figures an least TWO inches IN
height SO that the same may be plainly seen.
There shall also be fixed in every such
licensed vehicle in such manner that the
same can be conveniently read by any person
/ therein card containing the name and resi-
denee OF the owner and driver Of said veh-
Gle tho number Of their licenses and a copy
Of section 8 Of this ordinance. and upon re-
quest Of any person who Is, has been or -
about To become a passenger in his vehicle.
I the driver thereof shall give his license NUM-
Der and the license number OF his vehicle
Section Z No owner or driver Of any
licensed automobile, taxicab OF other motor
vehicle for the transportation OF passengers
for hire shall induce any person 70 employ
him by knowingly mtsinforning or mislead-
ing any such person. either 10 the time
OF place Of the arrival or departure Of any
1 train. steamboat or other public conveyance
or as to the location Of any hotel. pubae
place private residence within the city.
nor shall any such owner or driver in charge
deceive any person or make any false repre-
sensations To him or convey any passenger
to any other place, OF over any other routs
than thar TO which such passenger may have
instructed said driver TO go.
Section s. Taximeters shall be Installed On
one Of the front wheels OF said licensed vehi-
Giles and shall be SO nAeo or connected that
the amount OF fare charged shall be plainly
visible to all its passengers. There shall b
a light reflected upon the dial of the taxi
meter so as TO enable all passengers 10 read
the figures thereon. The term 'taximeter''
sbau he held 10 embrace or mean any Instr7i-
rnent or device attached to a vehicle de-
signed or intended 10 measure the distance
travelled. TO record the time such vehicle IL
IN waiting. and the amount Of extras, and
ifnon such record there shall be indicated nv
means Of figures the fare TO be charged. All
taNmeters snali fesaster ptopesiy ana cor
rectiy and shall be tested before instalia
ton and inspected a. such periods as he may
deem ut by the Sealer Of Weights and
Measures Of the City Of Newark. Failure.
neglect or refusal Of owners or drivers OF
s1Ich licensed vehicles 10 have taximeteTs re-
psfred o. replaced when found TO be inco-
feiture OF license by the City Clerk.
Section 9. The prices that may be charged
nv the owners or drivers OF automobiles
/ tsxicabs or other motor vehicles for the
transportation OF passengers shall not exceed
F TH1 conyeHing one or two persons. for
the first half mile OF fraction thereof.f "a
, For each quarter mile thereafter 70
, For each six minutes waiting f05
For conveying three or more persons.
for the frst third Of mile or frac-
Tor each SSH Of a mile thereafter IL
For each six minutes waiting. --.-..- .0e
For use OF vehicle by the day, with
one or more passengers " hours 10
/ constitute a day) per dar-....-..--.- 90. 90
For use Of vehicle by the hour. with
privilege Of going from place to
place and OF stopping as often as may
De rsqI sseneer shall be entitled to nave
> carried without charge any baggage that ca
/ be conveniently contained within the vehicle
waiting shall include all time when
the vehicle is not in motion beginning with
! the arrival at the place to which il has been
called. or Il engaged in the street or at a
p n.ent. but no charge shall be made for ti1ns
lost through interruptions Of street traffic, or
through the snefhcieney OF me vehicle or IT.
section 10 Every person or persons. Arm
I, | or corporations violating any OF the pro-
, visions Of this ordinance. except such pro-
visions as have been penalized by the for
FIXTURE Of licenses. shall forfeit and pay a
, fine not exceeding the sum OF ten dollars. IN
the discretion Of the magistrate imposing the
same.
; Section II. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
The foregoing ordinance was presented In
Common Council on Friday evening February
z 1913 was read twice. under suspension ~
. the rules and duly ordered 20 a third
reading.
JAMES f. CONNOLLY
City Clerk.