Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
AN ORDINANCE to regulate automobiles,
taxicabs 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-
scfibing penalties for violations thereof.
Be II ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Newark as follows:
Section l. II shall be unlawful for any per
son persons. firm or corporation 10 hire
out keep or use for hire or wages or cause
automobile taxicab or other vehicle pro-
PEELED by motor power for the uansporta-
ton of passengers for hire within the city OF
Newark, without having first obtained i
license for that purpose from the City Clerk
said person or persons must be above the age
Of tWenty-one years and said vehicle must
be IN good physical condition.
Section 2. Upon application and before any
vehicle license is issued, the city Clerk shall
transmit to the Board OF Health copy
thereof. whereupon said Board OF Health
shall inspect said vehicle. and IL IL is found
N sanitary condition. the said Board o.
Health shall certify to the City Slerk;
duplicating the State license number OF said
vehicle on the certificate. II the said board
shall certify that said vehicle is unSanitary
10 license shall be issued therefor
Section 5. No person other than the owner
shall operate any automobile. taNicab or
other motor vehicle for the transportation OF
passengers for hire within the City Of New
ark without having first obtained a license
as driver, and no person under the age oil
aighteen years shall be licensed as a driver.
Section 4. There shall be charged to each
person persons, firm or corporation VINO
shall keep or use for hire or wages any
Rutomobile taxicab other motor vehicle
Tor the transportation Of passengers for hire
within the City of Newark, and paid 10 the
rity Clark for the use Of tho city on Issuing
eforesaid licenses. the following sums;
Tor each automobile, taXicab or other
motor vehicle for the transportation
of passengers for hire the sum Of 5000
Tor each operator driver of
; licensed motor vehicle as prescribed
in this ordinance other than the
section ( Ever, person so licensed as an
operator or driver shall, when the license
10 Issued, obtain from the City Clerk. who
ls hereby directed TO furnish the same, a
suitable badge or shield numbered TO cor
respond with the record thereof kept by the
City Clerk; said badge to be considered as
the license OF the person receiving the same,
and every person so licensed shall, while en-
gagged in his business driver or operator,
expose his badge or shield TO public view by
wearing the same upon some conspicuous
place upon his person. and shall not lend
his badge or sheld TO another or wear a
badge or shield other than the one issued
70 him. Any person so licensed violating any
NJ the provisions Of this section shall have
MS license Immediately revoked by the City
Clerk
other vehicle propelled by motor power for
the transportation OF passengers for hire
licensed as aforesaid when driven or used
after sundown shall have fixed upon some
mart of the outside thereof two lighted lamps
with glass fronts and sides. upon which shall
IN iegible figures at least two inches in
height so that the same may be plainly seen.
There shall also DO fixed In every such
licensed vehicle in such a manner that the
Eane can be conveniently read by any person
therein card containing the name and resi-
dence of the owner and driver of said vehi-
Gle the number OF their licenses and copy
OF section of this ordinance. and upon re-
Quest OF any person VINO is has been. or Is
about to become a passenger in his vehicle
the driver thereof shall give his license mum.
Der and the license number Of his vehicle.
Section Z. NO owner or driver Of any
licensed automobile. taSicab or other motor
vehicle for the transportation of passengers
for hire shall induce any person to employ
him by knowingly misinforming or mislead-
ing any such person, either as TO the time
or Mace OF the arrival or departure Of any
train, steamboat or other public conveyance.
or as to the location Of any hotel. public
place or 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 convey any passeng ger
10 anv other place, over any other route
than that to which such passenger may have
instructed said driver to 20.
Section s. Taximeters shall be installed On
one Of the front wheels OF said licensed vehi-
cIes and shall be so fixed or connected that
the amount OF fare charged shall be plainly
a light reflected upon the dial OF the taxi
meter so as 10 enable all passengers to read
the figures thereon. The term "taximeter"
shall be held 10 embrace or mean any instru-
rnent or device attached to vehicle de-
signed OF intended to measure the distance
travelled 10 record the time such vehicle is
IN waiting. and the amount OF extras. and
ttpon such record there shall be indicated by
means OF figures the fare to be charged. All
faxineters shall register properly and cor
reciiv and shall be tested before installa-
lion and Inspected at 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 drivers of
such licensed vehicles to have taximeters re-
psIred or replaced when found to be ineo-
rect shall be penalized by immediate for
failure of license by the CITY Clerk
Section 0. The prices that may be charged
by the owners or drivers OF automobiles.
taxicabs or other motor vehicles for the
transportation Of passengers shall not exceed
the following rates;
the first half mile or fraction thereof.S .4C
For each quarter mile thereafter...... 1t
For each six minutes waiting........ .0t
For conveying three or more persons.
for the first third OF a mile or frac-
ton thereof. ....-.:... 1880. .9t
For each sixth of a mile thereafter. II
For each six minutes waiting........ 90
For use of vehicle by the day. with
e ooe 0ss day. per day.......... 5000
For use of vehicle by the hour, with
one or more passengers. with the
privilege Of going from place to
place and of stopping as often as may
he REQUIRED per hour. .............. So
every passenger shall be entitled to hav,
carried without charge any baggage that cal
~ couvenie1t1y contained within the vehicle
.svVaiting'' shall include all time wher
fhe vehicle is not in motion beginning with
The arrival al the place TO which II has beer
called, or II engaged in the street or at
rfand beginning al the time OF such engage
nent: hut no charge shall be made for TIM
lost through interruptions OF street traffic, o.
through the ineficency of the vehicle or I'll
driver
Section TO- Every person or persons. firm
Or corporations violating any OF the pro
eislons Of this ordinance, except such pro
visions as have been penalized by the for
felfure OF licenses, shall forfeit and pay
0ne not exceeding the sum Of ten dollars. II
fhe discretion OF the magistrate imposing III
same. .
Immediately.
The foregoing ordinance was presented il
c-ognuaon Council on Friday evening, Februar,
fpf3 was read twice, under suspension 0
the rules and duly ordered to thir'