The Washington herald., 1913-02-05


In cas- Of disagreement between the driver and
p.ssensTn Of public vehicle relative TO the legal
fare to be paid the driver shall convey the p@ssn
scr In the nearest r0liNe station where the ohlcrr
in charge shall Immediately decide the case anu
II the decision il in favor of the pnsSengtr the
diver shall convey him fron the po.le S,~noh %
his original destination without additional charge
II the rassengrr is about 20 leave the city oy
raiIroad steamboat, otherwise, the roloe on'cSr
on duty At the derJt wharf shall decide the case
The driver Of any horse drawn public vehicle Who
may be required to travel. by the most oirec1
route more than fftecn sIusrcs to make rSpnose
to a call, may charge additional = cents there
for
Children between five ana twelve years. one-h an
rates Children not cXceeding two. under n'e
years Il age accompanied ny adliE' no cnAiEe
shall b. made
The driver Of any horSed7wn vehicle shall he
entitled to make a charge not to eNeeod . cHris
for each trunk and 10 ocnts for each large raiise
or hAg carried outside the vehicle: and each pas
sens,pr shall he entitled to have conveyed without
chargr such other vslise or snail packages as can
be conveniently carried wirrin the vehicle. The
driver shall load and unload all bAssase without
chargr.
MOTOR VEHICLES.
Each ard every Hcsnsed public automobile occ1i-
pying p1Sfc space and offered for public hire.
shall be authorized to charge not more than "
psr hour for automobiles carrying four passensers
or less and 20 apiece rFr hour for each addi-
displayed in the automobile and Re made clear
to passengers at the tins a the hiring Of the
machine.
Ca Taxicabs and motor vehicles with meters 70
register distances Travelled. At HOTELS AXE
NOT PUBLIC VEHICLES. but for use Of hotel
guests only.
Cbl Taxicahs on the public stands or streets.
where they classed - public vehicles. tney
hirr to any other than hotel guests. AND HAVE
LICENSE THEREFOR. may chsrEc:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SERVICE. day and
night. One to five persons For the nrst = nues
or fraction thereof. 50 cents. Each miles thers
after 10 cents Each four minutes Of waiting ~
cents Rate per mile or fraction thereof for abs
travelling empty outside Of the two miles rahnis
hereafter described, % cents Carrying one trunh:
% csnts. No charge for handbags OF dress suit
czses carried inside cab. not more than two TO
each passenger or for chiIdren under seven years
Of age Additional baggage. 20 oents each peer.
No charge made for going or returning TOY from
any point within two miles Of point OF call from from
which cab Is ordered. when such distance Il uN-
elcd without pasener or passenseS
UNION STATION SERVICE same as District
Of Columbia service. -,
point Of call to any theatre and return shall be
not morn than s. for cr two persons, not more
than s, for three four or five persons. DELAYS
going to or returning chars~d for al N-S per hour.
Beyond two miles limit charges same as District
Of Columbia tariff.
RECEPTION SERVICE. Night serTico within
three miles Of point Of call to destination and re
turn fat nate of not rnore than y shall ne
charged any number Of esssensen Delays en-
route OF returning same THEATRE TAHITI:
Beyond three miles rrpit, regular taHn rates shali
Be charged
The radius of two miles from the Union ststinu
extends to Michigan Avenue on the north. roar-
tenth Street and FLORIDA Avenue and Dupont CIR
Gle on the northwest Nineteenth Street and Penn
syiyania Avenue on the west. the wharves and
War COLLEGE on the south. the Navy Yard ana
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue Bridge on the southeast,
Congressional Cemetery on the east, and Mount
0Iivet Cemetery the northeast
HOURLY SIGHTSEEING RATES. y per ho'ir,
any number Of persons. -
EVERY AUTOMOBILE NOT USING TAXI
METERS occupying public space for public hire,
shall charge not more than 81 per hour for one 70
four passengers and 80 cents pr hour for each
Additional passenger Thess @rates shall be dis
PLAYED in automobiles and made clear 20 passen-
rers at time Of hiring the machine.
SIGHTSEEING AUTOMOBILES NOT USING
TAXIMETERS shall not charge more than u
Der passenger per trip. each trip TO be OF not
less than one hours duration. Any lesee, owner.
orerator manager. person in charge Of sny
such vehicle may be held responsible for any
violation Of any Of the foregoing provisions Of
this section.
Note: Each taxicab must be equipped with an
efficient Illuminating derice, 50 as TO enable the
passenger OF passengers In ssfcn vehicle 10 con-
renienfly observe at all times the state n the tax
imc4er and the schedule Of rates therein.
(c) Taxisbs located in front of hotes are not pub
lie vehicles when 50 located str
All other vehicles Of whatever character or
kind engaging in and performing public hire SER
vice shall be governed and Be subject to the rates
established for public vehicles. unles first con-
tracted for 10 the contrary s
Section 4 strest cara hsrdic5. motor vehicles,