The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-16
MOVING RATES.


gone into effect and for the first time in
the history OF the city vehicles OF this
class are amenable to the law a stand
ard scale of rates has been set for vari- -
Gus forms Of work, the public can seek
redress for overcharges and the owners
Of such carts are assured OF receivfnp e
proper pay for the use Of their We
hicles. In fact the new ordinance will
undoubtedly better conditions all around.
This ordinance was adopted by the
Aldermen on June OF this year and
approved by the Mayor on June ..
1t is drafted along lines similar to the
taxicab ordinance. inasmuch as II regu- .
lates the charges and stipulates that the
vehicles must be inspected at all times
by authorized inspectors
The rates for transporting merchan-
disc household or office furniture, or
other bulky articles. not including
pianos are as follows: \ vehicle drawn
by one horse and having an inside moor
surface of at least forty square feet
Uncluding the driver) will cost 1925 an .
hour. such a vehicle must be propelled -
at not less than three miles an hour.
a vehicle drawn by two or more horses.
having an inside floor space Of at least
seventy square feet tincluding the
driyer) will cost $3.50 an hour. A
speed II not less than three miles must
be maintained. \ motor driven vehicle
having an inside floor space Of at least
seventy square feet dncluding the
driver) will cost si.75 an hour. The
vehicle must move at the rate Of 1T
| least eight miles an hour A motor
driven vehicle having an inside floor
space of at least ninety square fee:
dncluding the driver will cost $3.50 an
/ hour TIE vehicle must move at tho
rate " at least eight miles an hour. =.
The service of each man in addition
/ to the driver or operator OF motor
driven vehicle will cost 80 cents an
hour However. the number of men 10
! be engaged on one job is not to exceed
! four. unless especially agreed upon by
the person hiring the vehicle. This in
cludes the driver.
! Here's n provision Of the new ordl-
nance the public will be pleased with.
disabled through any cause while en-
gagged in the transportation of goods.
no charge shall he made by the owner
for the time the vehicle is out OF SER
/ vice. Furthermore. all disputes as to
the rate of payment are to be adjusted
by the police officer in charge OF the
police station nearest to the place
| where the DISPUTE is had. ON failure
TO abide by the officers decision the
load or part of the load sufficient 20
secure charges shall he taken to a con-
venient storage warehouse and "A notice
i'm writing with n brief statement OF
particulars shall he sent at once by the
public cartman to the Department Of
Licenses
Regarding pianos. the new ordinance
specifies that when such an instrument IL
transported in the same cart with other
household furniture and Is a part "
the same iob. an additional charge not
TO exceed 1850 NAV be made When
n piano IL TRANSPORTED a. a separate
lob and the distance travelled liz three
miles or less. the charge shall not OK.
coed 81 This includes tho labor ana
the use of the vehicle Each additional
mile or mart of a mile vii, cost thA
user OF the cart 40 cents additional
when n p,ano is carried nm mr. d,u,r
ono or moro 6iybts ~ s+,irs H. oost
will nc so cents for oacb oIsb,. 7, 90
elevator is used for tho hnis,irn -,
lowering of tho niano 4, nil, ,as, ~.
na,ron orI,, a, aaa,,taa, ,,,. .'e
sarv :, use =, hois, or ,ao,,,t,,. - -,
cling tn hoist ar ,ou,o,. n 49, -,
end Of tho ioh n chara. 80, ., 49,
s. will he permItted
These arc tho loga, r, 49,.
Is nothing IN nrevor, ,,o., ~
carts and tho ownaro -, 49, ,,,,s
from entering info n nr,,.a,
ment soc,,o, ~, y,
saws. "rbe ,uoun, 60 =. 49,.
loading and ,ransnor,;,n ,o,,.s,, ~.
office f,,rni,ure az o,ha, h,,,,, .', ".
NAV be agreed mon T., $780, ,r',s
contract or apreemon, shau -,
regulate tho .mn,o,.ma,, T.. go
case WHARF s,nh r '''y
entered int tho n,,h,,, o',r,,
furnish tho norson v,i,h -
tracts n written r,a,,,ora ,a,,
signed nv h,,h nar,ia. 80,
sponsibIe renresep,at,,os sa,,,n ,.
clearly the farms Of IN. co,,rao, ~.