The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-12
NEW ORDINANCE ID REGULATE TAX|CAb
 RATES IS DRAFTED
Being Considered by Com- missioners - Designed to Meet Objections Made
 to Present Law

An automobile or taxicab ordinance regulating the rates to be charged pas sengers has been drafed and is now being considered by the city commissioners. This ordinance is intended to meet tho complaint of the taxi companies of the city that they cannot make d living to operate under the rate i'm the ordinance now existing.
 IL is stated there are some changes 10 be made in the present ordinance, how eNer before it is adopted There is some question about charging for the car from the place where 1t stands when ordered or from tho place the man who hires 1t gets aboard. In the present ordinance there is also no provision for a 25-eent charge from the depots to the downtown hotels and this will probably be inserted.
 The ordinance is as follows
 Be il ordained by the board of commis- sioners of the city of Birmingham that It shall be unlawful for any person or per sons, engaged in driving or operating public automobile within the cIty of Eir- mingham, to charge more than the .ol- lowing prices:
 FOR DISTANCES. For one passenger, one mile or less. .$ 5o r UT lWp UT HlDlt passengers, sdfN... .5t For one passenger over one and less
 than one and one-half miles ....... "a For two or more passengers. each.... .50 For one passenger over one and one
 half and less than two miles ...... .oo For each additional passenger ss.5o For one passenger over two and less e=
 than two and one-half miles.,... 1.oo For each additional passenger ...... .59
 Thereafter a charge of 25 cents per half mile will be made with 25 cents additional charge for extra passengers.
 FOR HOURLY RENTS.
 sS per hour for ive-pa assenger car.
 si per hour for seven passenger car.
 No charge shall be made for children under years of age. nor for hand bag gage not exceeding 90 pounds to the pas senger.
 When the hiring of a public automobile is not at the time specified to be by the hour fl shall be deemed to be by distance, and for any waiting time necessitated ny the passengers there may be made an ad- ditional charge of cents per minute. When the hiring of an automobile Is at the time specified to be by the hour and is used less than an hour, the distance rate of charge shall prevail. provided the total charge shall not exceed a minimum ch9rge of one hours time
 The above rates shall apply day and night.
 Thc distance herein referred to shall be measured by blocks. il blocks being con sidered one mile, and shall be measured from the starting point of the passenger to tho destination of the passenger. by way of the accessible streets furnishing the most direct route to that destination.
 Where automobiles are hired by the hour and are discharged at distance from the place where hired. the driver or owners thereof shall have the right to charge for the time necessary to re- turn to the place where engaged.
 Omitted from above:
 For one to four passengers to Ensley B % Zone one to four passengers to Pratt
 
 For one to four passengers to Wylam. LOO For one to four passengers to Fair
 field .,-..A......,.,..,..... f.W For one to four passengers to Gate