Rock Island Argus., 1915-09-10
AN ORDINANCE

: acquainted with the applicant for at
/ least one % year last past, and be-
I ljave him TO he a person Of good moral
Character. AL applications must be
[ sworn to
I Section 3.--Every applicant must be
/ az least eighteen t1sJ years of age,
/ possessed OF all good faculties in good
I health and not suffering from any
/ physical fEuremauts calculated to
interfere with his competency as q
driver. and every applicant. ana If ftae
applicant he partnership. every
member Of the partnership, must
either have been born In the United
[ States or have become a naturalized
/ citizen of the United States. unless the
4 applicant he minor born beyond the
/ jurisdiction Of the United States, ia
which case the applicant must be d
Z child Of q naturaIized parent or par
/ ents.
/ The city clerk shall refuse to Issue
/ 4 license to any person. persons. part
I nership or corporation to operate a
motor bus as herein defined. West on
Second t2i1 avenue from Twentieth
I l20th} to Sixteenth streets. north and
! south on Twenty fourth l24th), Twen-
/ ty-third l23dI, Twenty second (22d1.
and Twenty-frst f2Ist) streets from
/ Third (3dy 10 Fourth 4yb} avenues;
3-norrh on Twentieth street from Fourth
t>f4tb) 10 Second (2d) avenues, north
and south on Nineteenth l19th) street
/ from Fourth (4th) 10 Second (2d) ave-
nues, north and south on Eighteenth
! ilSthj street between Second l2d} and
/ Third t3d) avenues; and north and
south on Seventeenth 17th) street
between Second l2} and Fourth l4
avenues.
1 Section 4-The city clerk shall
( consider the said application, and may.
/ if deemed desirable, summon and e1-
anime the applicant, ana any other
/ person, in regard to the granting Of
such license, and may grant tine same
as asked or may change the schedule,
route or rernini proposed in such ap-
plieatiCu, or may. for cause. refuse q
license 10 such applicant. if said city
clerk shall determine 70 issue a Ii
+ Cense TO such applicant he shall upon
payment OF the required license lee
issue a license for the operation of
/ the motor bus therein described. along
the route and between the rermiui.
according to the schedule stated in
said license.
A schedule or route or termint as
hxed by the license issued as afore-
said may be changed by the council
on its motion at any time upon FIVE
to- days notice ia writing to the hold
e- Of such license, or any such change
may be made by said council at the
request Of the holder Of such lie
ause. in It's discretion
Every and each license when grant
( ed shah expire at the end OF the mu-
njcipal year, or the first day Of May
following the issuance of such license
and the fling and approval OF the
bond hereinbefOre required
Section 5-Every person, firm or
corporation before receiving d license
{ to engage in the business herein de-
( fined, shall pay TO the city Of Rock
. Island, as d license fee. the sum Of
twenty-five (e25001 dollars per an
mum in advance for each and every
motor bus of a carrying capacity of
seven Cd persons or less, and for each
motor bus of a carrying capacity Of
over seven (7). persons and not over
twelve 12} persons the sum of thirty
/ five lS35.00} dollars per auuum. and
+ for each motor bus Of a carrying ca
/ pacity OF over twelve t12) persons the
! sum Of fifty $4,000 dollars per an
/ ,,,+r7 ma sz-z 77}a in advance. haF1ra If