Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-28
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

power to determine the reasonable seating
capacity Of such jitney, the routes. hours of
service and terminal points. and shall either
approve the application in the form presented
or make such changes IN regard to the seating
capacity, routes, hours of service and ter
minal points as the convenience and safety Of
the public shall demand. No SUCH license
shall be issued unless the application there
for is duly approved by the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners and payment made
for such license of the fee fixed by ordi-
nance of the Common Council
For the protection of the public, as well as
the jltney car owners, It is hereby ordained
that each holder of a jitney license shall take
out liability insurance In the sum of not less
than Five Thousand Dollars $4,000 within
license. and failure to provide Responsible
indemnity bond shall ingalidate and cancel
any such license.
Section g. Rules for operation Of jtneys.
1t shall be unlawful:
la To omit to operate any jitney over the
designated route during the hours of service
first obtained from the General Superintendent
of Works, subject to the approval Of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners.
upon by the Board of Street and Water Com
mlssioners.
driven or operated any such Jtney without
the city license number. to be supplied by
the City Clerk, conspicuously displayed there
on.
driven or operated any 1itney without having
prominently displayed signs showing the
destination and route Of same, In accordance
displaying the amount Of fare TO be charged
each passenger where that fare exceeds the
sum of five cents.
driven or operated any jltney while any
passenger is standing upon the running board,
fender mud guard & OF BACK thereof o OF ,tnns Wnle
outside the body thereof, or while greater
number of passengers are In said Jltney than
said iitney is licensed to carry.
(e) To increase the carrying capacity OF
any iitney without first applying for and re-
ceiving the consent of the General superin-
tendent OF Works and securing from the City
Clerk an amended license epon payment cf
the pro rata increase in the license fee pro
yided for such larger carrying capacity.
(f) To drive rapidly to pass another 1tney,
trolley car or vehicle in order to obtain any
prospective passenger or to race with any
other vehicle.
properly applies for transportation, unless such
jitney be loaded to licensed capacity:
Oh To permit any lltney to stand IN any
on or discharge passengers, and not more
than ten minutes at any one time, at desig'
L" m For the driver to collect fares while
such jitney is moving
section l. In the operation and driving
Of any titney the same sh sna,, nall De stopped aor
only at the near side of street intersections.
and at points designated as stops for other
common carriers OF passengers IN In6 CITY
streets, and then only on the right hand side
of the street on which such jitney is being
operated Such jitney shall not be stopped
IN such position as will Interfere with the
nae of the cross walks of any street, so
as to interfere with access to or from other
conyeyances in any street, shall any jitney
stop or stand against the police traffic regu-
lations for the purpose OF taking on or dis
charging passengers on Broad street between
Bank street and Branford place when driving
southerly. or between Mechanic street and
Clinton street when driving northerly, nor tn
Market street between Halsey street and the
westerly line of Beaver street, produced when
| driving easterly, between Beaver street
and Halsey street when driving westerly;
| and provided further that such jitneys lie
permitted to take on and discharge passengers
| street. and when driving in westerly direc-
| tion. at the far side Of Halsey street. All
I iitneys running to or from the Hudson ani
| Manhattan station at Sayhrook place and
Gantar street shall take on and discharge
| thair messengers along the westerly sidewalk
~ park place southerly from Center street.
| and auch jitneys shall only use Park place
between Center street and the City Market
as one-way street, travelling only in the
northerly direction.
anv such jitney shall permit such jitney to
=. driven by a driver. unless such driver
| wall he decently clothed, including shirt
,.,tb COLLAR a coat and hat or cap. and
such regulation shall also apply to any other
| smploye connected with the running Of such
| iitney; and every such owner or operator
sshau when SO required by the General
| enneyfntendent OF Works. furnish report or
renorts in writing on all such matters re-
| lating to such jitney as the General Super
| intendent OF Works or the Board OF street
and water Commissioners shall require.
Section g. The Board OF Street and Water
| Commissioners hereby designate the office OF
| the General Superintendent OF Works as the
department through which applications shall