The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-21
Proposed Ordinance

The tentative ordinance is as follows: ''No. = c. An ordinance to define a l motor bus and to regulate the running of motor busses in the city of Birming- ham.
 Be it ordained by the board of com l missioners of the city of Birmingham Section 1. The word street as herein used shall mean and include any street. | alley. avenue, lane, public place or high way within the city limits of the city of Birmingham.
 "The words motor bus as herein used shall mean and include any automobile automobile truck or trackless motor ve- hice engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire within the city limits of the city of Birmingham, which is
 held out or announced by sign, voice. | writing, device or advertisement to oper- ate or run, or which is intended to be OF erated or run over a particular street or route or to any particular or desig- mated point, or between particular points Automobiles used exclusively as sight seeing cars or hotel buses shall not be | considered motor buses within the mean | ing hereof
 ''The word person as herein used, shall include both singular and plural and shall mean and embrace any person, firm corporation. association, partnership or society.
 "Sec. 2. No person shall run or oper- ate, or cause to be run or operated a | motor bus within the city limits of the city of Birmingham without a permit ] therefor; and no permit shall be issued
 until and unless the person so desiring ] to operate such motor bus shall file wit hthe city engineer an application | in writing for a permit accompanied by | a fee of $2, which shall be returned to l the applicant in case said permit is re-
 fused. Said application shall state: 1 "(a). The type of motor car to be used as such motor bus.
 "(b) The horse power thereof. "(c). The factory number thereof. "(d) The state license number thereof. "(e). The see ting capacity thereof, ac- cording to its trade rating. If the motor car has been adapted for use as a bus,
 either by converting a freight carrying l truck Into a passenger carrying vehicle,
 or by reconstruction modifying or adding 1 to the body or seating arrangements of | a passenger carrying motor car, a state
 ment of its seating capacity as adapted, and the method and materials used in
 such adapting shall be added. 1 "() The name and age of each of the persons to be in immediate charge thereof as driver.
 l "(g) The terminii between which such motor bus is to be operated and the eet or streets over which such motor | bus is to be run, both going and return | ing.
 May Reject Applications
 "The city engineer shall refer such ap- 1 plication to the board of city commis- sioners of the city of Birmingham at its next regular meeting, together with his
 recommendations thereon. The commIs- sion may grant such application for per-
 init filed or grant the same in modified
 form: or if any person designated in sub division (f) of this section be not quail l fled as to age, experience or otherwise. or be in the opinion of the commission an unfit person to operate such motor bus,
 or if the motor car described in the opera l ton of the particular motor bus or motor busees ever the routes designated by req son of existing traffic conditions would be dangerous or hazardous to public | safety, or If said application be not in l compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, the board of commissioners may refuse same.
 Upon the granting of such application