Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-22
Be ii enacted BY the city council o

the city Of Davenport:
Section !. Any person, firm or cor
poration desiring 70 engage in the
business OF carrying persons for hire
upon the streets. alleys or other pub
lie places within the corporate limits
OF the city OF Davenport, with an auto
mobile or other vehicle for the pur-
pose OF sffording = means OF local
street transportation such as is ordi-
narily furnished by street railways,
and accepting Unfortunately such
persons as may offer themselves for
transportation along the way or course
on which such automobile or other
vehicle is being operated, shall first
obtain a license from the city of Dav-
export as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. ANY person. firm or cor
poration desiring such a license TO
carry on the business defined by this
ordinance shall file with the city clerk
a map or description OF the route over
which 70 is proposed TO operate such
automobile or other vehicle. together
with a statement OF the number OF
or other vehicles intend
ed 10 be operated over the said route.
ried in each and the schedule Of fares
20 be charged for carriage.
4 committee OF three members Of
the council shall be appointed by the
mayor. with the approval OF the coun-
ell. which committee shall approve or
modify such routes. and which shall
pass on all applications filed in con-
formity with this ordinance. AS soon
as said committee acts favorably upon
the application and designates the
route the city clerk shall. IL the other
provisions OF this act have been COM
piled with. issue a license TO appli-
can't authorizing the operation Of auto
mobiles or other vehicles over such
route as recommended. Said license
shall describe the car 20 be operated
under the license and shall state the
capacity of the same as au-
-horized by the committee.
The action OF said committee shall
be subject 20 review AT the next meet !
nE OF the council.
Section 3. Every person. firm or I
corporation operating any automobile
~ other vehicle under the license as .
provided. shall run TO the 1
license granted. and shall not depart /
rom the said route for the purpose .
% either accepting. soliciting OF dis I
,harging passengers. Whenever any .
quite selected shall parallel a street !
ar line. then the terminus Of such .
quite shall be that OF the said car .
inc or beyond. unless the committee .
herein given the matter of approval
4 routes in charge shall otherwise
provide.
Section 4. No person. firm or cor
,oration shall. either as principal,
gent or employee. accept for carriage
my passengers IN excess OF the num-
yer authorized. nor shall any person
e permitted 20 ride upon the running
,oard OF the said automobile or other
-ehicle, nor shall more than one On /
,erson be permitted TO ride in the !
anne compartment or to occupy the
ront seat next to the operator. nor
hall any person ride OF sit in any
,ther portion OF said automobile or
'ehicle than upon the seats provided
heretor.
Section s. ANY person. firm or cor
'orstion operating under a license as
ervice over the route designated in
UGH license az least sixteen 16l hours
ach day. The hours during which APP
licant desires 10 operate his automo-
lie or other vehicle under this ordi-
ance shall be mentioned in the state
lent which he files in accordance with
ectiou two (2) hereof. and the COM
littee in passing on said statement
r application shall have authority 10
pprove. alter or modify such sched- I
lie and when authorizing the issu-
nee OF license shall specify the hours i