Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-05
CITY OF BURLINGTON
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC.
TIONs Al AND 81 OF CHAPTER y
OF THE "REvIsED ORDINANCES
OF 1813" APPROVED DECEMBER
II. 1912. ENTITLED "LICENsED
PRIVILEGES AND OCCUPATIONs,n


~. 1912. ENTITLED "LICENsED
PRIVILEGES, AND OCCUPATIONS
1t is hereby ordained by the city coun-
Gil Of the city Of Burlington. as fol-
lows:
Section Al of Chapter % of the Revised
Ordinances of 1918. approved December
IL, 1919, is hereby amended SO as to read
az follows:
Section Al. The fee for a drivers
license shall be ten dollars.
Section IS Of Chapter % Of the Revised
Ordinances Of 1913 approved December
IL, 1912, is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Section SO. The rates Of fare for the
conveyance Of persons within the limits
of the city OF Burlington shall be as
follows: For carrying a passenger with
in the territory herein described and
bounded. which description and bound
airy shall include both sides OF the
streets. avenues and highways herein
designated. namely:
Beginning at the western end Of Park
avenue. thence said described boundary
shall be the outer sides Of Park avenue
to Shelburne road. thence Shelburne
road to Ledge road. thence Ledge road
to South Prospect street. thence South
Prospect street to Williston road, thence
said Williston road to East avenue.
thence sid East avenue to Colchester
avenue, thence said Colchester avenue
to Mansfield avenue. thence said Mans
field avenue to North street, thence said
North street to North Prospect street,
thence said North Prospect street to the
Lower road. so-called. thence said Lower
road to First street, thence said First
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Interval avenue to North Bend street,
thence said North Bend street to WASH
ington street. thence said Washington
street to Convent square. thence said
Convent square on the easterly and
northerly sides thereof to North avenue,
thence North avenue to Institute road,
thence through Institute road including
all the dwelling houses on Rock Point. to
the lake, thence along the lake shore
to point of beginning-fifty cents-mean-
ing that said rate of fare shall control
for carrying one passenger from one
point within said described and bounded
territory to any other point therein. and
twenty-five cents for each passenger
when two or more are carried at the
same trip. The fare for each additional;
mile or fraction thereof beyond the outer
side Of said streets. avenues and high
Of hack carrying one or more pas
| sengers besides the driver. by the hour.
within the city limits. the rate shall be
as follows
For a single team or taxicab, one dollar
per hour for one or for two passengers,
and atty cents for each additional pas
senger: for double team. ono dollar
| and "a half per hour for one or for two
passengers. and fifty cents for each addi-
tional passenger.
For children five years old and under,
accompanied by their parents or any
adult. no charge shall be made. There
shall be carried with each passenger, IL
requested. without charge. one trunk
weighing not to exceed one hundred fifty
pounds and In addition thereto without
charge one valise. carpet bag portman-
teau bundle. basket. or other articles
used In travelling; for every additional
trunk or more than one other article az
above named. taking up extra space,
there shall be paid twenty-five cents.
The fare for carrying a trunk without
a passenger shall be the same as for
carrying passenger with trunk.
No hackman or hack driver shall de-
mand or receive from a passenger moro
than the rates Of fare herein estab-
lished.
l.. A. LUCK.
l.. c. GRANT.
GEO. J. GRAFTON.
g. l.. DOLAN.
r. w. BAYLIEs.
Attest:
EDWARD B. CORLEY. Clerk.
Approved June IA, 1917.
II. A. LUCK. Acting Mayor.