Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-07
TAXI ORDINANCE FIXES
LICENSE FEE AND RATES
Every Vehicle Operated for Fare
or Hire Must Pay $50
a Year.

An ordinance requiring the paye
ment Of an annual license fee Of $50
for every vehicle i'm this city when
operated for fare or hire whether the
owners are nrivate individuals, eom-
panies or corporations was given the
favorable consideration of the MEM
bera Of city Council sitting in com.
mittee Of the whole last night, AZ the
regular Council meeting this evening
the ordinance. which is known az the
taxi ordinance. viii h given a third
and final reading. adopted ana ~.
fcrred 80 Mayer Harvey for his con-
sideratien.
I'nis Is the measure which occu-
pied the attention Of The old Council
for seveff weeks and about whirh
there has been SO murh dispute be-
tween tho taxi cab owners and thr
undertakers. Tho latter opposed il
aud sought 10 have adopted an
amendment cNempting their earF
from the license Zee when they are
used for funeral purposes bat this
amendment was declared nnconstita-
tional The only exception permitted
under the proposed law are The dead
wagons and the hearse Of an under
taRer. "a Council agreed a dead man
cannot ~ ,lassed az a regular fare
The proposed ordinance Will reunirs
4 tax from all private owners u cars
/ who heretpforeIhaVe been hiring otit
+ their machine4 ldr trim or by the
hour and t,hardinE fur The use Of same
without rayink the city anything IN
he shape VI revenue Couneilmcn
2 aa4rs. H..
owners of automobiles have hsen IN
/ the habit 81 renting their machines
,o undertakers for funerals o. 10
other individuals for long trims and
have bacn deriving comfortable rav-
/ raup from this SOURCE bur there has
been no l4lN requiring them 50 paS a
I lifeugc this n,W measure will de
ntand n fham $50 license insl the
same a. fhe taN men and uude.takets
must raj
The driinan,r also regulates the
prices Ia he charged bv the tax own
i ofe. They are MT permitted tn
haree, more than SO cents per pas
s.ugerl for the first passenger and
81 ceats for each additional passsn-
/ ger n The same address east of fnien
------F--- - and south pf Thrticth straet
ami is cents for each additional PAS
! seneer delivered t. the same address
/ west of linton street and North of
/ Thirtieth street These rates are 70
apllv to both dan and night service.
/ 4 rate not exceeding 81 per hour for
/ a lye passenger vehicle and 81 pef
+ hour fog seN.n passenger SPhie'e
MAY b. charged TOR hA'es hired
hx the hour a rate mot @aNs5cedinH
S. raav Il charged for Tive passen-
e.r ,ehlrie and SIS for 3 seven ras-
& ns-ef Neh.ere fot each vehicle en-
al8yel tar funeral service within the
city ainlts
owners nr at such cars are re-
uujred ~ furnish the operator II same
with hadze Bhovng q number cor
responding to the license number u
such machine and the driver must
dispIav this badge in prominent
nlace. cars must also display their
city license number and they must
also post in ulaln view ia an such
machines a list of the fares they are
permitted undrr tho law II charge
The passengers. Tor violation ~ a18
section of the Nev ordinance fire
of not less than $50 or more than
SIoo i pr9ylded
10 da;e filtv sven as licenses
have been issued by Homer s. sim
mans clerk II the council. II II ca
ns,-.d there win bc bfg rush fer
licenses a. soon az the new law Il
r.g-na tonight for many owners have
hean holding nff unfil theS knew what
the Council proposed doing With the
t4xt ordinance. The proposed act
viii provide a source of considerable
revenue for tho city each year.