Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-19
JIrNEYs MUST NOT DEvIATE
 FROM ROUTE SPECIE


 Copies of the rules for regulation of jitneys as adopted by the public utili- ties commission have been received thls city. These rules, which are of general public interest at this time and which l are as follows, were established by the commission under the provisions of chap ter IT of the pull lie acts of 1921.
 1-violation of any traffic ordinance, or state law res arding motor vehicles, or the rules of this commission may be sufficient cause for revocation of cer- tif1cate issued to opt rate jitney.
 2-Ownership in certificates to operate jitneys issued by this commission, shall not be- transferable without approval of the commission.
 3-Every jitney shall display sign on the front, thereof, so located as not to obstruct the operators vision, stating the termini and general route of such jit- ney. in letter not less than two nor more than three inches in height, with sub stant1a1ly three-eighths inch stroke, and which sign shall be illuminated at night. 4-Every jitney having seating capaci- ty of 10 or more shall have permanently displayed on each outer side thereof notice stating the seating capacity of such jitney as follows: Seats (gtv- ing the number in figures), the letters ! and figures used in such notice to be two and one-half inches high with one-fourth inch stroke. The inside of such jitney i shall be reasonably lighted at night. 5-The jitney or jitneys certified to op- crate over a given route shall reasonably maintain the schedule prescribed for such route, and there shall be posted in a con- ] spicuous place inside of each jtney l timetable of the entire service prescribed for the route, and said timetable, so posted shall also state the rates of fare. 6-No owner or operator of a jitney or jitneys shall change the schedule or re- duce in any particular the service speci- fled without approval by the commission. 1 There shall be no deviation from the route specified by this commission except in emergency.
 l S.-Any Interruption of the service re- quiI ed by a certificate, for a period of A hours, shall, be reported to the com mission together with the cause thereof, and a continuous interruption Or suspen- sin of such service for a period of five days shall automa tically revoke the cer- tiicate. unless excused for cause by the commission.
 9-Every jitney shall be operated at a safe rate of speed consistent with conges- tion of street traffic, danger or inter- secting streets, curves, street railway crossings, or other conditions requiring extra caution, and for suburban service where the speed may reasonably exceed that maintained in urban territory, the speed in no case shall exceed 20 miles per hour for jitneys having seating ca pacity of 10 or more passengers, and shall not exceed 10 miles per hour for all other jitneys.
 1o-No owner or operators of a jitney shall solicit passengers by outcry or oth- CT nois>.
 Il 11-No person operating jitney shal collect fares, make change or take on ol discharge passengers, while such jitney Is in motion.
 12-No jitney shall stop to receive ol discharge passengers at any other place than the curb or side of the travelled way when the same is accessible.
 13-No operator of jitney shal smoke or have in his possession a light ed cigar, cigarette or pipe, while on duty 14-No jitney shall carry or receive for transportation any dangerous explo sive or in1ammable substance excepting gasoline or other fuel used for it's own To comotive power, carried in the tank pro vided for same.
 15-Before crossing the tracks of an! steam railroad al grade, the operator 0 every iitney shall carefully observe warn ing signs and proceed over the track with due caution
 1e-Any article left in jitney by passenger shall be reported to the com
 mission if unclaimed for a period of 9 hours with information as to where tn article may be recovered.
 , 17-Every iitney shall be equipped witt , reasonably correct speed indicator properly connected and ajusted. 1s-Every jitney shall be maintaine in neat and Sanitary condition.
 19-There shall be posted in conspic uous place in every jitney. the commis , sion's memorandum certificate or a certi : fled copy there of.
 v The foregoing rules are subject to sue