Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-09
TO REGULATE FARE
FOR PATRONS OF
WATERVILLE CABS

A meeting which will be Of much
interest to the public will be held at
the city building this evening at s
o'clock at which time the matter of
taxi cabs will be thoroughly discussed
and schedule Of rates and a revision
of existing ordinances will probably
be made. For some time past both the
taXicab drivers and those who patron
lie them have been at odds over a
number Of points and it Is hoped that
the meeting this evening is well at
tended so that the matter may be def
nitelX settled for some time to come -
Following is the petition signed by
seven Of the taXicab drivers of the
city which will be considered at the
meeting:
To the Honorable Mayor, the Board of
Aldermen and the Common Council,
greetings:
May it please your honorable mayor
and both boards to enact an ordinance
to put in effect the following rules and
taxi fares:
With the Maine Central railroad sta
ton as a point of start, the following
rates shall be charged within the city
limits: 25 cents per passenger. The
city limits for this purpose shall be as
follows: College avenue as far as
Spruce street: Main street as far as
Oak street; North street to the bridge;
Gilman street to bridge; Western ave-
nue. to bridge; Silver street to Gold
Water street to Redington street. Any
points beyond these limits the fare
to be SO cents per person. Any fare to
Winslow or any part of Winslow shall
be deemed to be beyond the city limits
and therefnrn ha q S0-Oenf fare Tha
time that these prices shall be in effect
shall be between the hours of A. NJ.
to P. NJ, and at all other hours the
fares shall be so cents unless 1t is a
special night call and in such cases
the rate shall be arranged for at the
time between the parties.
That no person other than citizen
of the city of Waterville shall be liz
censed to drive or conduct an auto or
taxi business nor shall any person do
so under the name of resident that
ID not also a resident of Waterville.
That no person or persons not duly
licensed shall be allowed to have car
or auto standing on the street marked
Public Car" or Taxi" and that every
licensed car so licensed foe the pur-
pose of a public car, shall have an Of.
ficially designated stand along Main
street in said city.
Signed: Dan J.. OHallorar. George
A. Day, Gabby Joseph, Jene l. Whit
comb, Philip Whitcomb, John Papolas.
Peter Tesla
Following are the taxi rates which
were put into effect several years ago
by the municipal officers and taxi men
with suggested changes, bringing them
up to date.
Fares to Be Charged
By the hour, 50, no fractions.
Within one mile of the NJ. c. sta
ton, % cents Trunks within one
mile of NJ. c. station. so cents each.
Grips with passenger. without extra
charge.
From p. NJ. to A. NJ, within
one mile of NJ. c. station. so cents.
Estimate of one mile from NJ. c.
station: On College avenue to and in
GLIDING Hardwood avenue; on Main
street to and including High street;
on Water street to Redington school;
on Silver street to Gold street: on
Western avenue to pumping station;
on North street to Mr.. Hoskins
house; on Gilman street to the
stream; in Winslow to Proctor and
Bowies store.
From one extreme to the other, NJ.
c. station. not over so cents or ratio
it bears according to distance.
Several of the ordinances passed
from time to time concerning public
carriages are as follows:
Chapter %, licenses of public car
riages. sec. I. Any vehicle drawn or
propelled by animal or other power
and used for the carriage of pas
sengers for hire from place to place
in the city of Waterville. shall be
deemed a public carriage.
Sec. 2, No person shall use or
drive in the city of Waterville any
public carriage for the conveyance Of
persons for hire from place to place
within said city without a license
for such carriage from the municipal
officers, under a penalty of s. for
every time such marriage is so used,
Sec. II, The rates of fares to be
charged by public carriage shall not
exceed such as may be fixed by the
municipal officers. A schedule of
rates of fares so fixed shall be post
ed in every public carriage when in
operation and said schedule shall be
illuminated by night so as to be
easily read by passenger.
In case of overcharge, drivers of
carriages shall be liable for fine Of
not exceeding Sg for each offense."