Evening star., 1944-02-13
New Taxicab Zones
Effective This Week
In Alexandria
Yellow Will Keep Stond
On North St. Asoph
Street Temporarily

An amended taxicab ordinance
will become effective this week in
Alexandria. The City Council passed
the measure Friday night after
changes were made in rates and
zones at the request of taxicah
companies
In the final version, the Yellow
Taxicab Co. was given permission
to keep its stand in the 100 block
of North st. Asaph street for two
weeks. At the end Of that time
a new stand will be chosen by the
traffic board.
The new zone limits are:
Zone BOUNDED on the north by
Skaters lane, on the east by the Po-
tomac River, on the south by Hunt
ing Creek, on the west by a line
drawn perpendicular to Duke street
from Hunting Creek and connecting
at Callahan drive, thence on a
straight line to Princess street at
Buchanan street on the east, side
of the railroad tracks and thence
along the railroad tracks to Skaters
lane.
Zone 2 Boundaries.
Zone 2-Boundary begins at the
intersection of Duke street and CAL
lahan drive, thence west on Duke
street to Moncure drive, thence
north on Moncure drive and a line
extended to the intersection of King
street and Janneys lane, thence on a
straight line to the intersections of
Ruf1ner road and High street, down
High street to the intersection. of
Russell road and Monroe avenue,
then east of Monroe avenue and on
a straight line to Skaters lane.
Zone 3-Boundary begins at the
intersection of Moncure 0tive and
Duke street, thence west On Duke
street to its intersection with Bur-
CESS drive, thence north to the in
tersection of Virginia avenue and
Mansion drive, down Mansion drive
to Russell road, then east along
Alexander avenue and along Mount
Ida avenue to Commonwealth ave-
nue., then north on Commonwealth
avenue to Hume avenue, thence east
on Hume avenue and a line ex-
tended to the Potomac River.
Zone 4EBoundary begins at the
intersection of Burgess drive ano
Duke street, west on Duke street tc
point opposite Roth street in Fair
fax County, then north to the inter-
section of Mount Vernon avenue
and Cameron Mills road, then in a
line to the intersection of Mount
Vernon avenue and Reed avenue
then east along Reed avenue and
on a line extended east to the Po-
tomac River.
Rates IS to IS Cents.
Zone 5-the rest of the CITY
bounded on the south by Duke
street, on the west by the western
corporate limits, on the north BY
the northern corporate limits, anc
on the east by the Potomac River
and the outer line of zone 4.
The rates are as follows: Within
zone l, IS cents; from within zone
2, or from zone to, zone 2 or the
reverse, 40 cents; within zone 3. OF
from zones l or to zone 3 or tn,
reverse, so cents; within zone 4. O,
from a point in zones /, 2 or 3 tt
zone 4 or the reverse, go cents
within zone S, or from point il
zones l. 2, 3 or to a point in zone
or the reverse, IS cents.
The rate for carrying baggage wa
fixed at 10 cents a bag, and tn,
maximum rate for waiting time a
$3.50.
The revised rates take into con
sideration a central stand for eacl
company. The original ordinanc,
provided for only three zones an,
assumed decentralization of stand
which company owners pointed ou
to be impossible under present con
ditions.