The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-26
LEGAL Notices

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q. .. so cents for the two) For each
passenger over two there shall be an
additional charge OF ten cents. There
shall be a charge Of 10 cents for each
three minutes of waiting or fraction
thereof.
Hourly Rates; Not 10 exceed $500
and not less than S2.o0 for the first
hour or any fraction thereof. For the
use OF taxicab In excess OF one hour,
additional time shall be charged for
on the basis OF quarter hour fractions
OF the rate charged for the first
hours use OF said taxicab.
The above schedule OF rates shall
apply irrespective of distance within
the city limits OF the city OF fpsi-
lanti. Each taxicab shall. have dis
played ON the left and right front
door thereof a sign. the size and
design to be approved by the Police
Department, containing the above
named rates, with the exception or
the hourly rate. There shall be posted
In a conspicuous place on the Inside
Of the taxicab card on which shall
be printed in plain. leglble type, the
rates OF fare provided for in this
ordinance.
A ticket known as n Commuters
Ticket may be sold for s3.0O and this
ticket shall provide for ten single
rides.
= section ls. TAXI STANDS;
Every taxicab licensee operating ON
the streets OF the City Of ipsilanti
shall provide one or more off-street
parking locations, with waiting
rooms. such accommodations TO be
subject to the approval OF the Police
Department.
The Common Council may from
time to time on Recommendation OF
the Police Department designate GER
tain locations on public streets in
the City OF lpsilanti as public taxi
cab stands ana shall specify the num-
Der Of taxicabs that shall be permit
ted to stand at any such place The
Police Department shall cause to be
attached to . post or stanchion a
metal sign which shall state the
number OF taxicabs which shall be
permitted to stand at such particular
stand. No public taxicab shall be per-
mitted to stand within five feet OF
any crosswalk or within five feet OF
any building entrance. The last
named limitation shall be determined
by measuring five feet on either
side OF = point at the curb, opposite
the door or entrance to the building.
The Common Council may establish
additional stands for night use only.
Nothing in this ordinance shall be
construed as prohibiting the parking
ing In permitted, other than on au-
thorized cab stands. when said cab IN
not being used in the soliciting of
business. No taxicab shall be permit
ted to park any nearer than q radius
OF a block from any taxicab stand
except on such stand.
only taxicabs In such number as
are set forth on the metal signs.
hereinbefore referred to may remain
al such stand while waiting for am
ployment and they must be parked
In single file. The taxicab standing
at the head OF such parked line shall
not be permitted to refuse to carry
any orderly person who offers to hire
such taxicab and agrees to pay the
proper rate OF fare: provided, howsv-
er. that the foregoing provisions
shall not be construed to prevent any
person from selecting any taxicab he
may desire on the stand, whether it
be at the head OF the line or not. As
the taxicab leaves the parked line
with passengers, those In the rear
shall move up. and any taxicab seek
ing space on such stand shall not ap-
preach the same excep, from the rear
thereof and shall move up as
closely as possible to the last car on
said parked line.
/. Section IT. C1Ur1INoi No taxi
cab while awaiting employment by
passengers. shall stand on any pub
lie street or place other than that up
on a public taxicab stand. designated
or established in accordance with this
ordinance; nor shall any driver OF
such taxicab, seek employment by
repeatedly and persistently driving
his cab to and fro in a short space
before or by otherwise interfering
with the proper and orderly access
to or sgrsss from any theatre, hall,
hotel, public resort. railway station
or other place OF public gathering or
in any other manner obstructing or
impeding traffic: but any taKicab
may solicit employment by driving
through any public street or place
without stops other than those due
to obstruction OF traffic and at such
speed as not to interfere with or i'm
psde traffic and may pass or rspaxs
before any theatre. hall. hotel. public
resort, railway station, or other place
Of public gathering; provided, that
after passing such public place he
shall not turn and repass until he
shall have gone q total distance OF
eight city blocks from such place.
Section ls. soLfCTTIHo; No per-
son shall solicit passengers for =
tAxicab upon the streets of the City
Of fpstlanti, except the driver OF a
taxicab when sitting upon the
drivers seat thereof. The driver OF
any taxicab shall remain on the driv-
or's seat at all times when such vehi-
Gle Is standing upon the public stands
or when actually engaged In carry
ing OF passengers; providing that
nothing in this section shall be held
to pronibit such driver from alight-
ing to the street or sidewalk for the
purpose or assisting passengers into
or out of such vehicle. or assisting
them with their baggage.
Section Is. TAxICAB IMSPEC-
fIoNS; The Police Department shall
maintain constant vigilance over all
lac. I.e
in condition OF continued fitness for
public use, and to this end, 1t shall
inspect or cause to be inspected all
taxicabs from time to time or on
the complaint of any citizen or as
often as may be necessary.
Section 40. LoITERINo: 1t shall
be unlawful for any person other
than the driver or owner of taxicab
standing upon the public streets. to
loiter at, within, or near said taxi
cab.
Section al. EXEMPTIONS, Tn.
provisions herein shall be construed
to include any person, firm, co-part-
nership or corporation operating a
taxicab or a motor vehicle for the
carrying of passengers for q fee or
charge within the City OF Ypsilanti,
but not to any person or persons op-
Grating bus lines from fpsilanti to
other cities or operating bus lines
within the City of Ypsilantl under
authority of the Common Council.
Section az. ADv1BTxBXN0 ON
TAxICABs; Subject to the rules
and regulations of the Police Depart
ment, 1t shall not be lawful for any
person owning or operating a taxicab
to permit advertising matter to be
affixed to OF Installed on the outside
thereof.
Section AZ. PENALTY: Any per-
son, firm, company, co-partnership
or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall, up
on conviction thereof, be subject TO a
fine not exceeding the sum OF one
hundred Ul00.00) dollars or impris-
onment in the County Jail for q peri
cd not exceeding ninety 800 days or
both such fine and Imprisonment in