Amending Ordinance No. 2979 & Ordinance No. 3262 with Reference to Passenger Rates for Taxicabs

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ORDINANCE #?j !� o AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #2979 AND ORDINANCE #3262 WITH REFERENCE TO PASSENGER RATES FOR TAXICABS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I. That SECTION I of Ordinance #3262 be amended and SECTION XIII of Ordinance #2979 be amended to read as f ollows : No person, firm. or corporation owning or operating any motor vehicle used as a taxicab within the limits of the City of South Bend shall charge less than the following rates to be determined by the taximeter: For the first mile or fraction thereof ... 25� For each succeeding z mile thereafter .... 05� Nor more than the following rates to be determined by the taximeter: For the first mile or fraction thereof ... 25� For each succeeding a mile thereafter.... 05¢ Provided, however, that a taxicab may be hired at a rate of $1.50 per hour when so hired before the trip is begun and provided.further that for each four minutes of waiting there may be a charge of 10¢. Waiting time shall include the time when the taxicab is not in motion beginning with the arrival at the place to which it has been called, or the time consumed while standing at the direction of the passenger, but no charge shall be made for time lost for the inefficiency of the taxicab or its operator or time consumed by premature response to call. The above charges will be for one person or more. No taxicab shall be let or hired upon a meter basis when the taximeter thereon is broken, out of order, or for any