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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Section 4 of Chapter 26 of Ordinance 3709 to Provide for the Rates of Fare for TaxicabsORDINANCE No. 4009 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, OCTOBER 1 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, e •: A Clerk of Common Council Approved and signed by me OCTOBER 13THO 191_ Clerk -491�'7 !st & 2nd REAM CW'TTEE OF T PUELIC NEARING Sri KAOING / NOT ketR0VE0 REFEMEO PANES ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 26 OF ORDINANCE 3709 TO PROVIDE FOR THE RATES OF-FARE FOR TAXICABS, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Section 4 of Chapter 26 of Ordinance 3709 be amended to read as follows: RATES OF FARE The rates of fare charged by the owner of any taxi - cab shall be as follows: For the first 1/4 mile or fraction thereof 40� For each succeeding 1/4 mile thereafter 50 Providing that a taxicab may be hired at the rate of $3.00 per hour for driving within the city when so hired before the trip is begun; provided, further, that for each four minutes of waiting time there may be a charge of 200. Waiting time shall include the time when the taxicab is not in motion, beginning at its arrival at the place to which it has been called, or the time consummed while standing at the direction of the passenger, but no charge shall be made for time lost because of the inefficiency of the taxicab or its driver, or time consummed by premature response to a call. The above charges shall be for one or more persons. (Ord. No. 3661, Section 1) Each licensed and operating taxicab shall contain a printed notice within said cab so as to be clearly visible to the passengers riding in said cab, stating "Pay Only Fare Shown on Meter ", or words having a similar import. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after.its passage by the Common Council, approval by the mayor and legal publication; and upon taking effect, all ordinances, or Parts of ordinances that are in conflict with this amendment are hereby expressly repealed. WHOLE r1,6 � City of South Bend, Indiana TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA The undersigned duly licensed owners and operators of taxis cabs in the City of South Bend respectfully petition for a raise in taxicab rates from the present level of to thirty (30�) cents for the first one - fourth (1/4) mile, and five (50) cents for each one - fourth (1/4) mile thereafter thirty (300) cents for the first one -fifth (1/5) mile, and five (5¢) cents for each one -fifth (1/5) mile thereafter. We would respectfully show as follows: 1. The present taxicab rates in South Bend are lesser than the prevailing taxicab rates in cities of comparable size and economic situation. 2. They are not sufficient to enable the drivers of said taxicabs to earn a living wage. 3. They are not sufficient to enable the owners and operators of taxicabs to earn a profit upon their investment and thus permit them to remain in business. 4. The undersigned constitute / P of the owners and operators' certificates out of /19- which are issued. r F SE P' i 1954 EVELYN M. HENNESSY CITY CLERK CAB SOUTH BEND YELLOW CAB COMPANY By tf" esi en COURTESY CAB COMPANY s President FLASH CAB COM1PANY By / 1 c4,&4'.,