HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Ordinance No. 2979 & Ordinance No. 3262 with Reference to Passenger Rates for TaxicabsORDINANCE No. o
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
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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
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other reason does not accurab* register the fare.
No zone or flat rates shall be charged.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and signature by the
Mayor.
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