HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0653ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME; REQ
TO BE CHARGED FOR TRANSPORTATI,
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION O
THIS ORDINANCE
The City Council of the Ci
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1439
City of Burlingame is amended to
"Section 1439 - RATES OF
(a)
(b)
It shall be unlawful
to operate any taxica
unless and until such
a taximeter of such t
may be approved by th
shall be the duty of
taxicab to maintain s
condition so that it
rectly and accurately
charge for the distan
time; and such taxime
subject to inspection
and he is hereby auth
or upon complaint of
or cause the taximete
upon discovery of any
taximeter, to remove
removed, and not to b
been correctly adjust
Every taximeter shall
register the cost of
in the City and the t
in the taxicab that t
the amount to be char
the passengers in the
unlawful for any owne
a taxicab in the City
excess of the amount
conveyance in said to
..653
1439 OF THE ORDINANCE CODE
PLATING THE RATES OF FARE
0 BY TAXICAB; AND PROVIDING
ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF
of Burlingame does ordain as
the Ordinance Code of the
and provide as follows:
r any owner or driver
in the City of Burlingame
ehicle is equipped with
e, style and design as
Chief of Police, and it
ery owner operating a
h taximeter in perfect
11 at all times cor-
ndicate the correct
traveled and waiting
r shall be at all times
f the Chief of Police;
ized at his instance
y person to investigate
to be investigated, and
naccuracy in said
cause the same to be
used until it shall have
e equipped so as to
ansportation of passengers
imeter shall be so placed
reading dial showing
d may be readily seen by
axicab. It shall be
driver, or operator of
o charge any sum in
own on said dial for
cab.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a taxicab driver while
carrying passengers to display the flag or the
device attached to the taximeter in such position
as to denote that the vehicle is for hire or to
cause the taximeter to record when the vehicle
is not actually employed or to fail to cause
the device on the taximeter to be placed into
a non -recording ,position at the termination
of each and every service.
(d) It shall be unlawful for the owner or driver
of any taxicab in the City to fix, charge or
collect for service a rate more or less than
the following:
(1) For the first one-half mile or fraction
thereof - 50 cents.
(2) For each additional one-third of a mile -
10 cents,
(3) When carrying passengers whose point of
destination is different, the meter shall
be turned back to the "for hire" position
each time a passenger is discharged and
a fare collected.
(4) For each piece of luggage in excess of two
average size traveling bags, or their
equivalent in size, 10 cents each.
(5) An additional charge for waiting time or
traffic delay computed by the taximeter
at the rate of $4.00 per hour.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published as required
by law.
Mayor
I, Herbert K. White, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame,
do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced
at
a regular
meeting of the City Council held on
the
6th day
of
May
, 1957, and adopted thereafter
at
a regular
ting of the City Council held on the 20th day of May,
L957, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen: Byrd -Johnson -Morgan -Rooth -Thayer
NOES: Councilmen: None
Absent Councilmen: None