Ord 2915 10/22/1974 ORDINANCE NO. 2915
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION IV OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1631, AS AMENDED, INCREASING THE RATE OF
FARE TO BE CHARGED BY TAXICABS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section IV of Ordinance No. 1631, as amended,
is hereby amended so that it shall read as follows:
"SECTION IV: RATES. Beginning the 1st day of Novem-
ber, 1974 , the following schedule of rates and fares shall be-
come effective and shall supersede the schedule of rates and
fares heretofore provided for, and such rates or fares are as
follows:
(1) The rate of fare for one person shall be $. 60
for the first one-sixth mile or fraction thereof traveled by him,
and $. 10 for each additional one-sixth mile or fraction thereof
traveled by him; for each additional passenger transported on
the same trip, the charge shall be $. 30, provided all passen-
gers are in the same party.
(2) For each one minute of waiting time during each
trip, the rate shall be $. 10.
(3) Trunks: $. 25 for each trunk carried.
(4) Handbaggage shall be carried at no charge to the
passenger. "
SECTION 2. The fact that the public convenience and nec-
essity requires the operation of taxicab service in the City of
Wichita Falls makes this an emergency measure, and it shall be-
come effective on November 1, 1974.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER, 1974 .
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