Section D and South Boston, fifty cents for one passenger for the first mile, and twenty-five cents for each further half mile or fraction thereof; and fifty cents for the journey for each additional passenger.

Between points in East Boston, one or both of which are north of a line drawn through the middle of Porter street and Central square, fifty cents for one passenger for the first mile, and twenty-five cents for each further half mile or fraction thereof; and fifty cents for the journey for each additional passenger.

Between a point outside of East Boston and a point in East Boston, the fare for which is not otherwise provided for by these rates, tolls and one dollar for one passenger for the first mile, and twenty-five cents for each further half mile or fraction thereof; and fifty cents for the journey for each additional passenger.

SPECIAL CHARGES.

21. Between the hours of twelve o'clock (midnight) and six o'clock in the morning the fare shall be fifty cents for each passenger, in addition to the amount herein designated.

For a child under five years of age, with an adult, no charge shall be made. For a child between five and twelve years of age, when accompanied by an adult, the fare shall be half the price charged for an adult.

BAGGAGE.

22. Each passenger carried in a horse-drawn hackney carriage shall be entitled to free transportation for one trunk and one hand valise; for each additional trunk twenty-five cents may be charged, and for a bicycle twenty-five cents may be charged.

PARK CARRIAGES.

23. The rates of fare for park carriages shall be as follows: If by time, each passenger shall pay twentyfive cents per hour, and five cents for every ten minutes or fraction thereof above even hours; if by distance,

each passenger shall pay twenty-five cents for every five miles, and five cents for every mile or fraction thereof above five miles.

The drivers of park carriages shall not be required to carry any passenger for less than one hour, or less than five miles, unless such passenger pay twenty-five cents therefor. Nor shall such drivers be required to carry a single person or a party of less than four persons for any time or distance unless such party or person pay him an amount equal to the fare of four passengers for such time or distance.

MOTOR TAXICABS.

24. The maximum prices or rates of fare which drivers of hackney carriages propelled by mechanical motors and using taximeters as the means of measuring the distance traveled, to be known as "motor taxicabs," may charge and demand for services rendered in conveying passengers as follows:

From point to point within the city limits: First half mile or fraction thereof, for one person Each quarter mile thereafter

Each additional person for the whole journey

40 c.

10 c.

20 c.

Waiting time shall include all time during which the vehicle is not in motion, beginning six minutes after its arrival at the place to which it has been called, or, if engaged in the street or at a stand, beginning six minutes after the time of such engagement. A charge at the rate of thirty cents for twelve minutes may be made for any part of the first chargeable twelve minutes of waiting, and for all subsequent waiting a charge of ten cents for each six minutes may be made. But no charge shall be made for time lost through interruption of street traffic or through the inefficiency of the vehicle or its driver, or for time between premature arrival in response to a call and the hour for which the vehicle was ordered.

No charge shall be made for a distance less than one mile traversed by a vehicle sent in response to a call,

but for a greater distance a charge of twenty cents a mile may be made for each mile or fraction of a mile in excess of the first mile.

When a vehicle is dismissed at a point more than two miles distant from the place at which it was engaged or from the place in which it was when called, a charge of twenty cents a mile may be made for each mile or fraction of a mile in excess of such two miles.

Hand baggage may be carried by passengers without charge. The carriage of trunks shall be optional with the person in charge of the vehicle; but if carried, the charge shall be twenty-five cents for each trunk.

Ferry tolls will be paid by passengers.

When a motor taxicab is hired by the hour or for a trip wholly or in part outside the limits of the city of Boston, the person in charge may suspend, with the consent of the passenger, the use of the taximeter as a means of determining the price to be paid, and the motor taxicab shall come temporarily under the provisions of that part of this rule which relate to charges for automobiles.

AUTOMOBILES.

25. The authorized fare for automobiles other than motor taxicabs shall be the same as for horse-drawn hackney carriages. This rule shall not be deemed to apply, however, to automobiles when hired by the hour or for a trip wholly or in part outside the limits of the city of Boston. This rule shall apply to automobiles hired at a garage as well as to those hired in the public streets. The rule as to baggage for motor taxicabs shall apply also to automobiles.

NOTE. It is suggested that, for automobiles hired or to be hired by the hour or to undertake trips in whole or in part outside the limits of the city of Boston, the price shall be agreed upon between the person in charge of the automobile and the passenger or passengers, and that as a matter of fairness the person in charge shall so inform the person or persons proposing to hire before undertaking the trip. Although the police com

missioner has no authority to establish rates for trips extending beyond the limits of the city of Boston, proof of what shall appear to him to be an extortionate charge for service outside such limits will be regarded as reasonable ground for believing that the owner or driver so charging is not a suitable person to be licensed.

PUBLIC STANDS.

The list of public stands will be found in the pamphlet edition of the rule.

RULE 59.- SIGHT-SEEING AUTOMOBILES.

1. The term sight-seeing automobile shall mean an automobile as defined in Acts 1909, chap. 534, which is capable of seating eight or more persons, and is used or offered for the transportation of passengers for hire. (Acts 1913, chap. 592, sect. 1.)

2. It shall be unlawful for a person or a corporation to set up a sight-seeing automobile in the city of Boston, or to operate such automobile in a public street in said city as a chauffeur, unless licensed thereto by the police commissioner. (Acts 1913, chap. 592, sect. 2.)

3. The police commissioner will grant licenses to suitable persons who are owners of sight-seeing automobiles to set up and use them, and to persons who are qualified as chauffeurs and in other respects to drive and have charge of them. The fees for chauffeurs' licenses shall be the same as those established from time to time by the police commissioner for licenses granted by him to drivers of hackney carriages. The fees for licenses of owners, a separate license for each sight-seeing automobile to be used being required, shall be as follows: For a car designed to carry not more than twelve passengers, ten dollars; for a car designed to carry more than twelve but not more than eighteen passengers, fifteen dollars; for a car designed to carry more than eighteen but not more than twenty-four passengers, twenty-five dollars; and for a car designed. to carry more than twenty-four passengers, fifty dollars. (Acts 1913, chap. 592, sect. 3; Police Rule.)

4. Licenses for owners or chauffeurs of sight-seeing automobiles shall be for a term in each case not exceeding one year, but whenever granted they shall expire annually on the first day of March; and they may be renewed at the discretion of the police commissioner on their expiration or revoked or suspended by him at any time. Any licensee who shall cease to be the owner or the driver of a sight-seeing automobile shall at once surrender his license to the police commissioner. (Acts 1913, chap. 592, sect. 3; Police Rule.)

5. Applications for licenses to drive sight-seeing automobiles shall be made on forms similar to those furnished to persons applying for licenses to drive hackney carriages, and in addition to the information therein required to be given, an applicant for a license to drive a sight-seeing automobile shall present for examination a valid license as a chauffeur issued to him by the Massachusetts Highway Commission, and the date and the number thereof shall be entered on the application and also on the license of the police commissioner, if granted. (Police Rule.)

6. Applications for licenses as owners of sight-seeing automobiles shall be signed by the owner or owners respectively of the automobiles which are to be used. When an application is made by a corporation, it shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the vote of the directors of such corporation authorizing such application to be made. Applicants shall designate in writing their residences, the place at which each car is to be kept, its passenger capacity, its number as assigned by the Massachusetts Highway Commission, the name of the maker and such further particulars as shall serve for its identification. They shall also present for examination in the case of each car a valid certificate of registration issued by the Massachusetts Highway Commission, the date of which together with the car number shall be entered on the application and also on the license of the police commissioner, if granted. The value and the actual ownership of each car shall