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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regulating Jitney Buses and Motor Vehicles cwb/12--15-67 Y y 'ORDINANCE NO. 2222 ti AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION, LICENSING, AND FINANCIAL RESPON- SIBILITY OF JITNEY BUSES AND ALL MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING ON THE STREETS AND AVENUES OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, ENGAGED IN CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE AT SCHEDULED TIMES AND OVER SCHEDULE ROUTES ; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, WHICH ORDINANCE IS TO BE DENOMINATED AS CHAPTER 37A OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. IT IS ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES,. IOWA: Section 1. A new chapter, to be numbered Chapter 37A, is added to the Municipal Code, City of Ames , Iowa, and is as follows : Sec. 37A---1001. License Required. Jitney busses and all motor buses engaged in carrying passengers for hire on a plan similar to that followed by street railroad companies are hereby prohibited from operating upon the streets , avenues and alleys of the City of Ames unless the owners and operators thereof have obtained from the City Council of the City of Ames , Iowa, a license therefor under the provisions of this ordinance. Sec. 37A-1002. Bond or Insurance Policy Required. Any person, firm, corporation or co-partnership desiring to operate jitney buses or motor buses engaged in carrying passengers for hire on a plan similar to that followed by street railroad companies shall, before filing an application for a license with the City Clerk of the City of Ames , have on file with the Clerk of the District Court of Story County, Iowa, an approved indemnity bond or insurance policy conforming to the requirements as set forth in this ordinance. Sec. 37A-1003 . Bond. The bond shall inure to the benefit of the estate of any passenger killed or to the benefit of any passenger who may suffer bodily injury or property damage by reason of misconduct or negligence on the part of the driver, owner, or operator of any such jitney or motor bus . The sureties on said bond shall be approved by the Clerk of the District Court of Story County, which said sureties shall qualify as provided in Chapter 682, Code of Iowa, 1954. Sec. 37A-1004. Amount of Bond. The bond shall be in the following penal sums , to-wit: If there be carried in such jitney bus or motor vehicle less than ten (10) passengers , not less than ten thousand dollars ($10, 000.00) ; and if there is carried therein ten (10) passengers or more, not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25, 000. 00) . Sec. 37A-1005. Insurance Policy. In lieu of the bond heretofore set forth there may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Story County, Iowa, a liability insurance policy issued by a company authorized to do business in the state in like amounts for a single claim as for the bond above provided, and conditioned that the same shall inure to the benefit of any passenger upon such vehicle or vehicles in the same manner and way as the bond above provided. -2- Sec. 37A-1006. Application for License. No license shall be granted unless and until the applicant therefor shall, after the bond or liability insurance policy is approved by the Clerk of the District Court, file with the City Clerk of the City of Ames, Iowa, an application for such license stating: 1. The type of each jitney or motor bus to be used 2. The horsepower and factory number thereof. 3 . The state license number thereof. 4. The seating capacity thereof according to its trade rating. 5 . The street or streets upon which it is intended to operate and a schedule giving the termini and the scheduled times of arrival and departure at the termini of each route. 6. The age, name and residence of each person to be immediate charge thereof as a driver and a statement showing that each of such drivers has attained the age of at least twenty--one (21) full years and holds a valid chauffeurs license in the State of Iowa. 7. The qualifications and experience of each person who is to be the driver of such jitney or motor bus . 8 . The name and business adress of the owner or owners of the bus or buses proposed to be operated. Sec. 37A-1007 . Action of Application by Council. The City Clerk shall present the application as filed to the City Council at its first regular meeting following such filing. The Council may grant such application as filed, or grant the same as it may be modified by said Council, or the Council may be any reason deemed sufficient deny such application. Sec. 37A-1008. Issuance of License. Upon the granting of such application as filed or modified, and the payment to the City Clerk of the license fee, the City Clerk shall issue a license to operate or cause to be operated a jitney or motor bus as described. The City Clerk shall retain a record of such license in his office. Sec. 37A-1009. License Fee. The annual license fee shall be three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) , which shall be paid in full to the City Clerk before any license is issued. Sec. 37A-1010. Fare. It shall be unlawful for any operator of a jitney or motor bus operating under a license as herein provided for to charge any passenger to exceed twenty-five (25) cents for a continuous ride, provided however, that the operator shall upon request sell tickets or tokens , good for t (10) continuous rides for the sum of Two ($2 . 00) dollars . • �f y --3- Sec. 37A-1011. Change in Routes . The termini and street or streets or route stated in such license may be altered by the order of the City Council of the City of Ames , either upon application of the person holding such license or upon the initiative of the City Council. Sec. 37A-1012 . Overloading. It shall be unlawful for any operator or driver of a jitney or motor bus operating under a license as herein provided for, at any time to allow the passengers in such vehicle to overload or crowd the same in a manner to interfere with the safe and reasonable operation of such vehicle by the driver. Sec. 37A-1013 . Interference with Operation. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with the operation of any jitney or motor bus , by the operation of the buzzer therein except for the purpose of signaling to the operator thereof; or to scuffle, wrestle or fight on any such vehicle. Sec. 37A-1014. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance or violating the terms and conditions of any license issued hereunder as to rates , schedules or routes , shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100. 00 or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days , and in addition thereto said license may be revoked. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. Passed this 19th day of December 1967. Lc6ise Whitcome, City Clerk D. R. N bfough, Mayor Moved by Jellinger-Fisher_ the ordinance pass on lst reading Aye : Jellinger, Judge, Pasley, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher Nay: None Ordinance declared passed on lst reading. Moved by Jellinger-Judge the rules be suspended, etc. Aye : Jellinger, Judge, Pasley, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher Nay: None Rules declared suspended,. Moved by Jellinger-Judge the ordinance do now pass Aye : Jellinger, Judge, Pasley, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher Nay: None Ordinance declared adopted.