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78 Carters' Fares and Regulations.
FARES AND REGULATIONS FOR CARTERS PliYIFG FOR HIRE
WITHIJN THE CITY OF GLASGOW.
At Glasfioiv, the. Slh day of June, 1?0S years, — Which day the Magistrates ari('
Council of the City of Glasgow^, being in Couiicil assembled, there was produced a
Table of Fares payable to, and Regulations for the government of, the Carters,
plying for hire within the City, ivhich had been drawn up by the Magistrates, after
consulting with some of the Merchants of the City, and a Committee of the Carters.
On considering which Table of Fares and Regulations, the Magistrates and Council
approve thereof, and enact and ordain the same to take place, and to be observed in
nil lime coming, from, and after this date, under the sei;eral penalties therein con-
tained. And of which Table the tenor follows: —
I. The Cit,Y shall be, and is hereby divided into the following Districts, aecording
to which the respective Rates of Carriage after-mentioned shall be exigible.
Fin-I. District. — To, or from tlie Broomielaw to Stoekwell Street, Glassford Street,
and Frederick Street, up to the North side of George Square, including both sides
of these Streets, the whole of George Square, and every part of the City to the
west of tJiese Streets^ and also the upper side of George Street, west of Frederick
Street.
Second District. — From the Streets last mentioned, along both sides of George
Street, to High Street, along Trongate and Gallowgatc Streets, to the Spoutmoutb,
including both sides ov High Street, from George Street southward ; also St. An-
drew's Square, and all the Streets and Lanes between the said Spoutmouth, west-
ward, to the first line of division.
Third District. — Ail the Streets, Lanes, and other places, within the City, to the
ea.st of the second line of division, and to the north of George Street.
II. The following Fares arsd Rates of Cartage shall be exigible and payable in
the said respective division- or districts.
To any place in District
No. L No. 2. No. 3.
.*. d. s. d, s. d.
For a HIkI. of Sugar, Fine of Wine, or Fuudioon of Rum,
from the Broomielaw, . • . , .0 11 10 12
Do. from the W^eigh-house, . . . 10 Oil 10
For two Puncheons of Beans or Meal, two Bales of Yam,
or otiier large Casks or Bales, or (J rain in Bags,
weighing near or about a ton weight, from the Broom-
ielaw, . . . . . 12141G
Do. To. from Weigh-house, 14 12 14
For G Barrels of Ashes, or 6 large Bales of Cotton, or
any number of Barrels or Bales, weighing about 18
cwt., from the Broomielaw, , . . 12 14 3 6
Do. fi-om the Weigh-iiouso, . .14 12 14
For a Cart-load of Cork, Staves, Dried Hides, or any
other commodity that requires a. considerable time to
load and unload, from the Broomielaw, . . 1 4 1 G 1 8
For a Cart-load of Cork, Staves, &c., from Weigh-house, 16 14 IS
For a Cart-load of Furniture, or similar articles that re-
quire long time to load and unload, for the iirst hour,
and so proportionally for each Cart, . . .10 10 10
And for every other hour, and so proportionally for each
Cart, . . . '. .090900
In carrying Grain, the Carters shall always find sufiBcicnt Bags, and carry the
whole of their load up one storey, or into a ground flat, without any assistanca
from the employer.
When the Cart-load is to be carried up more than one storey, the Carter shall re-
ceive 2d. per cart additional; but in this case the Carter may carry up half of
the load at his own expense, his employer being at the expense of carrying up the
other half.
The Carter, in all cases, shall assist in loading and unloading, but must always
remain by his Cart; and, when able to do so, he mu-jt load and unload the Cart
liim.self
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