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FAEES FOR CARRIERS, PORTERS, &c.
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FARES FOE CARRIERS PLYING FOR HIRE.
TO ANY PLACE IN DISTRICT
For a Hhd. of Sugar, Pipe of Wine, or Puncheon of Rum, from the Broomielaw,
Do. from the Weigh-house, _____
For Two Puncheons of Beans or Meal, two Bales of Yarn, or other large Casks
or Bales, or Grain in Bags, weighing near or about a ton weight, from the
Broomielaw, _-_--__.
Do. from Weigh-house, _______
For 6 Barrels of Ashes, or 6 large Bales of Cotton, or any number of Barrels or
Bales, weighing about 18 cwt., from the Broomielaw, _ _ _
Do. from the Weigh-house, ______
For a Cart-load of Cork, Staves, Dried Hides, or any other commodity that re-
quires a considerable time to load and unload, from the Broomielaw,
For a Cart-load of Cork, Staves, &c., from Weigh-house, -
For a Cart-load of Furniture, or similar articles that require a long time to load
and unload, for the first hour, and so proportionally for each Cart,
And for every other hour, and so proportionally for each Cart,
No. 1.
11
-10
No. 2.
s. d.
1
II
No. 3.
s. d.
TABLE OF FARES FOR THE CITY PORTERS.
FOR CARRYING
A letter or parcel , not exceeding 14 lbs. any distance not more than J of a mile, - _ -
And for every additional :| of a mile, -___---_
A parcel or parcels, exceeding 14 lbs. and not exceeding 56 lbs., any distance not more than \ of
a mile, ___________
And for every additional J of a mile, - -___.._
A parcel or parcels, exceeding 56 lbs., and not exceeding 112 lbs., any distance not more than ^ of
a mile, --_____._._
And for every additional J of a mile, ______..
Any load on a barrow or hurley, exceeding 112 lbs., not more than :^ of a mile.
And for every additional J of a mile, ---_____
And when detained more than J of an hour at loading or unloading, for every additional ^ of an
hour, ___________
One half more to be charged after eight o'clock evening in the winter season, and ten o'clock
in the summer.
A back-load to or from any shop or warehouse on the ground floor, to or from any cart on the
street, not exceeding 20 j'ards, _______
If more than one, for each additional load, .___-_
A back load up any close, more than 20 yards, _____
A back load up or down stairs, for every stair, or two half stairs, _ _ _
If more than one, for every additional stair, _-.-__
Assisting at Removings, when a considerable time is consumed.
For the first hour, _______
For every other hour, __--_-__
For every hurley load of Furniture not exceeding J^ of a mile, - _ _
For every other ^ of a mile, _----__
Assisting at the Loading or Unloading Carts, weighing Goods, cj-c, not included in the
above fares.
For the first hour, _----._._
For every other hour, - __
Watching during the night, for the first hour, ---_--
For every other hour, -.___-_-_
Acting generally as a porter, for a whole day, or ten hours, - _ _ _
And for a week, - - - - - - _-
Council Chambers,
Glasgow, March, 1834.
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REGULATIONS FOR COAL PORTERS.
Fixed hy the Magistrates, Ibth January, 1807.
For carrying a cart of coals up stairs, where the distance from the stair to where the coals lay is
not more than 60 feet, for the first stair, - - - __ . -03
For every other stair, - - - - - - - - -0 1^