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57 Hackney Coaches.
Regulations for the Hackney Coaches and Noddies in
Glasgow,
To be observed, till Altered by the Magistrates.
For a Mile and a Half, 2s 3d
For a Mile & 3 Quarters, 2s 6d
For two Miles, . 3s Od
For Half a Mile, . Is Od
For a Mile, . . Is 6d
For a Mile and a Quarter 2s Od
If Hired by Time.
For One Hour. . . 2s 6d.
And at the rate of Sixpence for every 15 Minutes farther time.
Fares are to be charged by the distance or by the time, at the
option of the Coachman, but not by both.
No gratuity to Drivers, except when going to the Country.
Drivers, when unengaged, are, on no account, to refuse any
Hire when offered, under a penalty.
When a Driver is required to wait, either upon setting down
or taking up a Fare, he must, on no account refuse, under a penalty
of Five Shillings, and the Forfeiture of his Hirej but if he waits
beyond Ten Minutes, he shall be entitled to charge Ninepence for
every Fifteen Minutes he may be detained.
Fare and quarter to be allowed between the hours of 10 and 12
o'clock, p. m. Double Fares after 12 o'clock.
When Let by the Mile through Tolls.
Fare for Two Miles, 3s 6d | Fare for Four Miles, 5s 6d
Fare for Three Miles, 4s 6d j Fare for Five Miles, 6s Od
For greater distances, Is per Mile, exclusive of Tolls.
Parties returning by the same Carriage, whether in Town or
within Five Miles in the Country, shall pay Half- Fare additional,
as back hire; when more than Five Miles, they shall pay 3d, per
Mile.
There shall be four Stands for Coaches or Noddies, viz. : — at
the cross ; in Argyll Street, at the foot of Buchanan Street ;
South side of George's Square ; and at the Steam Boat Quay,
Broomielaw.
Six Coaches or Noddies to be at each Stand, at Ten o'clock in
the Morning.
Although there are not to be less than Six Coaches or Noddies
sent to each Stand, there may be as many more as Proprietors choose
to send ; it being expressly directed, that every Licensed Hackney
Coach or Noddie Proprietor, shall send one Carriage to one or
other of the respective Stands, as may be regulated from time to
time by the Magistrates ; and all persons are prohibited from,
having Coaches, Chaises, or Noddies, standing upon any of the
Streets unyoked, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. under
a penalty of Five Shillings for the first offence, and Ten Shillings
for each succeeding offence.