HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1022 ' ORDIITANCE NO , 1022
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND FIXING FARES OR TARIFFS TO BE CHARGED BY UNI-
VERSITY CITY TRANSIT COMPANY, INC . , A PUBLIC CARRIER OF PASSENGERS IN THE CITY
OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS , AND 17ITHIN A FIVE (5 ) )m RADIUS BEYOND THE ODRPO-
RATE LIT TS , PRESCRIBING PENALITES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES .
VWHEREAS , the University . City Transit Company, Inc . , is the - only bus company
engaged in' the transportation of passengers in the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas
and within a five ( 5 ) mile radius beyond the ccVorate limits of said city .
MIEREAS , incre_ased ' costs of operation of bus lines in the City of Fayette-
ville, Arkansas, as compared to rider volume , has not ' given the owners of the
University City Transit ComparWj Inc . -a fair return on their investment .
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas , has made
a careful study of rates and fares to be charged by bus lines in the City of
Fayetteville, Arkansas , and finds that .the rates and tariffs hereifter' set forth
will give the public reasonable fares with a fair return to the bus line owners .
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED By the City Council of the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas :
SECTION I . ' That the following schedule of bus fares in the City ' of Fayette-
ville, Arkansas, and within a £ive, ( 5 ) mile radius beyond the corporate limits of
said City are hereby fixed as follows :--
Adult fare, fifteen cents ( 150 ) , with reduction of fare to 1220 per
ride for those wishing to purchase tickets giving them- twelve rides
for $1. 50, if used within thirty days from date of purchase .
Fare for children under twelve years of age tep . cents ( 100 ) , or
twelve rides .for $1.00, if, they purchase 30-day tickets
Highschool students shall ride for the -same fare as children under
12 years of age between the hours 6f ,7 :00 a . m. and 5 : 00 p .m. Mon-
day through Friday during the school year .'
Riders 'above the 'age of 12 in the zone ' between ' Purdyl's Market and
the -toTin of Greenland on Higlrvay'71 South"shall' be ' charged 150 ,
which will be in addition to the 15-cent fare charged for rides
between Purdy ' s store and sections. o£ the City of 'Fayetteville .
Children under twelve years of age riding in the Greenland zone shall
be charged ten cents , but shall- not- be charged an extra fare when
riding into or out of the city zone, this same rule applying to high
school students only on school days between the hours 7 : 00 a .m. and
5 : 00 p .m.
No charge shall be made . for transfers , although the University City
Transit Company, Inc . , _ is hereby grantedthe right to refuse them in
cases where riders may be served by more direct routes , or where two
separate routes cover approximately the same territory for a consi-
derable portion of their length .
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SECTION II . The above fares shall be -for one-way trips . Round trip fares
shall be double the amount of one-way fares . No fare books or tickets shall be
sold at reduced rates, except as provided in Section One ( I ) 'above; and ' if arty '
unused -book or tickets are outstanding at the time this Ordinance becomes effec-
tive, they shall not entitle the holder to passage ' in any bus, but shall be re-
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SECTION' III . The ' a1qove schedule of fares shall become effective at N
o ' clock a .m. , Saturday, May 102 1952 :
SECTION IV . Any person, firm or corporation violating the terms of any
section or part of section of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than ten
dollars ( $.10 . 00 ) nor more than one hundred dollars ( "$100 . 00 ) and each violation
shall be deemed a separate offense .
SECTION V . If any person, firm ' or corporation now operating under a certi-
fixate or under Grandfather Rights in lieu of a certificate , issued or waived by
the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas , as the ' case may be, - shall knowing permit any
employee to violate the terms of this Ordinance; such operator shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall be punished by ' a fine of not less than ' fifty dollars - ( $50 )
. nor more than five hundred dollars ( 0500 . 00 ) ; and each violation of an employee '
of which the employer knows shall be a separate offense; and iii- addition thereto
'the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas , may revoke the permit ' un-
der which such passenger carrier is operating and may take such steps as necessary
to prohibit further operations .
SECTION VI . All Ordinances or parts 'of Ordinances in' conflict herewith_are_
hereby repealed; and it appearing that fixing-- of fares ' is - im<nediately required, an-
emergency
riemergency is hereby declared to exist and 'this Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and approval . '
Passed and approved this day of May, 1952 ,
Layor
Attest :
City Clerk