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1734 ORDINANCE No. 6 or 1883.


Tramways .


Goods and Minerals.
Per mile.
For all coals, coke, culm, charcoal , cannel, limestone, chalk, lime, salt, sand , fire
clay, cinders, dung, compost and all sorts of manure, and all undressed
materials for the repair of public roads or highways, per ton, .. 20 cents.
For all iron, iron ore, pig iron, bar iron , rod iron , sheet iron, hoop iron, plates
of iron , slabs , billets and rolled iron , bricks, slags, and stone, stones for
building, pitching, and paving, tiles, slates, and clay (except fire-clay) ,
and for wrought iron not otherwise specially classed herein, and for
heavy iron castings, including railway chairs , per ton , 20 39
For all sugar, grain, corn , flour, hides, dyewoods, earthenware, timber and
metals (except iron ) , nails, anvils, vices, and chains, and for light iron
castings, per ton , ........ 20 99
For cotton and other wools, drugs (except opium) and manufactured goods,
and all other wares, merchandise, fish, articles, matters or things, per ton, 30 39
For opium, per chest, 20 99

Small parcels.

For every parcel not exceeding seven pounds in weight , each ,........ 5 99
For any parcel exceeding seven pounds and not exceeding fourteen pounds in
weight, each, ..………………. 10 09
For any parcel exceeding fourteen pounds and not exceeding twenty- eight
pounds in weight, each, 15 ""
For any parcel exceeding twenty- eight pounds, and not exceeding fifty-six
pounds in weight, each, .... 20 22
For any parcel exceeding fifty - six pounds in weight, such sums as the company
may think fit.

Provided always, that articles sent in large aggregate quantities, although made
up in separate parcels, such as bags of sugar, coffee, meal, and the like, shall not be
deemed small parcels, but that term shall apply only to single parcels in separate
packages.

Regulations as to tolls.


A fraction of a mile beyond an integral number of miles shall be deemed a mile.
For a fraction of a ton, the company may demand and take tolls and charges
according to the number of the quarters of a ton in such fraction, and if there be a
fraction of a quarter of a ton, such fraction shall be deemed a quarter of a ton.
With respect to all articles except stone and timber, the weight shall be determined
according to the usual avoirdupois weight.
With respect to stone and timber, fourteen cubic feet of stone, fifty cubic feet
of China fir or Singapore cedar, and forty cubic feet of any other timber, shall be
deemed one ton weight, and so in proportion for any smaller quantity.