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B. The driver's residence address and/or telephone number; C. The company name and vehicle number; D. The date, time and place of origin and dismissal of each trip; E. The fare collected or to be charged; F. The number of passengers paying or not paying and any other items for which a charge was or was not made; G. The beginning and ending speedometer mileage of the vehicle for each shift worked; H. The beginning and ending time for each shift worked; I. The beginning and ending meter readings for each shift worked; and J. If the trip is made pursuant to a contract the trip sheet shall also show the fare as indicated by the meter and an identification of the contract under which the transportation is provided. Section 35: Drivers to take most direct route. It is unlawful for any driver of a taxicab employed to carry passengers to a definite point to carry any passenger to a destination by a route that is not the safest and most direct, unless the customer specifically authorizes the deviation or alternate route. Section 36: Cruising and soliciting prohibited. It is unlawful for any driver to solicit,by word or signal, patronage for any for-hire vehicle on any public street or public place other than that designated or assigned as a taxicab stand;no driver of a taxicab shall cruise the streets from place to place at random,without a fixed destination, soliciting employment. However, if a patron requests service at or returning from a fixed destination,the taxicab driver may provide service in accordance with all traffic ordinances of the city. Section 37: Loading and discharging passengers. A. Drivers of for-hire vehicles shall not receive or discharge passengers in the roadway,but shall pull up to the right hand sidewalk as nearly as possible or in the absence of a sidewalk,to the extreme right-hand side of the road and there receive or discharge passengers, except upon one-way streets where passengers may be discharged at either the right or left-hand sidewalk, or the side of the roadway in the absence of a sidewalk. B. It is unlawful for any driver to permit any person to alight from any vehicle while it is in motion, or to be discharged other than is specified in this ordinance. Section 38: Service requirements. All persons engaged in the taxicab business in the city operating under the provisions of this ordinance shall render an overall service to the public. The holder of a for-hire vehicle business license for taxicabs shall maintain a place of business within the City limits or maintain an answering/dispatch service and keep the same open for twenty-four hours a day for the purpose of receiving calls and dispatching vehicles. They shall answer all calls received by them for services inside the corporate limits of the city as soon as they can do so and if said services cannot be rendered within a reasonable time,they shall then notify 20