Scope and ContentBlank receipt form for Jitney license application, Board of Commissioners, City of Hoboken, 19__ (not earlier than 1915 and to ca. 1925.) Printed form removed from book, 4" high x 9" wide; record stub at left not present. Serial numbered: 2049. The jitney bus or omnibus was a popular type of transport starting in the mid-1910s and continued into the 1920s. Cost of application was $25.00 Commission form of government introduced in 1915. ==== BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS City of Hoboken, N. J. CITY CLERK’S OFFICE ________________19 Received from __________________ Business Address __________________ Residence Address __________________ TWENTY-FIVE ($25.00) DOLLARS with application for license to operate a “Jitney” upon the streets of the City of Hoboken; deposited as security for the monthly payment of the Franchise Tax, pursuant to the provisions of the Ordinances of the City. __________________ City Clerk. ==== ====