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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1394 PAGE SEVEN of his principal place of business, in operating order at all times, one telephone line for every eight (8) taxicabs for which a permit has been granted, and that at all times there will be an operator in charge of said telephone or telephones who shall devote himself exclusively to answering said telephones and dispatching taxicabs in response to requests therefor. Sec. 32-2.17. Taxicab Permit - Taximeter Data. If the application is for a permit to operate a taxicab busi- ness, the application shall state the make and type of taxi- meter intended to be installed on each taxicab for which such application is made. Sec. 32-2.18. Same - Schedule of Rates The taxicab permit application shall include a schedule of rates proposed to be charged. Sec. 32-2.19. Taxicab Permit - Number of Taxicabs. (a) Ail applications for a vehicle for hire permit for the operation of a taxicab business shall be accompanied by an agreement that in the event the application is granted, the applicant will keep in operation at all times at least eight (8) taxicabs. (b) If, any time after a permit is granted to an owner of a taxicab business, said business has less than eight (8) taxicabs permitted to operate in the City of Santa Ana, the permittee shall have thirty (30) days after written notice in which to bring the number of taxicabs permitted in said city up to eight (8) taxicabs. If, after thirty (30) day period, said permittee does not have the required number of taxicabs, his permit shall automatically be suspended. Sec. 32-2.20. Statement of Public Convenience and Necessity. If the application is for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the applicant shall state the facts which the applicant believes tend to establish that public convenience and necessity require the granting of the certificate. Sec. 32-2.21 Taxicab Permit - Issuance Upon receipt of the application for a vehicle for hire permit for the operation of a taxicab business, the chief of police shall have a reasonable time to investigate the application and background of the applicant. The chief of police shall grant the permit if he finds: (a) The applicant is financially responsible and otherwise able to provide the service. The term "financially responsible" shall mean that the applicant demonstrates a net worth, in accord- ance with generally accepted accounting principals consistently applied, of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300.00) per taxicab.