Each application for a certificate of convenience and necessity shall be scheduled for a hearing not later than 20 days after the application is filed. The applicant shall be notified by the City Clerk by mail to the business address set forth in the application of the date and time of the hearing, the notification to be sent at least ten days before the date and time of the hearing. The City Clerk shall also, within the same time, notify all persons who at that time hold certificates of convenience and necessity for the operation of taxicabs within the city, of the date and time of the hearing, and the name of the applicant. In addition, the City Clerk shall cause to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten days before the hearing, a notice setting forth the name of the applicant and the date and time of the hearing. The cost of the publication shall be paid for by the applicant.
('58 Code, § 18-6)