fifteen and five, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

fifteen and five n.

[the set fare, 15 cents for first mile, 5 cents for each mile thereafter]

(US) a taxi.

1927		College News (Bryne Mawr (PA) 23 Feb. n.p.: The fifteen and five-cent taxis.
1929		New Yorker 26 Jan. 41/3: [title] Fifteen and Five / Conversation with a taxi-driver who writes poems.
1929		A.T. Rogers ‘Casual Observer’ in Charlotte Obs. sect. 3 7 Apr,. 8/7: We piloted him to the street, hailed a 15-and-5 and escorted him [...] to his chambers.