Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-01-06
Gitu Ordinances.

A N ORDINANCE to amend the ordinance On
against the public ecsnOmy and certain nusanoes
BE Il OTdaiHed BIZ the tity Council ~ Wilmington:
SECTION /. Tnat section u Of the Ordinance cnti-
hrd An Ordinance Concerning offences alaiust The
Public Economy and certain Nuisances, (as iuted
in the Ordinance BOOK Of 1851 he and the same Is
hereby amended by striking out al OF salf seciion
after the ngure " ~ In the irst line thereof and
inserting In lieu thereof the following, VIZ
1t shall be unlawful for any locomotive. railroad
car or other vehicle, o be prOpsl lied drawn upun
such part of any railroad as shall be within the lin
its u the city Of Wilmington between Justson and
Lombard streets, at faster rate than sN niles per
hour The engineer, conductor controller, owner or
owners, other peIs n or persons, having for the
time the command Of any locomotive, railroad rar
other vehicle who shall pr1pel or cause to be pro-
PEELED or moved, such locomotive, railroad car or
other vehicle upon such part Of any railroad as snail
be within the limits aforesaid, at faster rate than
six miles per hour, for every such offence shall for
felt and pay a fine OF one hundred dollars.
There shall be kept and maintained In attendance
upon such parts OF any railroad as shall be within
the following limits, by the Railroad Company or
Companies owning or using the same, viz; from
West Street on the west side Of Market Street, to
King Street on the east side OF Market Street. in this
city, one or more lookouts or p6 rsons whose duty 1t
shall he to precede, at distance not greater than
sixty feet all locomotives aud trains Of cars be-
lOngnging to, or In the use OF, said Companies,
while In motion within said limits, and remove all
obstrnCtOns TO- and warn all persons upon the track
of said rail road Company Companies, within said
limits, OF the approach OF said locomotives and
trains, and the said Railroad company or cOmpa-
nies shall also Keep lookout other than the one
Aforesaid at every point where the railroad track
| owned or used by said company or companies Is
crossed by the following named public Streets Of this
| city, viz. JustlsOn West, Market, King, French,
Third, Fourth and Seventh Streets who shall, upon
| the passage OF every locomotive between the hours
of 6, A. NJ, and ., P. NJ, warn the passeTs on the
| public streets Of sucn passage by waving nag IN
the day time and lantern at night; and for failure
/ herein the said company or companies shall each
forfeit and pay tine of thirty dollars and further.
/ more the engineer, conductor, or person having
charge Of any such locomotive shall within the cty
limits ring or cause to he rung continually the bel
| attached to such locomotive, for the purpose o
warning all persons OF the approach OF the said 10
| cemOtye, or any train belonging thereto and upoI
failure thereof, shall forfeit and pay hne OF ter
| dollars.
| 1t shall be unlawful for any railroad company I,
suffer or permit any locomotive or any traiD ca
or other vehicle belonging to or In the employ
| Of the said company, to remain stationary upon TN
| track owned or used 10y them where the same 4
crossed 10y any Of the public streets of this cltv
| II they shall suffer or permit the said locomotive
train, car or other vehicle to remain statiOnaT
for longer period Of time than ten minutes uhles
In case OF accident they shall forfeit and pay fn
Of thirty dOllars.n
SEc. 2. An ordinance passed Dec. i4th, 1871, wifi
! the same title, is hereby repealed
Passed at the city Hall, Jan. 4, 1872
JOSHUA MAHlS, President Of Council
Attest:-E- Il. TAYLOR, CLERK. "