St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-12
Official PUBLICATION
OF Ordinances Passed and 3esG-
IIEticns Adopted by the Conn
mora Council of the City Of st.
Paul.
' Emo. 1Ocs-ordinance No. 1862

Ay F No. 10CS-Ordinance No. 1862
An ordinance regulating the running speed
of street railway cars III the City of st. raul.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section1. No person having the control OF
the speed of a street railway car operated by
electricity shall allow such car to so in that
part of the City of st. Paul included within
the boundaries as follows, to wit:
Commencing at the intersection Of the
Mississippi river and the easterly line of
Broadway street, running Thence north
along the east lillecof Broadway street to its
intersection with the north line of Thir-
teenth street: thence westerly along the
north line of Thirteenth street to Robert
street; thence along Robert street to the
north line of University avenue; thence
along the north line of University avenue to
the west line OF Rice street; thence along
the westerly and southwesterly line of Rice
street to Fort street; thence along Fort street
to its intersection with Eagle street; thence
along Eagle street TO the north bank of the
Mississippi river; thence along the north
bank of the Mississippi river to the place of
beginning. at rate of speed faster than
eight miles an hour; nor IN any part Of the
city outside of the aboye-descrbed district
bounded as follows to wit: sll{
On the north by q straight line drawn
from the intersection of Minnehaha and
Dale streets to the intersection of Minnehaha
and Arcade streets; on the east by line
drawn from the intersection of Minnehaha
street and Arcade street to the intersection
OF Congress street. If extended easterly to and
the section line between sections s and of
township %, range -. in Ramsey county,
Minnesota; on the south ,bya straight line
drawn from the intersection of said Congress
street, if extended, ana said section line to
the intersection of Grace street and Toronto
avenue, and on the west by q straight line
drawn from the intersection of Grace street
and Toronto avenue to the intersection of
Dale street and Ainnehaha street at a rate of
speed faster than twelve miles al hour.
Sec. . No person having the control of
the speed Of street railway car shall allow
1t in any street to go against or run afoul of
any person, vehicle or other thing whatso-
eVer,nor shall any such person fail to stop his
car at any place in a street when directed by
police officerso TO do.
sec. ). No person having the control of
the speed of Il street railway car passing in
street shall fail to keep a vigilant watch for
all teams, carriages and persons, especially
children nor shall such person fail to strike
bell several times in quick succession OH
approaching any team, carriage or person.
and no person shall after such striking of a
bell hinder or delay the passage of the car.
Sec. 4. No person having the control of
the speed Of street railway car passing i'll
street shall, on the appearance of danger to
any team. carriage or person, from or Oh the
appearance of any obstruction to his car fail
to stop the car in the shortest time and space
possible.
| any person in the employ of street railway
| company, shall allow gravel or sand. or salt,
| or other material to accumulate and remain
i'll any street. and any street railway com
| pany shall remove any gravel, sand. salt or
material used by it from such street.
! Sec. &. Any street railway company or per
son violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be punished by fine of not
less than ten nor more than fifty dollars for
| each otfense.
Sec. T. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and publication.
J Passed by the Assembly Dec 90. 1892.
Yeas-Messrs. Doran. DAILY. Lightner. Pike,
Reardon, Sandell, Van Slyke, Mr.. Presidents.
Nays-0.
| JNo. H. WoLTERsToRFF.
| President of the Assembly.
Passed by the Board of Aldermen Jan. 3,
1893.
Yeas-Ald. Conley Franklin, Hickman,
Montgomery, Warren, Zimmerman-6.
| Nays-Mr. Vice President-1.
| JOHN COPELAND,
| Vice President of the Board of Aldermen.
| Approved jail. 0, 1898.
| F. P. WRIGHT, Mayor.
Attest: THos- A PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.