The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-23
Electric Gar Ordinance.

l DE it ord aimed by the Court of Common ID Council of the City of New Haven: l Section |. No street railway car shall move or be moved through any street or part of any street within radius of one mile from l the City Hall at speed greater than at the rate of ten miles an hour; beyond that radius at D speed greater than at the rate of twelve
 miles an hour.
 section Z. Upon approaching q crossing, or an intersecting street upon level and de- scending ground within radius of one milo of City Hall, the Inotormau shall shut off the power and have the car under control until tho opposite crossing has been passed.
 section 3. No street railway car shall be allowed to pass another car standing on Q parallel track in tho same street to receiveor de iver passen pers without coming to full stop to allow the safe ingress and egress of such passengers.
 Section 4 NoEperson (except an employe when necessary shall be allowed to stand on the platform of any street railway car pro- pelled by motive power other than horses, with the mOtorman or person having control of the speed of such car. Section 5. Every street railway company operating street railway cars propelled by any motive power other than horses, shall equip every such car with good and effective lenders and of sisoh design and type as shall be recommended by the Committee on Ordi- nanees and approved by the Court of Com- mon Council
 Section G. Every motorman or person hav- ing control of the speed of any street rail- way car propelled by any motive power other than horses, shall strike gong or bell sever- al times on approaching the crossing of a street or the intersection of a street, and within one hundred feet of such crossing or intersection, and shall strike a gong or bell at such other places and times as to fully and amply warn any and all persons in the vi- cinity and shall keep vlgiant lookout for all persons and all teams, carriages and vehi- cleS of all kinds.
 Section 7.asEvery street railway company shall post copies of this ordinance in oonspic- uous places In each of its car houses so that they can be convenie ently and plainly seen and read by such company's employees, and shall also post in con sspicnous place in each of it's cars a copy of said ordinance so that it can be conveniently and plainly seen and read by the patrons of such street railway company.
 Section 8. Any motorman or person vio- lating any of the provisions of Sections one, two, three, four and six, and any member of any corporation who causes any motorman to violatethe provisions of any of said Sec tions, shall be fined not less than one nor more than one hundred dollars for each off fence
 Section g. Any street railway corporation or person operating street railways within the City of New Haven who shall violate any of the provisions of Sections five and seven shall be fined not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offence.
 Section 10. This Ordinance, except Section five shall take effect thirty days after It's pas sage and Section five shall take effect three recommended by the committee on Ordi- mon Council us pro vtded therein.
 In Board of Aldermen, May 6, 1895, passed and absent.
 In Board of Councilmen, May 18, 1895, pass-. ed by a majority vote of all Councilmen pres- eat and absent.
 Approved May 21, 1895.
 To take effect May 29, 1895.
 A true copy of record:
 Attest: RICHARD F. LYON, my263t City Clerk.