Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31

the general surface OF the pavement which
prevent the satisfactory action of the wheel
guard Tenders herein adopted or author
Ned. or increase danger to life and limb.
Sec. q. Any railway company falling to
comply with the above requirement shall
| be subject to iine-of $ a day for every such
the date specified in said notice.
Sec. p Every cable and every motor car
operated in the District of Columbia must
be 50 constructed or altered that clear
space Of fifteen inches in height above the
rails Is provided between the whssl-guard
and the adjacent end of the car In ordar to
allow the effective action of the wheel
guard.
See. %. Any railway company failing to
comply with the above REQUIREMENT shall be
subject to fine CT s. day for each car rot
so constructed or altered, and operated by 1t.
See. ~. Platforms of street cars, and the
space between such cars when in trains
snail be guarded by gates of construction
| and operat!on approved by the Commission
ers OF the District of Columbia, and any
company failing to comply with the pro-
visions of this section shall be fined not
| more than forty dollars.
Sec %. After the tenders are placed upon
the cars, they must be kept in thorough
working order and in good repair at all
times during the use of sLch cars. Any
railway company failing to comply with
TINS provision shall be subject to a fine of
offense.
Sec. 26. No street car shall move at a
greater rate of speed than ten miles an
hour in the city of Washington, nor at a
greater rate of speed than fifteen miles an
honr outside of said city; street cars shall
not exceed a rate of speed greater than five
miles an hour at street crossings and when
necessary to stop shall stop on the near
SIDE thereof, except where the mechanical
appliances make ii impracticable to do SO;
nor shall any street car stand upon street
or avenue for a longer period than five
minutes, unless the way be INSTRUCTED, nor
stop so as to obstruct street crossing or
lntersectlng street; and no street car shall
follow preceding car moving in the same
direction at a less interval than one hun
dfed feet, unless coupled thereto. Every
street car in motion after shutdown shall
nave two lights, one displayed at each end
thereof, and all vehicles moving in streets
with car tracks shall, in general, keep on
| the right side thereof, between the righi
side and curb.
Sec. % Wherever street railroads cross
each other, all cars or trains bound north
or south shall have the right of way over
trains or cars bound east or west, and all
motormen, grpmen and drivers on any
such trains cars shall on approaching
intersecting crossings stop their cars or
trains and see that the way is clear before
crossing; Provided, That the provisions as
| 10 the right of way shall not apply where
| branches of the same street railway cross
,ach other: Provided That rand transit
! st.eet ,aIs -hali a.wayss have r. riehl IF
way over cars drawn by horse power: Pro-
NIdcd. further, That the cars and trains of
the Capital Traction Company shall have
the right of way at the intersection of ed
and NJ streets northwest.
Sec. 2S. Flagmen shall be stationed al the
CROSSINGS of all rapid transit street car
lines, when in the judgment Of the ComE.s-
sioners of the District Of Columbia the pub
lie safety requires the same.
Sec. 20. Steamscars, trains or engines
shall not move upon any street or avenue
@ he,-, iIa.-
an hour, and no steam car, train or engine
snail be stopped or held at n street cross
ing or Intersection 10 obstruct the
passage of vehicles or foot passengers for
longer period than is needed for the
passage of such steam car train or en-
CINE a a speed of not less than five miles
an hour. Drivers, gripmen or motormen
of street cars in the District of Columbia
before crossing the tracks of a steam rail
road shall bring their cars to full stop
and not start them again until so directed
by the conductor, who shall be satisfied by
personal observation that the tracks may
be crossed by the car with safety.
Sec. 30. No bicycle shall he propelled
across any interesting street in the CITY
than eight miles an hour and every bcy-
Gle shall at all times be under control of
the rider.
Sec. 81. All grade crossings or intersec-
lions of any steam railroad tracks with
streets, avenues or roads shall be made
safe by the company owning or operating
such roads by gates and electric bells, or
other means and appliances approved by
the Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia. Between sunset and sunrise of
each day headlight or other equivalent
rejecting lantern, or hand lantern in the
hands of an attendant, to give due warn
ing to persons near crossing steam rail-
road tracks of the approach of trains, To-
comotives or cars, shall be displayed upon
the advancing end of every train OF steam
railroad cars, and of single steam railroad
20 md lapn ,,f.fix
moving in the District of Columbia. 1t
shall be unlawful for any person to set in
motion, run or operate any train of railroad
cars, single railroad locomotive.
without the said display Of such lights or
lanterns.
Sec 81. No locomotive. or train with or
without q locomotive attach he'd shall pass
over any street railroad crossing where the
cars of street railroad are propelled by
cable or electric power without coming to
full stop at point not nearer than forty
feet of the l-eareSt rail of such crossing,
and shall not pass over such crossing eX-
cept in obedience to signal given by the
gateman employed by the corporation own
ing the tracks over which such locomotive
or train is to pass, and such Signal shall
not be given until the crossing gates are
closed in such manner to effectually pre-
vent access to said tracks from the high
way.
The safety gates at every railroad cross
ing shall be closed during the passage of
opened Immediately after the passage of
the same.
No train, locomotive or car shall be al
lowed to stop or stand any street cross
ing for a longer period than two minutes
at any one time, nor shall any such train.
locomotive, car or cars be parked CT stored
on any street. avenue or other public place
for unrea Sonable time.
Sec. 33. That all bridges in the District
of Columbia, excep. the Aqueduct bridge
over Rock creek, are hereby declared i'm
proved public highways, and as such pub
lie highways the provisions of this article
so far as they are applicable hereby
extended to them.
That on the following bridges. namely:
The Chain bridge over the Potomac river,
Is street bridge over Rock creek, \ street
bridge over James creek canal, and Navy
Yard bridge over the Eastern branch of
the Potomac river, the maximum rate of
travel shall not be greater than a walk
On all other bridges the aforesaid maxi
mum rate shall apply to loaded teams but
may be increased 10 six miles an hour for
carriages and light vehicles.
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