The morning times., 1896-06-01
LEAKS FROM THE TIRE
Wheel News and Hints for
Those Who Ride.
ONE NEW INVENTIONS
Ordinances of the District Which
Apply to Bicycles-A New Chain
Cleaner-Restlng ON Long Runs
Air Brake That Is Finding Favor
With Riders.

The recent order of the Commissioners for
more rigid enforcement of the ordinances
applying to bicycles has resulted in many
arrests where the victims have honestly
pleaded ignorance OF the law.
For the benefit of wheelmen, The Times
prints those para graphs OF the pOuce regula-
lions which apply TO bicycles. They are as
follows:
Article VIII-SectiOn 8. No person shall
uUpos.., pace or 4eGNe ia ur upon any sucn
piaces designated III section one of this
article, any broken glass, Cruckery, nails,
tin, or iron cuttings, hoops, hOOpskirts,
wagon tires, Wire or other article or thing
Aabie TO wound or Inlure man or beast.
Section 20. ANY person or persons viO-
latlng any of the provisions or this ar
tIcle shall be punished, upCn cODyIctlOn
thereof, by a IInc or not less than 80 nor
more Jnan $40 IOr eacn and every YiUliI-
ton.
Article Ix-section 1 . No bell, gong, horn,
whistle, uruin, or other nOISe-ihdkInS ar
tlCle, instrument, or DEVICE SHdi Dc struck
or sounded iii any Ol Tie places mentioned
iii section one OF article eight OF these
regulations, Iur any purpose whatsoever,
wiLn Tie exception UI the sounding OIL beis
or gUngs upon sieIShs or other yelhCies upon
runners, and yenICIes ana apparatus OF Tie
police and fire departments.
PROVIDED, Inat street cars ma continue
to use the starting gungS or beis now III
service, ana tbat eIectr!c and cable cars
snail strike gong at every street Cross
! ing and where otherwise required TO give
warning, dBd bicycles anu JTlcy CIeS Snail
| sound IL HgnJ bell or gong when necessary
| 70 warn persons OF their approach.
Section o. Any person violating any Of
| the foregoing provisions OF Tins article
| shall, OH CONVICTION, be punished by q fire
1 Us follows: For violations or any or the
| provisions or the first three sections or
| tnIs article, not less than SO Bur more
| than $50.
Article X-section 1 No horse shall be
! driven nor vehicle moved faster than a
| walk on Fifteenth street between feHnS "
/ vaula avenue and the north line Of New
/ York avenue northwest, or across street
! intersections where street car lines inter
! sect.
Section 2 No person or persons shall ride
| any morse, draw or propelany wheeIbdrTow,
| hand cart, slelgu, carriage, or other
| vehicle, except baby CaTria ges, over or
! upon any side walk, except lb passing INTO or
| from any lot Where pavement shall b.
| constructed for that purpose, and nO per
| son or persons shall rice any cycle, bicycle
or triCy Gle over, upon, iii or through any
sidewalk or ToutWdIk intended Tor Tie use
OF pedestrians.
Section 5. S!cighs or other vehicles on
| runners snail lave bells SU& tldcled thereto,
| or 10 the animals drawing the same, as
| 10 suund When such vehicle j. il melton:
| ana ali cycles, bicycles, and tricycleS ID
| motion after dark snail GiSplay ii suitable
/ hight, and at all Tunes have suitable
gong or bell So attached thereto as to be
| readIly sounded 10 warn persons OF their
sectIcu .. AS general rule, and aIwa vs.
| wien passing one another, ali vehicles
moving upon the streets shall keep upon
| the right side thereof, ana IN stopping at
| the curb stall keep IT upon the night side
thereof Amy vehicle moving ID The proper
direcuon, as thus described, shall have
the right Of way over any other. In the
meaning and intent OF tins section, Penn
| syivania avenue shall be considered as
two streets, separated by the car tracks,
| bUtthe general movement ufvehlc!eS thereon
shall be subOrdinated To The business Of
| the shops and stores.
| Section = on Fifteenth street west,
| between New York avenue and IennsyE
vauia avenue, vehicles going north shall
| pass on the east Lan thereof. and vehicles
| going south shall pass ON the west side
/ thereof.
Section 10. No horse i..yclC, tricycle. or
Otaer vehicle shall De rd'iCn or driven
| So as ru collide with dug other horse or
| such vehicle or vehicles. IT with any per
| son, and the driver ur rider of SuCn horse
/ or vehicles shall make way for pedcstri
I al the street crossings.
! Section 30 NJ bicycle shall be pro
PEELED across any inteTSeCtBg street III The
| city OF Washington at "a greater rate of
speed than eight miles an EUCr. aDd every
hsl-Evl@ SuaA GJ all times be under CCnJrI
OF the rider.
Section 81. Every person as aforesaid
violating any of the provisions OF any
section If this article wherein penalty
is not provided, shall, OH conviction. be
puuishe;! by a fine of not less han 50 HOl
more thau $40 for each uffJHse