The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-29
City Advertisements.
new ORDINANCES.
Be 1t Ordained by the Court Of Common
GOunCll of the Ilitu of Now laNau.

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night above the curb, The top gain on all
poles shall be reserved for the use of the
CITY Fire and Police Alarm systems and
snail be six inches from the top Of the pole.
All poles shall be stencilled with the name
or initials Of the company owning the same,
each pole being numbered, and record
| the numbers and locations of the poles. The
numbers and names or Initials shall be sten.
cilled on the pole in white and in figures OF
one and one-half inches in heighth. All
poles shall be painted a dark green color,
ana no signs, advertising or printed matter
other than the numbers of said poles and
the name or initials of the company owning
the same shall be printed or attached IN
any way whatever to any of the poles set
on the streets of the City.
All cross-arms must be securely boiled to
poles and braced with cross-arm braces.
, Sec. 172. All telegraph, telephone, and
| electric lighting wires running through or
across the streets of the City shall be at
| distance of not less than twenty-five feet
from the crown of the street and shall run
as nearly us practicable at right angles into
| the buildings where used.
The distance Of all wires from the City
| fire alarm wires shall be at least two feet
| Sec. 173. In all cases where electric light
or electric power wires shall be run on the
same poles as telephone or telegraph wires,
cross arms bearing the electric light or
| power wires and the arms bearing such
other wires shall not be less than twenty
inches from center to center except in case
of junction poles at street corners and other
| places where reverse arms are used, in
which case the arms shall not be less than
twelve inches from center to center.
Electric lighting wires shall not be run
over house tops except where necessary to
buildings using the same, and all electric
/ lighting wires shall be properly insulated
and joints and bare places securely tapped,
and if run through wood parts of buildings
shall pass through tube Of either hard
rubber or glass of thickness of not less
| than one-quarter of an inch.
| All DprSOnS nSinp the electric light shall
conform to the full requirements of the
National Board of Underwriters.
Sec ia. Al wires attached to cross- "a m
insnlator nearest the poles,
Electric light and trolley feed wires shall
IN all cases be attached at horizontal dis
lance Of not less than twelve inches from
, the center Of the poles on which they are
All span and guard wires of electric rail
way companies shall have circuit breakers
cut into them not less than six feet nor
more than ten feet from the curb line.
Sec. 175. In all eases where electric light
or electric power wires shall be run other
than in q straight line, curved guard irons
shall be used on the ends Of the cross-arms,
SO attached as to fully prevent the wires on
becoming detached from the crosS-armS
Be 1t Ordained by the Court of Common
Council of the City of New Haven
Sec. $50 All vehicles which are let for
hire for the conveyance of passengers,
which shall require the employment of Il
driver who is not the hirer of the team, and
all vehicles used or employed for the trans
portation of articles from place to place in
said City for hire, shall be subject to these
Ordinances, and to the Ordinances concern
ing Licenses and Permits: except that this
Ordinance entitled Public Conveyancess'
shall not apply to any cars run upon rails
in the streets of the City under Charter
rights.
Sec. 2s1, The Superintendent of Police
shall detail sergeant of police as On
spector of Public Conveyances." Said Su-
perintendent of Police shall, upon due ap-
plication, and upon the recommendation of
said Inspector endorsed upon said applica-
ton, issue license, as provided in the
Ordinance concerning Licenses and Per-
mits, to the owner of any suitable vehicle.
No vehicle shall be licensed which is not
is applied. Each license shall designate the
use for which the vehicle is licensed.
Sec 2S2.. Every licensed vehicle for the
carriage of passengers shall have its num-
Der painted upon it on the pole or shafts in
a manner approved by the said Inspector,
No person shall drive such vehicle until a
such vehicle which shall solicit passengers
= in the public thoroughfares, or. shall be
| waiting on the public stand, shall also have
lamps on each side, which lamps shall be
kept trimmed and burning while at said
stand during the night season and during
employment. All licensed passenger vehi
Giles which shall solicit passengers in the
public thoroughfares, or shall be waiting on
the public stands, shall also have the mum
Der of the carriage license in figures in the
inches in size, cut in stencil or painted in
black on glass on the side of both lamps to-
, ward the sidewalk, so that the number can
be plainly seen a th s The number mi on
number Of the license and the number
painted on the pole or shafts.
Sec. 2S3. Every licensed passenger vehi,
Gle shall at all times have conspcuously
posted on the inside of the vehicle at least
two feet above the seat, in a manner ap
proved by the Inspector and so as to be cas-
lily seen and read by the passengers, q card
containing the name of the owner, number
of the license, and copy of section 297 OF
this Ordinance.
Sec. 2S4 Every licensed vehicle, except
those for the conveyance of passengers
shall have the name of the owner, and the
number thereof, distinctly and legibly paint
ed in a light color on dark ground on the
exterior Of each side of the vehicle, in char
acters not less than four inches in size, in
a manner approved by said Inspector
Sec. 2s5. Said Superintendent shall, In
like manner, upon the recommendation OF
said Inspector endorsed upon the applca
ton, license drivers, on being satisfied that
each licensee is capable, discreet, tempera te
and honest Said licensee shall be mum
bered and shall specify the kind of vehicle
which the licensee Is authorized to drive.
Sec. 2S6 Every licensed driver shall al
all times while employed or seeking or wait
ing for employment, or in any manner IL
charge of a passenger vehicle, wear upon
his left breast, exposed to view, meta
badge two inches in diameter. on which
shall be stamped or cut the number of his
license in figures at least one and one-hal1
inches in length. No driver shall use thc
badge of another driver. Every driver shall
give to anyone requiring it, his name anf
residence, and the name and residence OF
the owner of the vehicle, and shall show
, his badge.
Sec 2S7. Said Superintendent may, or
due application, transfer the license for any
vehicle to another owner Of the same, ant
the license of one driver to another drive
on application of the person who paid fo
the license.
Sec. 2SS. The following places in sale
City are designated as the stands wherea
said public carriages for the conveyance y
passengers may at all times stand waiting
, for employment, except on the Sabbath, viz
l. College street, both sides, between
Chapel and Elm streets
2 Center street, south side, from Churcl
street to Gregson, from 10 O'Clock p. III. t.
, | 6 O'Clock a. m.
} 3. Center street, north side, 200 feet cas-
from Church street, from 10 O'Clock p. m. Il
O'Clock a. IN.
4 Union street, east side, between Fai
and Wooster streets.
b State street, both sides, south of Gus
tom House square, and Union avenue
southeast side, between State street an'
the gentlemen's entrance to the passengers
waiting room of the New York. New Havei
f and Hartford railroad cOmpany's depot
! leaving such an opening, not less than TWEEN
l | ty feet in width, opposite the mail and bag
= gage gate, north of the depot. as may b.
4 | designated, pursuant to the provisions 0
this Ordinance; also the northwest side o
said avenue, between State street and