The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-03
COUNCIL MEETING
AN IMPORTANT ONE.
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when crossing the highway at the intersection
OF streets, ETC., shall have the right of way over
any horsemen or vehicle of any description, ex-
cepting those vehicles to when the right of way
is especially given. Fire department. answer
ing an alarm, police patrol, etc.
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained by the author
lty aforesaid, that on all streets of this city all
vehicles going in nOrtherly or southerly di-
rectlon shall nave the right of way over any and
all Vehcles going IN an easterly or westerly di-
rectiOn.
Sec. 3. Be it and it is hereby further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that vehicles of any
and all description and men on horseback shall.
when meeting another vehicle, take to the right.
Drivers of vehicles and men on horseback shall,
in addition to the foregoing, go to the right on
the approach of bicycle, tricycle., or veloci-
pede snd leave space of at least five ~ feet in
width between them and the said bicycles, tri-
cycles, velocipedes etc. Vehicles of any and all
| descriptions when overtaking one another shall
| and must pass on the left side of the vehicle 50
overtaken.
Sec. 4. Be it and it Is hereby further ordained
| by the authority Aforesaid that in turning cor
ners to the right, vehicles of any and all de-
| scrptlon shall keep as near to the right of the
| center of the street and to curb as practicable
and shall pass on the left of the vehicle passed
In turning corners to the left they shall pass to
the right OF the center Of the intersection of the
| two streets.
Sec. 5. Be it and it is further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that, no driver of a vehicle
or horseman, or rider of bicycle, tricycle. OF
| Veloclpede shall form groups, 50 as to oUstruct
| the public ways or streets, or pass through
funeral cOrteges or military or civic process
sions, etc, etc. Drivers of vehicles shall moi
drive two abreast under any circumstances
Riders of bicycles, tricycles Velocipedes, shall
not ride with both hands of of the handle bars
OF their machines or coast when or about tC
meet or pass another vehicle, horSeman or ne
! destrian. Riders of bicycles, tricycles and We
locipedes shall have at all time full control Of
their mounts.
Sec. 8. Be it further and it is hereby ordained
by the authority aforesaid that, unless it is in
an emergency or to allow another vehicle or pc.
destrian TO cross their PATH no vehicle or horse
man shall stop in any public street or highway
| of this city except near the curb thereof
Sec. Z. BE it further ordained by the author.
| ity aforesaid that each and every bicycle, tricy-
Gle or velocipede, motor wagon or such vehicle
of propulsion shall be required TO carry al
alarm bell or gong not less than one and one.
halt inches in diameter, and such bells or gongE
shall be sounded when turning corners, when
passing another vehicle from behind and tC
| give timely warning to avoid contact with pc.
destrians and vehicles.
Sec. s. BE 1t ordained and it is hereby or
dained by the authority aforesaid that each anC
every public hack or vehicle used for trans.
portatl0n of passengers for hire, using
| the public streets of this city shat
show from an hour after sunset Until ar
hour before sunrise light or lights, SO placed al
| to be seen from the front and each side, such
| light or lights to be of sufficient illuminating
power as TO be visible at distance of 200 feet. AL
| public hacks shall in addition to the foregoing
| have their license number painted on the outel
side of each one of their ghIs in characters su fi
GENTLY large as to be easily read from the side
| walks. Drivers having charge of any vehicles
drawn by any animal or animals or propelled
| by any human or mechanical power used fol
the purpose of hire, shall not be less than six
| teen l6l years of age.
Sec. 8. BE it further and it is hereby oadaineC
by the authority aforesaid that it shall not b,
lawful for any bicycle, tricycle. or Veloeipede Of
| other such vehicle of propulsion to be ridden
through the business streets Of this city at
greater rate of speed than eight q miles pc
hour; nor shall it be lawful for such vehicle
! to be ridden around corner of any of TIN
business streets of said city at higher rate o
| speed than three miles per hour.
Sec. 10. BE 1T ordained aud it is hereby or
dained by the authority aforesaid that it shall
not be lawful for any cart, W agon, coach, publi
cart or any other vehicle, to be driven through
any OF the business streets of this city at great
| er rate of speed than seven III miles per hour
| nor shall it be lawful for any such vehicle to b'
driven around a corner of any of the streets o
said city at higher rate of speed than three d
miles per hour, and any and all vehicles, WheI
| passing through or along any of the streets o.
| SAID city shall, when in motion, be kept on the
| right of the centre of the road at any and al
times, except when within one hundred [lO0l feet
OF the stopping or starting point. At the in
| tersecuon of all streets a space of at least ten
lO) feet shall be maintained by all vehicles fol
| lowing one another.
| Sec. IL. BE it further ordained by the author
| lty Aforesaid that any person using bicycle
| tricycle. or Veloclpede or other such vehicle OF
propulsion on the streets of this city shall be re
| CURED to carry on such vehicles after shutdown
and before sunrise light of sufficient illumi-
| mating power to DE visible at D distance of 2OO
feet. Nor shall any greater number that two
persons ride abreast Of parade on any of the
streets of the city at any time ON such bicycles
trlcycles or yelocipedes or other such vehicle OF
| propulsion, All persons using any bicycles, tri
| cycles or velo9ipedes other such vehicle Oi
propulsion shall keep to the right of the center
| of the roadway, except when within one hun
dred feet of the stopping or starting point
Sec. II. BE it further ordained by the author
ity aforesaid that any person or persons ylolat-
| ing any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall on conviction thereof in the police cour
of this city be punished according to the XVI
section of the amended charter of the city o.
Brunswick, approved November u, A. ID. 1889
| Sec. IL. Be it aud it is further ordained by tha
authority aforesaid that all ordinances OF parts
| of ordinances in conflict with or militatnl
| against any ordinance or part of ordinance il
| hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted by the mayor and cGunci
| of the city of Brunswick, Ca, in council duly
assembled, on the I'd day of September, 1897.
OWENS JOHNSON,
| Attest: Mayor.
LAURENCE c. BoDET Clerk of Council.
Alderman Fendig voting nay. Ad-
| iourned. L. c.. BoDET,