The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
10 GUARD THE STREETS
Ordinances Prepared to Regu-
late Their Use and Pre-
vent Their Abuse.

In order to regulate the speed at which
bicycles may be ridden through TIM
| streets, and at the same time to protect
pedestrians, prohibit the carrying OF
babies or children under the age of five
years. on wheels. and lastly, to preserve
the asphalt pavement for the benefit of
wheelmen, the Committee Of the Whole
of the Street and Water Board has pre-
pared the following fou ordinances
Section l. That all bicycles, tricyeles,
and similar vehicles and all vehicles
tire thereon, when in use on the pubic
highways, streets or places within the
limits of Jersey City, between one hour
lamp duly lighted, of such illuminating
power as to be plainly seen 100 yards
ahead, attached; therefor
or similar vehicles shall carry a suitable
alarm bell. SO attached 10 the handle bar
OF such machine that the same can ,s be
when rung may be heard at least 100 feet
| distant.
Section 8. AN such bicycles, tricycles
and other vehicles shall not be ridden or
propelled through the public highways,
streets or places of Jersey City at q
greater speed than seven miles per hour.
Section 4. No such vehicles shall,
when, mounte or occupied, be ridden or
run on the sidewalks within the limits of
Section s. That for every violation of
| any of the provisions of this ordinance
| any Police Justice having jurisdiction
| thereof the offender shall pc subject TO
a fine not less than IS and not exceeding
S. for each %offense.
Section. G. That all ordinances and
parts Of ordinances inconsistent with
the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
W. o. -
That it shall be unlawful hereafter
| to carry upon any bicycle when ridden
I.or propelled through the public high
ways, streets or places of Jersey CITY
| any Ill under the g of 5 years.
That for very violation of the pro-
plant made before any Police Justice
having Jurisdiction thereof, the offender
shall be subject to a fine of not less man
50 and not more than IS for each offense.D
NO 3.
Whereas. The city has laid asphalt
pavement on York street, from Hudson
street to Henderson street; on Henderson
street, from York street to Mercer street,
and on Mercer street, from HENDERSON u
MerseleS street; and =
Whereas, Said pavement was iaio 70
provide a roadway for the use OF pteasuse
vehicles, bicycles n light business
wagons, said roadway being a part OF a
system of continuous driveWays conneciJ
ing the easterly portion of the city with
the Hudson Boulevard; and -.
Whereas, Since the completion Oh sag
to commercial pursuits and largely en-
gagged in carting, have abandoned the uses
of parallel streets already paved WITH
stone pavements, n are using s saat
asphalted street to the loss ana oelriinshe
of the city of jersey City;
Now. therefore, for the purpose OIL pro-
tecting said asphalted streets and Keep
ing them available for the purposes ana
/ uses for which they were ~asphalted, the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey CITY, py
the Board of Street n water Commls
sioners, for and in behalf OF the NUM-
cipality of said Jersey City. do ordain as
Section l.. It shall not be lawful for
driven. or permit his or her servant 70
drive, or cause to be driven, upon the
asphalted pavements on York street, from
Henderson street, from York street to
Mercer street, and on Mercer street, from
Henderson to Merseles street, any wagon
which. together with the weight of the
Wagon or vehicle, shall exceed 2,UoV
pounds, unless the tires upon such. wag-
on or vehicle shall be at least three lnches
having upon it a weight which, togetner
with the weight of the wagon or venice,
I shall exceed q, 900 pounds unless the tires
upon such wagon or vehicle shall be at
least four inches in width.
Continuing the ordinance says that
where the weight shall exceed 1000 pounds
the tires shall be at least five inches wide;
where it exceeds 5000 pounds the tires
shall be six inches wide; where it exceeds
e 600 pounds the tires shall be seven inches
wide: where it exceeds 1000 pounds, eight
inches; 5000 pounds, nine inches; 9,WW
pounds, ten inches; 10000 pounds, eleven
inches.
less than s. nor more h $25 for each
and every ~offense.
The ordinance further reads: "Thi or
dinance shall not apply to wagon or
other vehicles used in conducting a bust
ness located on said asphalted streets or
to wagons or other vehicles used for the
delivery of supplies or removing goods or
merchandise along said asphalted streets,
provided such wagons or vehicles enter or
leave said asphalted streets at the near
est cross street to the point where said
delivery or removal of supplies or goods
is to be made
The ordinance is to take effect immsedi-
ately after it shall have been adopted.
When crossing the highway at the in
.tersection of streets, pedestrians shall
have the right OF way over horsemen,
right has been conferred by law or ordi-
nance.
vehicle using the street must keep as
near to the curb line on the right as
3, ANY horseman, wagon or other vehicle
o~vertaking and desiring to pass another
horseman, wagon or other vehicle going
in~the same direction, shall pass upon
4. IN turning corners to the right,
horsemen. wagons and other vehicles
shall keep to the right of the centre of
the street intersections and as near to
the curb as practicable.
s.. In turning corners to the left, horse
men, wagons or other vehicles shall on
tinue on their course beyond the centre
Of the street intersection, thence keeping
as. near the curb on the right as prac-
ticable.
S The rate. of speed of any horseman,
wagon, or other vehicle. shall not exceed
seven miles per hour upon streets or ave-
nues in this city. and in order that due
care shall be exercised the rate of speed
in turning street corners shall not ex-
coed three, miles per hour, provided that
this section shall not apply to vehicles to
which such right has been conferred by
law or by ordinance.
Unless in an emergency or to allow a
pedestrian or another horseman, wag
or other vehicle to cross their path, no
horsenian. wagon or other vehicle shall
stop in any public street except near the
curb.
Violations shall be punishable with a
fine not less than So nor more than IS.
All four ordinances may be passed by
the Board at its meeting next Monday.