The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-14
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance defining the right of way, the
rate of speed, the lighting the modes of sig
mailing the rules of the road, etc, etc. of We
hicles of any and all descriptions, and for other
purposes, etc, etc.
Sec !. Be it ordained by the mayor and coun,-
Gil OF the city of Brunswick, Ca. in council
duly and lawfully assembled, that pedestrians
when crossing the highway at the inter ection
of streets, ETC., shall have the right way over
any horsemen or vehicle of any description, ex-
cepting those vehicles to which the right of way
is especially given. Fire department answer
ing an alarm, police patrol, etc.
Sec. 2 Be IL further ordained by the afore-
said authority, that all streets of this city all
vehicles going in a northerly or southerly d.
rection shall have the right of way over any and
all vehicles 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 velocl-
pede snd leave space of at least five l5l feet i'll
width between them and the said bicycles, trl-
cycles, velocipedes. etc. Vehicles of any and all
descriptions when oVertaking one another shall
and must pass on the left side of the vehicle so
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-
scrlption 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 a bicycle, tricycle. or
velocipede shall form groups, SO 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 not
drive two abreast under any circumstances.
Riders of bicycles, tricyces velOcipedes, shall
not L de with both hands Off of the handle bars
of their machines or coast when or about to
meet or pass another vehicle, horseman or pc
deStrlan. Riders of bicycles, tricycles and We
loclpedes shall have at all time full control Of
their mounts.
Sec. 6. Be it and it is further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that, unless ii is in an emer-
gency or to allow another vehicle or pedestrian
| TO cross their path, no vehicle or horseman shall
stop in any public street or highway of this city
except near the curb thereof
Sec. Z. BE IL 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 10 carry an
alarm bell OF gong not less than one and one
half inches in diameter, and such bells or gOngs
shall be sounded when turning corners, when
passing vehicles from behind and to give timely
warning to avoid contact with pedestrians and
vehicles.
Sec. 8. Be 1T ordained and it is hereby or
dained by the authority aforesaid that each and
every vehicle using the public streets of this city
shall show from an hour after sunset until an
hour before sunrise alight or lights SO placed as
to be seen from the front and each side, such
light or lights to be of such Illuminating power
as to be seen at distance of 200 feet All public
hacks shall in addition to the foregoing, have
thelf license number painted on the outer side
OF each of their lights in characters sufficiently
large as to be easily read from the sidewalks.
Drivers having charge of any vehicles drawn
by any animal or animals or propelled by any
human or mechanical power used for the pur-
pose OF business, shall not be less than sixteen
l6l years of age.
by the authority aforesaid that it shall not be
lawful for any bicycle, tricycle. or velocipede or
other such vehicle of propulsion to be ridden
through the streets tf this city at greater rate
of speed than eight Isl miles per hour; nor shall
it be lawful for such vehicle to be ridden
around corner of any of the streets of said
city at higher rate of speed than three miles
per hour.
Sec. 10. Be it ordained and it is hereby or
daIned by the authority aforesaid that it shall
not be lawful for any cart, wagon coach, public
cart or any other vehicle, to be driven through
any of the streets of this city at greater rate
of speed than five III miles per hour"nor shall
1T be lawful for any such vehicle to be driven
around corner of any of the streets of said city
at higher rate of speed than three l3l miles
per hour, and any and all vehicles, when passing
through or along any of the streets of said CITY
shall, when in motion, be kept on the right of
the road at any and all times, except when
within one hundred [l00l feet of the stopping
or starting point AT the intersection of all
streets a space of at least ten 1O) feet shall be
maintained by all vehicles following one an
other.
Sec II. Be it further ordained by the author
ity aforesaid that any person using bicycle,
tricycle. or yelocipede 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 be visible at a distance of 200
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,
tricycles or VelOcipedes or other such vehicle of
propulsion. All persons using any bicycles, tri
cycles or velocipedes or other such vehicle of
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. u. Be it ana it is further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that all ordinances-or parts
of ordinances in conflict with or initiating
against this ordinance any part of this ordi-
nance is hereby repealed.