The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-23
NEW VEHICLE ORDINANCE
Passed on Final Reading in Councils
Last Night-Full Text of the
Ordinance-Provisio
1t Contains.

Below is given the full text of the
ordinance regulating vehicular traffic,
passed on final reading in select coun-
ell last night. 1t needs but the sig
nature of the mayor to make it opera
tive:
Section BE it ordained by the select
and common &C uncils of the city OF SCran-
ton, and it Is hereby ordained by au-
thority of the So me, that for the purposes
of this ordinance the term vehicle" SHAH
be construed to mean any ambulance, car
riagc, wagon, truck, sleigh, wheelbarrow,
cycle, bicycle. triCycl or velocipede.
Sec 2-Hospital and mine ambuances
and vehicles belonging to the fire and po-
lice departments of the city OF Scranton
shall have the right of way in the streets
of this city as against all persons, We
hicles or animals, and the same shall ex-
tend to the men in the employ of the
above departments when on duty
Sec. 3--All vehicles shall keep to the
right of the center of the street in the
direction in which they are gong wher-
ever practicable. except one hundred feet
of the starting or stopping point. In
turning corners to the right, vehicles
shall keep to the right of the center or
the street In tuning corners to the lett
tneN snail pass TO tne TlSnt OF tnG center
of the intersection of the two streets.
Sec. Amy vehicle overtaking another
shall pass on the left side OF the over
taken vehicie, and the driver or person
having charge of the oVertaken vehicle,
travelling on any street or highway OF
this city, shall, as soon as practicable
turn to the right so as to allow any over
taking vehicle free passage on the left
Sec. 5-Every bicycle. tricycle., veoci-
a1n IN mol nf
propulsion. shall be required to carry an
alarm bell or whistle that can be heard
at least thirty yards, which shall be
sounded on approaching street intersec-
tions and turning corners and in passing
any vehicle or pedestrian, and to give
timely warning, TO avoid contact with
pedestrians, equestrians, or vehicles, also
if bicycles or triCycles are used at night
to be provided with lamp.
Sec. 6-No bicycle, tricycle., velocipede,
motor wagon, or such vehicle of propul-
sions, shall be propelled at a greater
speed than eight miles an hour upon any
street or highway of this city, nor to
turn corners or cross intersections OF
streets at greater speed than four miles
an hour.
Sec. NO person shall drive or back or
| lead any horse or cart. or other wheeled
carriage on the foot path or sidewalk OF
any street nor shall any vehicle be pro-
| PEELED by hand or foot power be ridden
or driven upon the sidewalk of any street
or avenue. Nothing in this ordinance
| shall prevent users of bicycles or tricycIcs
| from pushing such vehicle along side
walks when not riding upon said vehicle,
but they must ia all cases proceed in sin
| gle file.
Sec. S-No person shall allow any We
| hiclc. horse, cart, car or other wheeled
carriage In his charge to stand upon any
| Crosswalk or intersection OF any street or
| avenue so as to impede traffic thereby.
Sec. 9-The following acts are declared
acts of nuisance, and the following PEN
| alties are attached:
| The refusal to yield the right of way to
| an ambulance, tho vehicles belonging to
| the police and fire departments of the
| city OF Scranton, and the men in the en-
ploy of the above departments when ON
| duty.
Driving or backing, or leading any horse
| or cart or other wheeled carriage on the
foot path of any street or avenue.
| The stopping of any vehicle, horse, cart
| or car or other wheeled carriage upon
any cross walk or intersection of any
street or avenue so as to impede tratfic
thereby.
Crossing street intersections at a great
! er speed than four miles an hour
| Turning anY corner of streets at a
greater speed than four miles an hour, OF
for riding or driving faster than fonr
miles an hour. when on the wrong (or
lefO side of tie center of the street.
The riding of any bicycle on the public
| streets without a bell or other alarm that
can be heard at least thirty yards.
The riding of any bicycle on the public
streets after dark without light, which
shall be plainly visible in front and or
both sides of the rider.
Riding "a bicycle without one hand OF
the handle bar or riding crosswise OF
curving to or fro without control of the
machine, or in any way so as to impede
travel on the public streets.
Coasting on paved or unpaved streets
on a bicycle not provided with IA good anc
sufficient brake.
Bicycle riders falling to ring bell oil
blowing whistle on approaching intersec
tions of paved or principal streets.
For failing to give name and address
when asked in case of collision with foo
passengers on cross walks.
For riding a bicycle at u greater speed
than eight miles an hour on the public
streets between intersections of eros:
streets.
Riding any bicycle on the sidewalks o.
the city day or night.
Riding more than three bicycles abTeas
on the public streets without a permit fo
procession from the proper authorities
|
in the public streets or neglect to imme
diately remove the same by persons ac
cidentally dropping them i'm the street
For carrying infants or children on bi
| cycles in any manner whatever.
| Any person or persons who shall com
init, advise or abet the commission OF an!
of the above mentioned nuisances shall
be subject to a fine of not less than two
and not more than ten dollars, at the dis
cretion of the magistrate by whom it sinai
he imposed, to be collected in the manno
provided by law, and in default of IN
payment of any fine imposed under thi
ordinance, the offender shall be com
mtted to the county jail for such perio,
as may be fixed by the magistrate 10
exceeding ten days. All arrests for vio
lations of this ordinance shall he mad
by the police or any other officer of IN
law, either upon view or upon warrant
regularly issued.
on approval of this ordinance II sha!
be advertised by the city clerk by publ
cation once a week for three consecutiy1
times in the two newspapers under con
tract TO do the city printing.
The ordinance does not apply to bah,
carriages. At first it was thought tn
| aac,tra axcIudad than, from tho sida