The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29

TWO ORDINANCES REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE WHERE THEY MAY BE
COMBINED OR AMENDED.
In common council last night Mr..
Oliver introduced the bicycle ordinance
that takes the place of all previous
measures OF that kind drafted or re-
ferred to committee and permitted to
die there.
y second ordinance, companion TO
that regulating bicycle and other vehi-
cular traffic, was introduced by Mr..
Oliver. 1T provides for annual licenses
classified as follows:
Bicycles or tricycles. % cents.
Two-wheel light carts or sulkies, 10
cents.
Lil;ht buggies of all kinds driven by one
horse or having one seat, ST.
Carriages having two or more seats,
hacks, surries, rockaways or pleasure
wagons of any kind, $3.50.
One or two-horse drayS, two wheel
dump carts, Cmnibuses or heavy driving
wagons having tires three or more inches
wide, $3.50. All with tires less than three
inches wide and all wagons or vehicles not
named in any class above So.
Vehicles put i'm use after September 15
will pay the following license fee, said IL
cense In all cases to expire September l
following: For more than six months
the annual licerse, for six months or less,
onc-half of the annual license.
Registration tags are to be furnished
by the police department free of
charge, although owners have the
privilege of furnishing at their own
expense tags approved by the depart
ment. The license revenue is to be
devoted to pavement repairs.
Following is the vehicular ordinance;
rs first six sections are wholly new;
the remaining part is the old ordinance
considerably modified and revised. 1t
is possible that the license and traffic
measures will be combined and amend
ed in committees:
THE ORDINANCE.
An ordinance regulating vehicular traf-
fic, declaring certain acts nuisance and
GXing the penalty therefor,
Section 1.-Be it ordained by the select
and common councils of the city of Scran-
ton, and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority of the same, that for the purpose
of this ordnance the term "Nehicular"
shall be construed to mean any ambu-
lance carriage, cart, truck, sleigh, wheel
barrow, cycle, bicycle, ericycle or veloci-
pede.
Sec. 2.-Hospita' and mine ambulances,
and vehicles belonging to the fire and
police departments of the city of Scrau-
ton, shall have the right OF way in the
| streets of this city as against all persons,
vehicles or animals, and the same shall
| extend 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 di-
| rection in which they are going whenever
! practicable, except one hundred feet Of
| the starting or stopping point. in turning
| corners to the right, vehicles shall keep
the right of the center of the street. In
| turning corners 20 the left, they shall
pass to the right of the center of the in
| tersection of the two streets.
Sec. Amy vehicle overtaKinE another
\ shall pass on the left side Of the over
| taken vehicle, and the driver or person
| having charge of the overtakon 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 fr1 passage on the left.
Sec. 5.-Evcry bicycle, tricycle., veloCi-
! pede, motor wagon, or such other ve-
| hiCle of propulsion, shall be required TO
carry an alarm bell that can be heard
at least thirty yards, which shall be
sounded on approaching street interscc-
| tions and turning corners, and give timely
! warning to avoid contact with pedes-
! trians, equestrians or vehicles; also II
bicycles or trcyCles are used at night,
to be provided with a lamp.
Sec. G.-NO bicycle, tricycle. velocipede,
| motor wagon, or such vehicle of propul-
sion shall be propelled at a greater speed
I than eight miles an hour upon any street
! or highwal of this city, nor to turn cor
ncrs or cross intersections of streets at
| Sec. mo person shall drive or back
| or lead any horse or cart, or other
| Wheeled carriage on the foot path or side
I walk of any street, nor shall any Ve-
hicle propelled by hand or foot power he
ridden or driven upon the sidewalks OF
any street or avenue. Nothing in this
I ordinance shall prevent users of bicycles
or tricycles from pushing such vehicle
along sidewalks when not riding upor
said vehicle. but they must in all cases
proceed in single file.
STANDING VEHICLES.
Sec. S.-No person shall allow any We.
hicle, horse, cart car or other wheeled
carriage in his charge to stand upon any
Crosswalk or intersection of any stree
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 tC
an ambulance, the vehicles belonging L
the police and fire departments of the city
OF Scranton, and the men in the employ
of the above departments when on duty.
Driving, or backing, or leading any
horse or other wheeled carriage on tn,
foot path of any street or avenue.
The stopping of any vehicle, horse, car
or car or wheeled carriage upon an,
cross-walk or intersection of any stree
or avenue so as to impede traffic thereby
Crossing street intersections a great
er speed than four miles an hour or 60
riding or driving faster than four mile
an hour when on the wrong Cor lefD sid
o. the center Of the street.
The riding of any bicycle on the publ
streets after dark without a light, whC
shall be plainly visible i'm front and o
both sides Of the rider.
Riding a bicycle without one hand o
, the handle-bar or riding crosswise O
curving to or fro without control of tn
machine, or in any way so as to imped
travel on the public streets,
> Coasting on paved or unpaVed streets O