The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-20
WOE TO SCORCHERS.
Police Issue Orders Warn
ing Bicyolists to Observe
the Ordinances.
ORDINANCES TO Be ENFORCED
Reckless Driving Around Cor
ners to Be Stopped--Cause
Of the Official Activity.

| Murphy by the driver of a wagon on Sat
urday last has aroused the police to ac-
| tivity regarding the enforcement of the
city ordinances controlling the driving of
| vehicles through the public streets, also
| those affecting bicyclists. 1t will be re-
membered that the accident to Patrol-
man Murphy was caused by the deliber-
ate violation of the ordinance governing
the turning of corners by wagons and
| other vehicles.
Murphy was riding on Willow Court
towards Pavonia avenue, Keeping the
right side of the street. A wagon driven
| BY Joseph Delo of No. IA Wallace ave-
nue. was coming down Pavonia avenue.
Delo started to make a sharp turn into
! Willow Court. Murphy warned him to
take the other side of the street, as the
ordinance provides. Instead of doing 80
| Delo turned on the side Murphy was on
and ran him down, smashing his wheel.
The ordinance had been violated daily
| but it had never before been brought so
! forcibly to the attention of the police.
| Chief Of Police Murphy had urged re-
| peatedly that all city ordinances be
| strictly enforced, but the police had in
| nearly every case of violation been lenient
| The ordinance violated by Delo is as
| follows:-
| when crossing the highway at the in
| tersection CT streets pedestrians shall
| have the right of way over horsemen,
wagons or other vehicles, excepting vehi-
| eles to which such right has been con-
| ferred by law or by ordinance.
| Every horsenan, wagon or other
| vehicle using the street must keep as
| near the curb line on the right as prac-
l.
ssAny horseman wagon or other
vehicle overtaking and desiring to pass
! going in the same direction, shall pass
upon the left side
I'm turning corners TO the right. horse
men, wagons or other vehicles shall keep
| to the right of the centre of the street
| intersection and as near the curb as
| practicable In turning corners to the
the centre of the street intersection,
/ thence keeping as near the curb on the
/ right as practicable
| 1.-THE rate of speed Of any horseman;
wagon or other vehicle shall not exceed
! eight miles per hour upon any street or
1 avenue in this city, and in order that due
| care shall be exercised, the rate OF spee9l
IN turning streets corners shall not exceed
| three miles per hour, provided that TINS
section shall not apply to vehicles to winch
such right has been conferred by law or
| t.ITnless in emergency or to allow a
| pedestrian or other horseman wagon or
other vehicle to pass their path, no horse
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~ " q my 49,, - W 6,a dolIars al the discre,
e9,f y n.y. ~ I,,1e Siae-istrate ~. fso1rt
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e,f tisa I,anv con,r,laints which
| 6s.ie ~ - 15ai;ca 1I,,rnj,x, has received of
Chlef oi f2ace aufpny naS - and n
violationa the ABOVE ofpahaliee plale srj,e ~
! streets he has deemed it necessary to is
sue The following general order to the
! ,,arni,ars of tha Police pepartment:-
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10 TINS once o. Tue bicv-
ordinances eoilSsi 1iilS ,,s,.i,, q
cies paltleuiariy Ing @ - re
bicycle fideFs anu oIlsets y ms I. :
| keep on the proper slde oI gne seIeet. I ls ne
ordnance felerfea 70 VII os r,,ie
pages SS to W OF the manual me reg ulS7 ea.
1 tion concerning business wagons on the
4 Boulevard, the enforcement OF Whieh mas
been very much neglected recently and
! inquiry by the ChieI OF Ponce SHOWS i! Lilstt
| Police Officers, particularly plcycie ponce
men, are too apt to caution persons Whon
| they find violating the ordinances instead
| of placing them under arrest as lhey
| should do. When Police Officer witness.
| es violation OF the iaW or q oIeacll l en- ~ ~
az aTres "a egsIe eSsS rider dewzfi Without lamp