The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-10
New Measure Passed BY the Council
Last Night.
PROTECTS PEDESTRIANS
THE SCORCHER MUST NOW Re-
TIRE FROM BUSINESS.
Riding On the Marrow Sidewalks of
Canyon Road and Other Paved
Thoroughfares Prohibited = Adj
vertising Vans Must Also Go
To Prevent prairie Fires"

A new ordinance, regulating the rid
! ing of bicycles, was enacted by the city
| council last evening. By its terms,
scorching is prohibited. and riding on
certain additional sidewalks in and
leading to the business district, the
north sidewalk of East Brigham street
to E, or Fifth East, and on Canyon
road, and intersecting streets, is made
unlawful. The new ordinance takes the
place of existing laws pertaining to BIZ
| cycles and wheelmen and includes the
measure that was proposed several
weeks ago, to restrict riding on num-
Der of additional sidewalks.
DISCUSSION AND THE VOTES.
The greater part of the discussion re-
lated to the proposition TO close the
north sidewalk of Brigham street nom
State to +, or Fifth East. Councilmen
Howe and Patrick declared that none OF
their constituents in the Fourth pre-
cinct had complained OF the use OF the
sidewalk by bicyclists.
This statement was met by Council
man Callister, who asserted that
prominent lady residing in the Fourth
had made such a complaint to him,
but he had advised her to confer with
the couneilmen from her precinct.
According to Councilman Callister.
the complaining lady replied that it
would be no use 10 see her councilman
ic servants because there were too
many wheelmen in the Fourth, and the
precincts councilmen were AFRAID 10
antagonize them.
Councilman Howe made retort that
left it clear that if any such criticism
CHI rrl1
ers of his colleagues, Romney and Pat
rick.
A motion by Howe to strike out the
clause prohibiting bicycle riding on the
north sidewalk OF East Brigham street
was lost by a tie vote. The vote stood:
Ayes-Allen, Buckle. Howe. Margetts,
Patrick, Robertson and Barnes ca.
Noes-Callister. Diehl, Fernstrom, Nor
ris, S ddoway. Wallace and Weller 90
An effort was made by Patrick to
have the restriction removed from Nov.
l to May l but it failed by the same
tie vote, only that Buckle opposed While
Siddoway favored it.
Wallace's motion to also forbid the
use of the south sidewalk on Brigham
street for j corresponding distance
eastward, received only one vote.
The ordinance was passed and re-
ferred to the mayor for approval, by a
vote of Is. to l, the negative vote being
announced by Robertson.
PROVISIONS OF THE LEW LAW.
The text of the bicycle ordinance as
passed is as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person TO ride bicycle or tricycle. on
the sidewalks of any of the following !
streets.
State street, from south side of North |
Temple street 10 north side of Fourth /
South street.
East Temple (Mainl street, from the /
north side of South Temple street to |
north side of Fourth South street.
West Temple street, from south side
of South Temple street to north side OF /
Fourth South street.
South Temple street, from east side /
of West Temple street to State street, |
and on the north side of South Temple
street from State street to Il street.
First South street. from east side of I
First West street to State street, ana on /
the south side of First South street, /
from State street TO Second East street.
Second South street, from east side OF
First West street to State street, ana
the north side of Second South street
from State street to Second East street.
Third South street, from West Temple
street to State street.
Richards street, Commercial street,
Market street, Franklin avenue
First street, from State street as Tar
east as a street.
Second street. from Canyon ROAD as
far east as street.
Third street, from Canyon road as far
east as A street, and on any sidewalk
on Canyon road.
See. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to ride on any of the Sidewalks
of this city faster than eight miles an
hour, and when crossing all intersec-
tons, or when meeting or passing any
the speed shall not be
faster than four miles an hour.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be unlawful for two
or more persons to ride abreast ON any
of the sidewalks of this city.
See t. Any person who shall violate
any of the foregoing sections shall,
upon conviction, be fined in any sum
not less than 81 nor more than S25 for
each and every offense, and may be
compelled to yield the possession of
his wheel to the officer making the ar
rest, or to any proper officer OF the
city, as security, pending the hearing
and determination of the violation
of.
Sec. s. Any person who shall ride or
use a bicycle, tricycle.. velocipede or
other riding machine or apparatus. IN
any of the streets, avenues or other
highways of the city. without having
n connection herewith at all times a
gong of sufficient sound TO warn per-
sons of it's approach, and using the
same in warning persons of it's APP
and also, whenever such BIZ
,ycle, tricycle.. veloeipede or other rid
ng machine or apparatus is used on
INV of the streets, avenues or high
ways of the city between one hour
after sunset and one hour before sun
rise, without lighted lantern. which
shall be so oonspicuouSly placed there
IN as to warn persons of each ap
1roach, shall. on conviction, be fined
lot more than 800 for each and every
,ffense.
Sec. 8. All ordinances and resolutions
md parts of ordinances and resolutions
n conflict herewith are hereby re-
,ealed, and this ordinance shall take
fleet upon it's approval.
WAGONS MUST GO.
Robertsons ordinance making it I'M
awful for any person to drive through ! :
he streets any vehicle used for adver-
ising purposes, was taken UP and
lassed by unanimous vote. The ordi-
lance, however, does not apply to the
equation delivery wagons of mer-
hants. An effort was made by Morris
o reduce the minimum penalty from
% to $40, but it failed after Callister
Explained that the committee on rnu-
icipal laws had concluded that it was
rudent to make it too expensive for !,
hrewd advertisers to violate the lssw.
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