The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
NEW BIKE ORDINANCE
ASSEMBLY PASSED 1T, AND 1T
ONLY NEEDS THE MAYORS
SIGNATURE
FEATURES OF THE NEW LAW

The Resolution Passed by the Alder
men Giving the Contract to the
Auto-EIectric Company for a New
Police Alarm Is Sent to Commit
tee on streets-BIIbOard Ordt-
nance Passes.
The bicycle ordinance prepared by AS
sistant Corporation Attorney Griggs and
the wheelmen's association was passed
by the assembly last evening under a
suspension of the rules. All that is neces-
sary to make the ordinance effective is
it's approval by the mayor and official
publication.
SUBSTANCE OF ORDINANCE.
The ordinance provides that bicycles
shall not be ridden upon the sidewalks of
the paved portion of any street, nor upon
the sidewalks of any street upon or along
which q bicycle path has been con-
structed, nor upon the sidewalks or foot
paths Of any parks or bridges.
The rate Of speed is limited to ten
miles per hour upon any street, road, BIZ
per hour on public sidewalks.
Bells are to be attached to the handle
bars of each bicycle, and when approach
ing any pedestrian or vehicle the rider
shall give warning by ringing the bell.
Between dusk and dawn each person
riding a bicycle shall have attached to
the front part of the bicycle a lighted
lamp or lantern.
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bicycle paths in any way.
KEEP OFF HERE.
The districts in which bicycle riding on
the sidewalks is prohibited are as fol-
lows:
Commencing at a point on the north
bank Of the Mississippi river at its In
tersection with Smith avenue, north
westerly on Smith avenue to st. Clair,
westerly on st. Clair to St. Adams, north
erly on st. Adams to Pleasant avenue,
easterly on Pleasant to Oakland avenue,
westerly on Oakland to Summit avenue,
westerly on Summit to Dale street, north
erly on Dale to Van Buren, street, east
erly on Van Buren, to the center line of
Como avenue, along the center line of
Como to Rice street, northerly on Rice to
Sycamore street, easterly on Sycamore
to Cortland street, southerly on Cortland
to ACker street, eaSterly on Acker to Mis-
sissippi street, southerly on Mississippi
to M1nnehaha street, easterly on Mime
haha to Arcade street, soutnerly on Ar
cade to East Sixth street, thence on East
Sixth to tracks of st. Paul & Duluth rail-
way, thence along said tracks to Kittson
street, southerly- on Kittson to the Mis-
sissippi river. thence along the river to
the beginning.
In addition to the sidewalks mentioned
in the above district riding on the side
walks is also prohibited on the following
streets:
Both sides Of Summit avenue east of
Albert street; both sides Of Sherburne
avenue, Edmund street and Charles
street, between Victoria and Dale streets;
both sides Of Hastings avenue, from
Earl street to Bates avenue; east side
of Rice street, from University avenue
to Front street; west side of Misstssippi
street, from Acker to York; south side
Of Maryland street, from Dale street
west to the city limits; west side Of For
est street, from Minnehaha to Earl.
The exemptions or where sidewalks can
be used by bicyclists within this district
are as follows:
North side of Pleasant avenue west Of
Ramsey street; west side of North Dale
street, between Dayton avenue and Mar
tin street; both sides of Fauquier, from
Payne to Duluth avenue; both sides of
Reaney street, from Payne to Duluth
avenue; south side of Acker street, from
Mississippi to Jackson street.
IN WEST ST. PAUL.
In the Sixth ward the district where
sidewalk riding is prohibited is bounded
by the following streets:
Commencing at the south bank of the
Mississippi river at the intersection Of
Robert street, thence along South Rob
ert street to Isabel street, thence along
Isabel to State street, thence along State
to Congress street, thence along Con-
gress to Brown avenue, thence along
Brown to Robe street, thence along
ROBBIE to State street, thence along State
to the center of Concord street, thence
to Isabel street, thence along the center
of Isabel to Sou Wabasha street.
thence along Wab-s;.a to the Mississippi
river and thence Along said river to the
place Of beginning
In addition to this district riding on
the sidewalks is also prohibited on the
following streets:
East side Of Oakdale avenue, from
State to Curtis street; both sides OF
Concord street, from State street to
Brown avenue; both sides of Oakdale
avenue, from the south side of Prescott
street to Page street.
The exemptions or where sidewalks
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