The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
MODEL STREET CAR RULES.
New Regulations Adopted Recently
 In Washington.

Widespread interest will doubtless attach to the regulation for the street railways of the city of Washington. which have been issued by the inter- state commerce commission, By act of the last session of congress these railways were put under the control of the commission, which has had Q special committee engaged lately In making inquiry into what regulation were necessary. Tho regulations is- sued will, In all likelihood. be given close attention In all municipalities In the country where street railway regu- lation Is a problem. The principal featvres of the commissions order are:
 Livery street railway car operated in the District of Columbia shall be fully equipped with front pickup fend- CTS of the Blackstone, Claude, Tobe, Preusser or Parmenter pattern, and with wheel guard lenders of the Brightwood automatic, the Blackstone. the Eldridge. Smith, the Tobe or the Parmenter improved pattern; provided, that any street railway company may substitute for the above any other fender or wheel guard which may here. after be approved by the interstate com. mercc commission.
 2-Every street railway car operated In the District of Columbia must be so constructed or altered that a clear suace of fifteen inches in height above the rails Is provided between the wheel guard and the adjacent end of the car, in order to allow the effective action of the wheel guard.
 3-Platforms of street cars shall be guarded by gates of a construction and operation aproved by the interstate commerce commission.
 1.-The lenders must be kept in thor ough working order and in good repair when in use.
 5-No street car shall move at greater rate of speed than fifteen miles an hour in the city of Washington. nor at greater rate of speed than twenty miles an hour in the suburbs of the city. Street cars shall not exceed a rate of speed greater than six miles an hour at street crossings. No motor- man or conductor shall refuse to stop to take up a passenger unless all the seats in the car or train are occu- pied.
 6-whenever street railroads cross each other all cars or trains bound north or south shal have the right of way over trains or cars bound east or west, and all motormen shall, on ap- uroachlng intersectlng crossing, stop their cars or trains and see that the way is clear before crossing; provid- ed, that the provisions as to the right of way shall not apply where branches of the same street railway cross each Iother
 7-Flagmen shall be stationed at the crossing of all street car lines when lin the Judgment of the interstate com mcrce commission the public safety re- quires the same. And from and after the direction of the commission to any street railway company to station a fagman at any such crossing 1t shall
 be unlawful fir any motorman to run or operate any motor car over such crossing in the absence of fiagman. No street car shall stand upon a street or avenue for longer period than five minutes unless the way be obetructed. nor stop so as to obstruct street crossing or intersecting street; and no
 street car shall follow preceding car moving in the same direction at less
 interval than 100 feet. unless coupled thereto. Every street car in motion after sundown shall have two lights,
 one displayed at each end thereof.