Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-08
AN ORDINANCE.
10 Regulate the Use of the Public
Streets of the City of Perth Amboy
by Carriages, bicycles, Motor
cycles, Automobiles, Motor
Cars and Other Vehicles.

Streets Of the city OF Perth Amboy
by Carriages, bicycles, Motor
cycles, Automobiles, Motor
Cars and Other Vehicles.
Be it ordained by the City of Perth
Amboy:
setcion L. THAI drivers of carriages,
bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles. mo-
tor cars and other vehicles. whether of
burden or of pleasure using any of the
streets of the City of Perth Amboy
shall keep to their right and as near
as possible to the right-hand curb.
Section 2. That drivers of carriages,
tor cars and other vehicles. whether of
burden or of pleasure, using any of the
public streets in this city, when met
by another carriage. bicycle. motor
vehicles. shall keep to the right, and
when oyertaken by a carriage, bicycle,
m~otorcycie,. automobile, motor car or
other vehicle, they shall likewise keep
to the right. When the driver of any
such vehicle shall overtake another
such vehicle he shall, In passing. keep
Section g.. Tha drivers Of carriages,
bicycles. motorcycles, automobiles, mo-
tor cars and other vehicles, whether
OF burden or of pleasure, using any OF
the public streets In this city, in turn
ing to the right from one street into
another street, shall turn the corner
as near as possible to the nearest curb.
Section 4 That drivers Of carriages,
bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, mo
tor cars and other vehicles. whether
of burden or of pleasure, using any, of
the public streets in this city, turning
to the left from one street Into an
other street, shall, before turning pass
to the right of and beyond the centre
of the intersection street into when
they are about to turn.
Section &. That drivers of carriages,
bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles. mo-
of burden or of pleasure. using any of
the public streets in this city, when
turning so as to proceed in the oppo-
site direction, In making such turn,
shall cross such street to the opposite
side thereof and turn to the left, so as
to head In the same direction as the
t~rafrics on that side of the street:
Section 6. That no carriage, bicycle,
motorcycle, automobile, motor car or
other vehicle, whether of burden or Of
pleasure, shasS~ be stopped In any pub
of such street. No such vehicle shall
be stopped in any public street of this
city except close to the curb line there
of, unless In case of emergency, or to
pedestrian to cross its path. No such
vehicle shall stop or stand within the
intersection of any cross street, nor
within ten feet of any street corner,
nor upon any crosswalk In such city.
Section Z. That the driver of every
carriage, bicycle, motorcycle, automo-
bile, motor car or other vehicle, wheth-
er of burden, or of pleasure, using any
of the public streets In this city, shall,
In slowing up, stopping or crossing to
the other side of the street, give a sig
nal to vehicles behind by raising the
hand or the whip vertically. Every
driver of an automobile, or motor car
shall, at the request of, or upon signal
given by raising the hand above the
head by any person driving or riding
a FESTIVE horse or mule, cause such
automobile or motor car Immediately
to come to a stop. and to remain sta
tionary so long as may be necessary
to allow such FESTIVE horse OF mule to
pass 1T.
riages, bicycles, motorcycles. automo-
biles, motor cars or other vehicles,
whether of burden or of pleasure,
using any of the public streets in this
city shall upon one whistle being given
by a police officer of said city slow up;
upon two whistles being given by such
police officer In quick succession, they
proceed again until receiving a signal
so to do from such officer, except the
blowing of a whistle in the regulating
of traffic at street intersections, as
ance.
Section 8. That at the intersection of
street and L. v. railroad bridge. in
this city, and such other street inter-
sections as may be designated from
time to time by the Board of Alder
men drivers of all carriages, bicycles,
motorcycles, automobiles, motor cars
and other vehicles, whether of burden
or of pleasure, shall slow up at least
100 feet. before reaching the intersec-
ton of said streets, and shall not again
proceed until 50 feet beyond the corner.
Section 10. That the fire engines,
trucks and other vehicles of the fire
department of the city when going to
or returning from a fire, or while on
duty at any fire, and all ambulances
and other vehicles when employed In
persons to hospitals or other places
for relief or treatment. and the police
wagons of the city, shall have the right
of way in the streets of his city over
all other vehicles OF every kind or
description except those carrying the
United States mail. and through any
Section II. That all horses left stand
ing at curb shall be tied. unless they
are otherwise protected by the driver
or some other competent person. All
against the curb for the purpose of
loading or unloading shall chain front
wheels.
Section u. That the rider OF any
bicycle shall not allow the same to pro-
coed in any street of this city by In
ertia momentum with his feet removed
bicycle shall not remove both hands
from the handle bars while riding his
bicycle, nor practice any trick or fancy
riding In any of the streets of the city,
except for exhibition purposes, and the
rider must then apply to the Chief OF
Police for a permit, when the Chief
may uHSlEIdl0 the SLT6GI IOF the said
exhibition. The rider of any bicycle
shall not carry upon his bicycle, In
any of the streets of the City OF Perth
Amboy, any child under the age of
Section Is. That the police depart
ment of this city and the officers
thereof are hereby charged with the
enforcement OF the provisions OF this
ordinance. 1t shall be the duty OF the
police department to cause copies of
this ordinance to be posted In all pub
lie stables and to keep copies thereof
at the station house 70 be Issued upon
i application by any person.
Section Ia. That every person yioIat-
ing any of the provisions of his or
dinance shall forfeit and pay a fine not
less than one dollar nor exceeding ten
dollars, in the discretioneof the magis-
trate imposing the sanf4, and In de-
fault of the payment Of any fine i'm
posed the person offending may be
committed to jail until said fine be
paid, but not exceeding the period OF
ten days.
Section Is. All ordinances or parts Of
ordinances Inconsistent with the com
ditions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed. and this ordinance shall take
| effect Immediately.
Introduced June 6. 1910.
Passed June 20, 1910.
Approved June 28, 1910.
A. BOLLSCHEWEILER.
Attest: