The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-24
Committee of Whole Takes Up
New Ordinance Section
by Section.
MANY AMENDMENTS MADE
TO THE ORIGINAL DRAFT
Bill Is About 0ne-HaIf Com
pIeted When Adjournment
Is Taken for Week.

Tho city council met committee
of the whole Thursday evening ana con-
sdered the new traffic ordinance resu-
lating the driving OF automobiles, motor
cycles bicycles wagons, buggies ana all
manner OF vehicles on the streets Oh 'he
city The ordinance Was read by sec
tions and amended az progress was made
About onc-half OF tho ordinance was COW
cred Thursday night when an adjourn
roent was taken until next Thursday
evening. at which time it is expected that
1t will be completed.
Mr. Mckinney asked that the ordinance
prohibiting horse racing where pool sell
ing. bookmaklng or gambling is per-
mitted. and also tho ordinance prohibit
ing prize fighting in the city, be taken
I'D before the traffic ordinance, but Mr.
Davis, who was presiding, ruled that the
traffic ordinance should take precedence
over the others because II was intro
duced In the council first. The other two
ordinances will probably be taken up
next Thursday evening.
Section 2 OF the ordinance was stricken
out 1t provided that a vehicle, except
when passing another vehicle ahead shall
keep as near the right hand curb as pos
slble.
Argument lS HearQ.
There was considerable argument about
section A. which provides that & ven Senicle ae
the left side Of the overtaken yehlcie
and not pull over TO the right untii en-
tlrcly clear of the overtaken vehicle.
Several of the councilmen contended that
Il vehicle should pass an oVertaken Ve-
hiclc on the right hand side. 1t was
finally decided to let the section remain
as introduced.
Section 8. which provides that slow,
moving and heavily-ladeu vehicles shall
keep close to the right curb was
bic to permit such vehicles TO use the
center Of the streets II necessary.
Section IL was also stricken out, II
provided that no vehicle shall back TO
make a turn In any street II by dong
so 1t lnterferes with other vehicles, but
shall go around tho block OF TO q street
sufficiently wide 10 turn without back
Section 13 was so amended as TO per-
NIT vehicles going In procession TO keep
twenty-five feet apart instead OF nfty
feet. as the section originally provided.
Signals Are Prescribed.
Several amendments were made 10 sec,
ton is, which regulates the character OF
cycles and automobiles, II was finally
decided that bicycles and tricycles and
vehicles OF that character should be
equipped with n bell. motorcycles shall be
equipped with a tenor horn and automo-
bilcs with bass horn, No vehicles. eX-
cepting the police patrol, fire wagons, and
aInbulances are permitted To have gong,
II was also amended so as TO prohibit
the use OF sirens or other instruments
creating an unusually loud, distressing or
annoying sound on automobiles,
Section 20 was amended SO as To pro-
hibit tho owners OF automobiles or We
hicles OF such character to permit any
part of the machinery TO run while such
vehicle Is standing on the street unless II
is occupied by competent operator, and
then for not to exceed ten minutes
When section 20 was completed, Coun-
Gilman Lyme moved that the committee
adjourn until next Thursday night TO
complete the consideration OF the ordi-
nance and the motion carried