The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-25
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

number Of section "A 10 section Is and strike cat
the following therefrom; NO street car shall move
at greater rate Of speed than twelve miles sn
hour in the city of Washington, nor at a greater
rate Of speed than fifteen miles hour outside Of
said city. Provided. That this regulation shall not
be construed implying right in any street rail-
road company TO operate its cars at rate Of speed
in excess Of that fixed by its charter. Street cars
shall not eaoeed rate Of speed greater than SIX
miles hour at street crlssiDgs" also strike cut
the words and that street cars running along the
parking through the middle Of Pennsylvania. avenue
east Of the Capitol, shall be permitted to stop
the far SIDE Of tie crossings Of interesting streets
instead II the near side Of sieh crossings strike
ont section . change the number Of seciien 3 20
section 70. and amend Il 20 read as follows, SEC
i9 No street car shall stand upon a street or
avenue for longer period than five minutes I'M
less the way be obstrlcted, nor stop so to OBJ
strgct street CRUISING or interesting street; and
no street shall follow a preceding moving
IN the same direction at u less interval than one
hundred feet. unless coupled thereto. change the
numbers Of sections 2. . and . 10 sections %, q
and 2. respectively, and ia new section q. strike
out the figure 81 and insert in lieu thereof the
figure q change the number Of section % %
section g and in new section . strike out the
wogd street where IL occas the first time; insert
after the word crossing where IL occurs the first
time, the words "Hirst street grade, and strike
out the following: Provided. That street north
Of street northeast. nor any street intersected
by street car tracks shall be 50 obstUctei for a
longer period than three minutes strike out sec
ton 81; change the numbers Of sections p pa
and % % sections "a, . and IS. respectively
change new section "a 10 read as follows Sec. "a
That al bridges in the District Of Columbia. ex-
ceDt the Aqueduct BFidEe oseT Rock Greek, are
hereby declared improved plbc highways. and as
such public highways the provisions Of this article
50 far as they applicable. are hereby extended
70 them.
That on the Chain Bridge over the Potomac
River. the maximum rate Of travel for vehicles
shall not be greater than four miles hour. aud
On all other bridges the aforesaid maximum rate
shall not be greater than six miles an hour
That no street railway car. having gross weight
IN excess Of forty tons. shall move On or upOn
klinsie Ford Bridge on the line Of Connecticut
avenue extended lbTidge No. q No street railway
car upon said bridge shall pass two more such
cars coupled together either Of which lattsTs cars
weighs more than twenty-five tons No street rail-
way car having gross weight in Of twenty
I'VE tons shall move upon o. across said bridge
faster than eight miles hour; nor shall such
cars move faster than SIX miles hour when two
or more are coupled together either o. which has
gross weight Of more than twenty-five tons.
No wagon, cart or other vehicle whose weight
including the vehicle and its load exceeds six tons
shall be permitted to cruss any bridge in said
District. without a permit in writing from the
Engineer Commissioner, excepting IN the case ~
the following bridges where the limit Of load with
out permit including the weight Of the wagon.
cart OF ether vehicle. shall not exceed Is tons
namely; No. 81, Connecticut avenue bridge across
Rock Creek; No s. Ansoosta bridge across Eastern
Branch; Ne. g. street bridge across Rock Creek;
No. rs Massachusetts, bridge across Rock
Greek: No u Piney Branch Bridge on the line
OF Sixteenth street, extended; No. 6i5. T street
bridge across the railroad tracks; No. 5l. Monroe
street bridge across the tracks Of the b. & o. Il.
r. No. Go Monroe street bridge. Anacostia No.
s. the Bennines bridge the Eastern Branch.
and the following cgu1ty read bridges: No. g. NiuT
dock Mil Road; No. g. MuTdock Mill Road; No. g.
Daniel Road: No. Il. Military Road: No. 49,
Beach DTiye; No. Il. Bunker Hin Road No. g.
Wheeler Road; No. Is. Pleasant Drive; No. 5e,
Pleasant DIVE; No 20. Beach Drive; No. 81.
Beach Drive and No, SCI Anaeostia Road
No person shall propel any boat. scow or vessel
against ans pier against the sgbs;Tucture or ST.
peTstucturs al any public bridge, attach any
r0Ie OF line thereto nor hathe nor swim from ang
sch structure. nor be upon the same for any Tslr
pose except 20 use the structure IN the usual man
ner provided foT the % thoToughfsTes change
new sectim = 10 read as follows: Sec
3. Whenever any boat or vessel desires 10 pass
across the Eastern Branch Of the Potomac River
the peEson in charge Of such boat vessel shall
make a signal TO the bridge keeper Of the said
bridge TO that effect b. means Of horn or steam
whistle. and the person persons in charge 81
ssid draw shall display a signal Of suitable size
upon a conspicuous part q sid br1dge-s green
semaplore upon each operating house by day and
a green light upon each operating house by night
Il the draw be open; a red flag at the center
Of the draw by DAY and a red light at 'he center
Of the draw by night. if the draw be closed any
person violating any provision Of this regulation
shall be fired not than twenty-five dollars
be imprisoned not longer than thirty DAYS. OF
both AZ the discretion q the court" strike cut
section g; change the numbers If sections g and
g 70 sections 2 and 3. respectively and change
the figure IS" wherever il occurs IN new section
2 10 figure -.
Change the number Of Article Xs to Article
XIII
Change the number Of Old Article XI to Article
XIV and make the following changes therein: In
section J strike out the words give false alarm
Of FIRE, OF after section !, insert section
20 be known section ? 70 read follows Sec.
> Ii shall BE- Unlawful for any person OF persons
to wilfully or knowingly give false alarm q fire
within the District Of Columbia, and any person
persons violating the provisions Of this section
shall. upon conviction. be deemed guilty Of q
misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars By imprisonment for
not more than six months or By both such fine and
impTisonmsnt. strike oct sections and 5, change
the numbers Of old sections 2 and 10 sections
3 4 and s. respectively.
Change the number Of old Article XII to Ar
ticle XIV. and make the following changes therein:
Strike out sections and 10; change the number
Of section Il to section and amend il to read
as follows Sec. 3. No person authorized 10 climb
public lamp posts shall do 50 in any case with
out using suitable ladder sets Of steps there
for. - add after new section 9. new section 10 be
known IS section 70. 10 read follows See. 10.
Any person who shall violate any Of the provi-
sions 81 this article shall upon conviction thereof
Be punished b. a fine q not less than dollar
nor more than twenty-five dollars
Change the number Of old Article XIII to XVI
and make The following changes therein; Change
the numbers Of sections ID. lc, 2 g. s. E. Z, 6.
"a and 50 to sections 2 5 T. s. g. T. s. g. 10
and Il. respectively strike out old section /; strike
out section Sd change the number Of section Sc
to section e. and add thereto the following: In
ans building used aforesaid shall b. placed fire
eKtnguisheTs in such number and Of such char
acter as may b directed by the Chief Engineer
Of the Frs Department change the numbers Of
sections se 81. 9. "a and 10 20 sections g. a. IS
l6 and T. respectively and in new section T.
change the word nine" 10 fifteen; change the
number Of old section II TO section ls, and change
the word nine therein. 10 the word fifteen" /;
change the numbers Ct old sections p Is IL and
Is 10 sections 1s. .. 2 and p respectively; change
the numbers Of old sections l5a and le TO sec
tons 2 and a. respectively; change the number
q old section Il TO section 3 and amend It TO read
as follows: See 8. Any person violating any Of
the provisions Of this article shall on conviction
thereof, in addition to any other penalty in said
article specifically provided, be punished BY a fine
Of not less than five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars fer each and every offsnse.'
Change the number Of old Article XIV to Ar
ticls XVII.
Change the number Of old Article XIV 70 ArtI-
Gle XVIII and make the following change therein:
In section insert the word ''gasoline" after the
word ''kerosens'.
Change the number Of cid Article XVI 70
Article XIX.
Strike out old Article XVII.
Strike out old Article XVIII.
Change the numbers Of old Articles XIX, Xxx
and XXI to Articles Xxx, XXI and XXII, TO
spectively.
Change the number Of old Article XXI 70
Article XXIII and mako the following changes
therein: Change the numbers Of sections ga l. 5
and to sections 1. 8. and z respectively and
IN new section in the second line thereof insert
before the word preceding the word next;
and in new section change the words and fig