The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-17
COMMON COUNCIL



crossing street railway tracks. When /
street car has started 10 make a |
crossing. going east or west, no driv-
er or any vehicle, going north OF
south, shall make the attempt 10 |
cross the street railway tracks be- |
iore the street car has passed en-
tirely across the street. Also. when |
street car has started TO make \
crossing, going north or south, no |
driver OF any vehicle, gclng east or !
west, shall make the attempt TO |
cross the street railway tracks be- |
tirely across the street. The drivers |
or operators OF motor propelled
vehicles followin street cars shall
bring their machines TO stop when
the street cars that they are follow
Ing stop to take on or let of pas
sengers.
Sec. 20. The driver or operator OF
every vehicle shah give some plainly
visible or audible signal OF his approach
and shall keep his vehicle at not
less than six feet from the running
board or lower step Of any street
car. which IL stopping for the pur-
pose OF taking on or discharging
passengers; and IL by reason OF the
presence OF other vehicles at the
place where such car Is stopping, or
by reason OF the narrowness OF the
street. IL Is not possible TO preserve
the distance OF six feet from the
running board herein prescribed,
then the driver or operator OF such
vehicle shall stop the same until such
car has taken on or discharged its
passengers and again started. The
distance OF six feet from the running
board or lower step or any street
car above mentioned. may be desig-
mated by proper monuments laid In
the streets, or other marks or OBJ
tects indicative thereof may be put
upon the streets at or near the
points where street cars stop to take
on or let on passengers.
Sec. 81. No vehicle shall be
cept wltf the permission OF a 20
lice officer
Sec. 2a. Vehicles being driven
on a main thoroughfare. sucn as
Woodward, Jefferson, Fort, Grsnd
nues. shall have the ht-of-way
over other vehicles being driven
on intersecting streets.
Sec. %. Slowly moving or heav-
lily laden vehicles shall not be driv-
en- upon the streets and highways
abreast. but one must follow be-
hind the other and keep as near
to the right hand curb as possible.
Sec. "a. No vehicle shall re-
main backed up to the curb except
ing. and in such case no longer
than the actual loading or unload
ing requires.
Sec 26. The horse or horses at
tached TO the vehicle backed up to
TO the curb shall be turned at right
angles To the vehicle and in the
direction in which the traffic upon
that side OF the street Is moving.
Sec 26. No vehicle snail remain
standing at the curb between the
hours OF q. m. and p. m for a
longer period than 80 minutes on
the portions OF tho following
named streets. viz:
Woodward avenue, from Ade- !
laide street TO the River; Michigan |
avenue from Woodward avenue TO !
Washington Boulevard; Fort street ]
from Wayne street TO woodward !
avenue. Gratiot avenue. from
Monroe avenue. from Randolph !
street TO Woodward avenue; Girls |
void street, from clifford street TO |
the River; state street. from Girls I
void street TO Woodward avenue; |
Grand River avenue. from Cass
avenue TO Woodward avenue: Ca
dillac Square. from Woodward ave- |
nue. TO Randolph street. Congress I
street. from wayne street TO Brush |
street: Larned street from Wood !
ward avenue TO Cass street; Farm I
err street. from Monroe avenue 10
Gratiot avenue
Sec. 81. Any vehicle standing at
the curb within the half-mile circle 4
between lne VI a III anu
CD IN. shall move away from such !
curb at the request OF a police Of |
hcer or the owner OF the abutting /
property.
Sec. 2s No vehicle shall stsnd |
within any street intersection nor |
nearer than 10 feet OF the lot line |
on the intersecting street.
Sec. 20. No vehicle shall stop AT |
any cross walk for longer period I
than necessary TO permit the occu- !
pants to alight or persons enter |
said vehicle. or In any such man
ner as TO obstruct free passage up |
on such cross walk.
Sec 80. No vehicle shall stop
on any street except within two
feet OF the curb, or In such way
as 20 obstruet free passage OF the
street.
Sec 81. The driver OF any
vehicle shall stop and start upon
the signal from a police officer
Sec 80. The officers and men OF
the Fire Department and Fire Pa
troll. with their FIRE apparatus OF
all kinds. when going 10 or on
duty at or returning from a fire.
and the officers and men and
vehicles 81 the Police Department
shall have the right off, way I'm any
street and through any procession,
except over vehicles carrying Uni
ted States mall.