The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-01
ORDINANCE 0N
 SPEED SUBJECT
HAS BEEN DRAWN BY CITY AT ToRNEY sTALLcuP FOR IN.
 PRODUCTION TONIGHT.
Has Many Features Taken From the Ordinances of the Larger Cities
 and Seems Complete.

and other city streets will be intro duced in tne city council tonight at the regular monthly session. City Attorney Stallcup drew the ordinance after consulting several of the laws Iof the larger cities on this subject and it seems to cover the situation here.
 l The following is brief summary of the proposed ordinancel as drawn. A vehicle. except when passing . vehicle ahead, shall keep as near the right hand curb as possible except | that all motor vehicles shall follow as nearly as possible the street car tracks on those streets where said tracks are laid due regard being had lalways not to interfere with the run ] ming of street cars and particularly | if there is room on those parts of the street to either side of the car track for said motor vehicle to avoid the street cars.
 "A vehicle meeting another shall pass to the right.
 | "A vehicle overriding another shall pass to the left side of the overtaken vehicle and not pull over to the right until entirely clear of it. l "On an avenue or street divided longitudlnally by parkway. walk, sunkenway or viaduct, vehicles shall keep to the right of such division. ! "A vehicle turning into another street to the right shall turn the cor ner as near the right hand curb as practicable.
 "A vehicle turning into another street to the left shall turn around lthe center of intersection of the two
 streets. keeping as near to the right as possible.
 No vehicle shall stop with it's left
 side to the curb where the street is
 Sufficiently wide to permit the same
 to turn without having to back and
 cut to make staid turn, or where the traffic of the street or other yehl-
 cles already standing at the surb Will
 be interfered with.
 No vehicle shall stand backed up Ito the curb except wnen loading or
 unloading; if vehicle is horse-drawn horse or horses must stand parallel to curb and faced in direction of traf. fife and not to interfere with other fraffic. isxia i
 No stopping allowed, except to permit vehicle or pedestrians to pass. No backing" permitted to make turn If it interferes with other vehicles.
 f such is the case vehicles must go around the block or to street wide lenougOl to permit turn.
 Raising toe whip or hand vertically shall be the signal given to those behind in slowing up or stopping; hand signal indicating start or turn also necessary; warning to be- given when backing is to be made. No vehicle shall be left standing at any point on Central avenue from the intersection of Fountain street with said ayenuel to the junction Of Central and Ouachita avenues, for longer perod than thirty minutes at any one time and all vehicles waiting lat the curb within said limits, ex 1 lcept when actually receiving or dis charging passengers or merchandise, shall promptly give place to a vehi- cle about to take on or let off passen. gers or merchandise.
 Driver overriding street car shall pass same as near curb as possible and in no event nearer than two feet from car on side from which passen gers are discharged.
 "All horses to be securely hitched or wheels of vehicles locked when ileft standing. Unless secured by hal ter no horse to be unbitted in the tstreet.
 Vehicles must be so constructed as to give driver sufficient view to mote traffic in rear and ali sides. ve- hicles loaded must insure safety against accident, and if of iron or material that may strike together, It must be must be properly deadened so as to cause no unnecelssary noise. | "No one allowed to ride on rear end of vehide without consent Of driver, and no one riding any biey- Gle or other vehicle allowed to, while in motion, to catch hold of other ve- Inicle to pull said bicycle and rider along.
 The ordinance also provides for the treatment of horses. as we'll as defin- ling the respective rights and dutles of drivers and pedestrialns and yiioa- Ition of the ordinance calls for fine in any sum not less than one or mole