Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-08

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STREET CARS.
Section !. The cars of any street railway
company shall not be allowed to obstruct the
crosswalks of any street
Section ?. 1t snail be the duty of the motor
men and drivers of the. cars TO give ample
notice to the drivers OF vehicles and pedes
trians of their approach, and also TO aforl
all reasonable opportunity Tor them TO. AVOID
Section 3. All trolley cars. when coming to Il
stop 10 take on or let off passengers, win do
80 on the near corner ofsan intersectinG street
except where trolley stations are designated
passengers before crossing any intersecting
street, shall stop SO that the fender OF suen
car shall be, when the car has stopped, MOI
tersecting street.
Section 4. 10 person having tho control q
street shall. except in case Of accident or 10
prevent injury TO persons or property, allow
such car 10 go within ten feet of a car or
other vehicle IN front Of his car.
Section 8. No person having the control Of
the speed of a street railway car shall allow
it in any street to so against or afoul of any
person, sehicle or thing whatsoever, nor shall
any such person fail 70 stop his car at any
place in a street when directed by a poliee
officer so to do.
Section 9. No person having the control q
the speed Of a street railway car passing
along a street shall fail TO keep a vigilans
watch for all teams, carriages ana persons. es-
peeially children. nor shall any such person
fail to strike q bell several times in quick
succession on approaching any street at least
one hundred feet from any street crossing,
and on approaching any team carriage or
person, and no person shall, after such strik-
ing of a bell. delay or hinder the passage of
Section I. No person having the control OF
the speed of a street railway car passing in
a street shall, on the approach of danger to
any team, carriage Or person from, or on the
appearance of any obstruction to his car. fail
to stop the car in the shortest time and spaca
possible.
Section S. All street cars operated and run
on the streets of this city shall be furnished
and equipped with signs so constructed and
arranged that tho same may be conspicuously
displayed by the conductors or motormen on
the front of the cars, which sign shall bear ia
letters at least three inches high, clearly
leglble at day and at night. the words Gar
Full" and it shall be the duty of the con-
duetor and motormen on each car running on
sengers and additional passengers cannot be
properly transported therein, to display sucn
sign conspicuously on the front of their car.
Section 8. NO conductor or motorman In
charge Of any car operated and running upon
any OF the streets of this city shall display
on any car the sign mentioned in Section 8 of
this Part, when such car is not filled with
passengers and additional passengers may he
properly Transported thereon.
Section 10. Every motornan operating any
car upon any Of the streets OF this city shall
passengers upon signal given to him for tho
purpose, unless the sign mentioned and pro-
yided for in Section s Of this Part is properly
PART x.
OBEDIENCE.
Section l. Drivers Of vehicles ana street
cars must at all times comply with any ait
~rections by voice or hand, of any member Of
the Police Department as to ~stopping, starting.
approaching orsdeparting from any place: ne
manner Of taking up or setting down pas-
sengers or loading or unloading goods In any
place.
PENALTIES.
Section /. Every person violating any Of the
provisions Of this ordinance shall forfeit ana
pay a fine of not less than one dollar nor ex-
ceeding twenty-five dollars, in the dfscretion
Of the magistrate imposing ths same. ana in
default of the payment of any fine impoeed
the person offending may be committed 10 faiI
period of ten days.
PART XII.
TIME WHEN ORDNANCE TAKES
EFFECT
Section 1. This ordinance shall take efrect
Immediately.
Adopted April 4, 1912.
H.. B. o'coNNBLL.
President Of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners
WIN. e. GREATHrAD.
Clerk Of the Board.
JACOB H~AussLING.
Aprs-ot Mayer.