Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-25
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
taken or on discharged its passengers and
Section ii, Drivers of vehicles shall pull
to the right side Of the street when VI signaied
Section IS. No two vehicles shall stop
abreast of the street curb. When 1t becomes
same place they shall face toward the curb
in a slanting direction at an angle Of about
forty-hve degrees with the curb
PART III.
GNALS
Section l. Every driver in slowing up or
stopping shall signal those behind by raising
Section 2. In turning. while In motion. or
in starting to turn from a standstill, a signal
shall be given by raising the whip or hand,
indicating with the direction in which the
turn is to be made.
shall be given, and while backing unceaslng
vigilance must be exercised not to injure
those behind.
or motor-car shall, at the request of or upon
signal given by raising the hand above the
head by any person driving or riding a FESTIVE
horse. cause such automobile or motor-car to
come to an immediate stop and to remain sta
tionary SO long as may be necessary to allow
such FESTIVE horse to pass 1t.
Section 8. Any driver shall, upon one blast
Of a whistle being given by a police oficer,
slow up. upon two blasts of the whistle being
given by such police officer in quick succession.
the driver shall come to a full stop and shall
not proceed again until receiving a signal
so to do from such officer; three or more
blasts of the whistle is a signal of alarm and
indicates the approach of a fire engine or
some other danger. The single blasts of the
whistle given at some street intersections for
the regulation of traffic are exceptions to this
rule.
Section 6. Al such street intersections as
may be designated from time to time by the
Board Of Police Commissioners drivers of all
vehicles shall come to a full stop at least ten
feet before reaching the intersection Of said
streets and shall not again proceed until re-
ceiving a signal from the police officer there
Section I. When in case of accident or
emergency i becomes necessary to leave any
vehicle unhitched in the street at night a red
light must be conspicuously displayed thereon
by owner or person in charge.
Section s. Street cars carrying construction
material and vehicles Of burden when carry
ing material projecting from behind. such as
iron rails, planks or other similar material,
shall, In the daytime. carry a red flag, and
at night a red light, which flag or light shall
be attached to the end of the material pro-
Jecting.
Section 8. Every motor vehicle or motorcycle
while being used upon the streets. alleys and
with a suitable bell, horn or other signal de-
vice. and it shall be Unlawful for any person
10 use any device which will not produce an
abrupt sound sufficiently loud to serve as an
adequate warning of danger, and it shall be
unlawful for any person operating any motor
vehicle or motorcycle to make or cause to be
made any unnecessary noise with any such
bell, horn or other signal device. or to use
the same except as a warning of danger. This
SAIf hOt Apply PdbiS
vehicles belonging to the police or fire de-
partments or to the Salvage Corps.
Section 70. No person shall drive any horse
or horses attached to any sleigh or sled
through any street unless there shall be a suf-
hcient number of bells attached to the harness
Of such horse or horses to give warning Of
their approach.
Section II. All bicycles when in use on any
street at night shall have a lamp of such H.
Illuminating power as to be plainly seen one
hundred yards ahead, such lamp to be at
teached thereto and kept lighted between one
hour after lnaaf md ma hn11T hnfnTa HInFiHa
PART ".
RIGHT OF WAY.
Section /, Police, Fire Department. Fire
Patrol, Traffic Emergency Repair, United
States mail vehicles and Public Ambulances
shall have the right of way in any street
and through any procession.
Section 2. Subject to Section l of this part,
everything being equal, all vehicles and street
cars going in a northerly or southerly direc,
vehicles and street cars going in an easterly
or westerly direction; ..,.
street cars shall have the right of way be-
tween cross streets over all other vehicles,
and the driver or person in control of any
vehicle proceeding upon the track in front of
a street car shall Immediately turn out upon
a signal from the motorman or person in
control of the street car.
Section 4. Any driver or operator of any
vehicle on the street car tracks preceding or
following a street car shall keep at least If
teen feet from said car, and when following a
street car shall turn off the track when the
car stops and proceed as provided for in Part
Section s. No vehicle or street car shall go
occupy any street as to interfere with or in
terrupt the passage Of other street cars or
vehicles.
Section C. A vehicle waiting at the curb
shall promptly give place to a vehicle about to
take on or let off passengers.
Section Z. Slow-moving and heavily laden
vehicles shall keep as near to the right hand
curb as possible. so as 10 allow freer pas
sage for faster moving vehicles.
Section s. The driver of a vehicle, on the
approach of a fire engine or any other fire
apparatus. shall Immediately draw I'M said
vehicle as near as practicable to the right hand
curb and parallel thereto. and bring 1t TO a
standstill until such fire apparatus has passed.
The driver or person in control of a street
car shall Immediately stop said car upon the
approach OF a fire engine or other fire appar-
atus and keep it stationary until such engine
or apparatus has passed.
Section o. All persons driving vehicles on
any street railway in this city, in the direc-
ton that the cars travel on said roads. shall
have the right to the railway track when
meeting any other vehicle going in the oppo-
site direction, and the driver of the vehicle
going IN the opposite direction shall be com
PEELED to turn entirely off the track; provided,
that the railway cars shall in all cases have
the first right Of way.
PART v.
SPEED.
or ride any vehicle upon or along any street
at a greater speed than at the rate of twelve
miles an hour, excepting. however, when turn
ing a corner of any street the rate of speed
shall not be greater than six miles an hour.
nor shall any vehicle cross any street running
north or south at a rate of speed exceeding sis
miles an hour.
This provision shall not apply to public
ambulances or vehicles belonging to the pc.
lice or fire departments or to the Salvage
Corps.
I OF HORSE
Section l. No horse shall be left unattended
In any street unless securely fastened or un.
less the wheels of the vehicle to which he IL
harnessed are securely tied, fastened NJ
Il chained and the vehicle Is of sufficient weigh
to prevent it's being dragged at a dangerouI
speed with the wheels so secured.
Section ?. No horse shall be inhibited In an
street unless secured by a halter.
Section Q. No person shall remove a wheel
pole, shaft, whifletree, splinterbar or an.
other part of a vehicle or any part of a har
ness likely to cause accident IL the horse o.
horses start without first unhitching the hors'
or horses attached to said vehicle.
Section 4. No person shall cease to hold tn
reins in his hands while riding. driving o.
conducting a horse.
Section 5. No person shall at any time faster
any horse or horses in such manner that tn
tie rope. reins or lines shall be an obstacle 4
the free use of any sidewalk or c~rosswalk.
Section 9. No horse shall be hitched o
fastened to any pole carrying wires Of an!
pole, nor to any shade tree or it's protecting
box or casing. nor to any water hydrant II
any street.
Section Z. No person shall run or race an.
horse in any street, whether the running
racing or trotting be for a trial Of speed o
for the purpose of passing another horse o
vehicle. And II shall be the duty of polio
officers to stop and detain any person o
persons who shall be guilty of immoderat
driving or riding IN any street.
VEHICLES AND
Section l. No person shall drive a vehici
that is so constructed or 50 covered In as Z
prevent the driver thereof from having a SUI
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