The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-08
Provisions Concerning Speed
Stops at Corners and the
Kinds of Lights.

sAutolhoDlle ordnance IS now CITY
llaw:
An ordinance to regulate the speed
and license the running and operat-
ing of automobiles and motor vehic-
les, whether the motor power be cleo
ltrlcity, steam, gasoline or any other
source of energy other than human
or animal power. and providing for
the summary arrest, conviction and
punishment OF persons violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance.
/ Section ]. Be 1t ordained and
enacted by the council ii the city of
Clarksburg, West virginia; and it is
hereby so ordained, that from and
after the passage of this ordinance.
it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons, firms or corporations, to
run on, over, or upon, to operate.
J propel or drive, or cause to be OPP
Grated, propelled or driven, on, over,
or upon, any of the streets or high
ways of the city of clarksburg, an au-
tomobile, motor vehicle, or other CON
veyance, carriage, wagon. engine or
machine, the motor power of which
shall be electricity, steam, gasoline
or any source or energy other than
human or animal power, except unde.
the following regulations.
Section 2. Every vehicle coming
within any of the classes described
above, at all times when run, oper-
ated, used or driven upon the streets
or highways of the city, shall be pro-
vided with good and sufficient brake,
which brake shall have a separate
or special arrangement to make it
possible to check any forward or
backward motion, and suitable bell,
horn or other audible signal, which
shall be sounded or blown by the
operator only to warn other vehicles
and travellers upon the highway, so
as to prevent collision or accident.
They shall also be provided with all
other appliances and apparatus, such
as sufficient condensers to prevent
the unnecessary escape of steam or
yapor, and improved mufiers, etc., to
Silence any unnecessary noise in the
operation of such machine upon the
highway, which muller shall be used
at all times, when the machine is be-
ling so operated. Automobiles shall
always. exhibit during the period
while in use, from one hour after sun
set to one hour after sunrise, two
lamps showing white lights, visible
within reasonable distance in the
direction toward which the vehicle
Is proceeding, and at least one lamp
showing a red light to the rear; said
lamps to be placed so as to be free
from obstruction of light from other
1parts of the vehicle.
Section 3. No person, driver or
operator in charge of an automobile,
or any motor vehicle or carriage de-
scribed above. shall drive, ope1ate, or
move, or permit the same to be driv-
en-, operated or moved, on, over and
upon that portion of Main street and
Pike street of said city, between Sec
ond and Fourth streets; or on and
over Second street or Third street
between Main street aRd Pike street;
or on Fourth street street between
Main street and Clark street, in the
city of Clarksburg, or upon, along or
over any bridge within the city lin
its at speed greater than four miles
per hour; or upon OF along any of
the other streets, alleys and highways
of said city, at a rate of speed great
er than ten miles per hour. No We
hicle coming within the classes de-
scribed above, shall be run, operated.
moved or driven upon, over and along
Third and Fourth streets between
Main and Pike street, on any satur-
day, between the hours Of seven
o'clock, p. m. and twelve o'clock. at
midnight; or leftoor kept standing ON
Third street or Fourth street, be-.
tween Main street and Pike street,
for more than two minutes at any
one time.
Section a. The driver or operator
in charge of any automobile, motor
vehicle or any carriage mentioned.
shall not approach any curve or any
intersection of the streets or high
!, ways at a rate of speed exceeding
four miles per hour; and he shall
+ not pass any street car while it is
stopped or standing to discharge OF
receive passengers. whether the We
hicle is travelling in the same direc-
ton, or in the opposite direction OF
the route OF the street car; and the