Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-17
By AUTHORITY.
ORDINANCE NO. "a.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING oRDI.
NANCE NO. Sc. KNOWN AS THE
TRAFFIC ORDNANCE
AMENDING SECTIONS Is, 10. 20,
81. Sc AND 48. AND, REPEATING
SECTION 81 THEREOF
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
HONOLULU: ~~-. .--~'-'-
Section l. Section l2 OF Ordinance
No. Sc, Traffic Ordinance" Is amend
ed to read. as follows: D.. .s~r-s
Section Is. Right Of Way Of. Am
balances, Fire and Police, Electric
and Gas Company VehicIes-aWhen
Allowed. tx
The officers and flremen of the
Fire Department, and their apparatus
Of all kinds, when going to, Or on
duty a. or returning from fire, and
all ambulances, whether of a. public
or private character, and all other we
hicles when employed in carrying sick
or injured persons to hospitals or
other places for relief or treatment,
and the officers and policemen we
hicles of the Police Department. and
vehicles of the Public Utility Agen-
cies furnishing gas or electricity, shall
have the right of way over all We
hicles or persons on any street, and
through any procession, except over
vehicles carrying the United States
mail: and when the Fire Department
or Police Department Ia responding to
an alarm, all vehicles shall come to
q standstill along the right curb In
the direction being travelled by such
vehicles until the vehicles of the, Fire
Department shall have passed, and
no vehicle shall stop on any cross
street, excepting close to the curb
and far enough away from the inter
secting street to allow the vehicles
of the Fire Department to safely turn.
Each such Fire and Police Depart
ment vehicle. public ambulance. and
each such gas and electric company
vehicle, claiming q right of way, shall
be plainly marked to designate its
character, and shall be provided with
q distinguishing sound signal device
to be approved by the Board of Super
yisors. = iB ~ IL,
Until so designated, such vehicles
shall not be given the right Of way, as
aforesaid - ~ =. 4
All anbulances or private vehicles
so used for carrying the sick or In
jured shall not have the right OF way
as described. unless the driver thereof
or person In control shall cause to be
sounded continuously, while claiming
such right Of way, some adequate
sounding device, as a, warning Of the
emergency character of its business.
Section .. Section 10 Of Ordinance
No. Sc Is amended to read as follows:
Section 10. Rule on Passing Street
Cars Stopped for PASSENGERS
Of and Outside Of Speed Limits. Rule
In Honolulu Speed Limits. IL
ANY person operating or driving or
in control Of any motor vehicle, motor
cycle, bicycle. or other vehicle, or
riding any animal, shall not approach
nearer than ten (10l feet from q
tine drawn across the street at the
front or rear of street car, which
car has stopped for the purpose oil
taking on or dischargiig passengers.
Such vehicle. when stopped, shall not
proceed until after such car has
started. r. r
This rule shall apply to that pnrs
ton Of Honolulu only comprised with
in the speed limits, as now enacted.
or amendment thereof ~
Section 8. Section 90 Of Ordinance
No. Sc is hereby amended to read as
follows: -.#.. l.. .. a,:oo.tF~
Section 20. Sound SIGNAL Device.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to drive or propel any automobile,
motorcycle. bicycle. tricycle., ! veloci-
pede or, other similar vehicle, upon
any highway without having attached
to such vehicle gong, bell, horn or
other sound signal device in good
working order and Of proper sire and
character sufficient TO give warning
Of the approach Of such vehicle. Said.
gong, bell, horn or other sound Sig
nal device shall be Of such size, only
as may be necessary to give such
warning and shall not be used to
make any unnecessary noises; the use
of siren horns or similar Instruments
for the purpose Of producing any I'm
usual, loud, or distressing or annoy.
ing sounds, except upon motor We
hicles in charge OF the police and fire
departments Of the City and County
and other vehicles given a special