The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-17
PUBLIC NOTICE

gong shall be sounded 10 warn approaching
pedestrians or drivers of vehicles.
Inc street railway company operating car,
PASSING a place at when Jars are. by this
regulation, required 10 stop. shall paint and
Keep freshly painted mark on the street,
sec. ST. Whenever any passenger or
person shall refuse or neglect 10 Uoey or
shall violate any order, rule or regulation Of
trict Of Columbia for the operation and
equipment Of street railway cars within said
district after demand or request from the
agent or enploye OF any such street railway.
who Is attempting TO cause obedience to any
such order. rule or regulation. IL shall be the
duty of the several members OF the Metro
employee to enforce obedience 10 such order,
rule or regulation. That any person who
shall neglect or refuse TO obey any such or
der, rule or regulation on demand Of any
member OF said Police Force shall be sub
Ject TO arrest, and on conviction Of such re-
fusal or neglect shall be fned not less than
vided. That this clause for arrest and pun
ishment shall be construed a. an independent
and separate clause OF this regulation.
ing street the dri Heg" 81 = .srs., ear shall
stop II az the near side Of and before any
part OF the car shah have crossed the near
near ia. stops may Be omitted ana far side
stops made where authorized by the Public
Utilities Commission.
operate any public vehicle for hire or
for the transportation Of passengers in the
District of Columbia with sufficient regular
,s.r. 70 enao ssy the eo Ds0'iE 70 the
stable or stand Of such vehicle. or operate
such vehicle over a route sufficiently definite
TO enable the puS S. 70 :es s.ss me Be
found en- route. without duly issued license
therefor. and no such license shall be issued
gh0I the q the sSe R.c. ss
be so operated as not to affect the health.
comfort or quiet Of any person beyond that
eccssioned by ordinary vehicle traffic The
ton. shall constitute ground for the revoca-
ton OF such license, az well as subject the
offending person or corporation to the penalty
provided In the last section Of this Article
Sec. 20. Licenses under the precediny Sec
ton shall be issued upon condition that the
person, nrm, company or corporation holdins
the same will SO operate sucn vehicles as 70
comply with the laws and traffic regulations
IN Iorce in the District OF Columbia and
upon the further condition that such vehicles
snail not be driven. propelled Or operated AZ
rate of speed greater than four 90 miles
an hour in crossing any street railway track
nor al a greater rate Of speed than TOUR 90
miles an hour on any street where the same
intersects another street designated as Fire
Department run. Violation OF any OF the con-
ditIons herein named shall be SUFFICIENT cause
TO revoke said license. provided, that nothing
in this section contained shall exempt such
iicensee from the penalties imposed Tor vio-
lating the law regulating the speed OF such
vehicles on the public streets or said DE-
trict.
Sec. Il. All bridges in the District Of Co
Iumbia, except the Aqueduct Bridge over
Rock Creek, are hereby declared improved
public highways and such public highways
the prov isions Of this Article, SO far as they
are applicable are hereby extended TO them.
No vehicle. the weight Of which tnclutins
its load exceeds six toJ tons Of ZOO pounds
each. shall cross any bridge that has
wooden floor without the written permit Of
the Engineer Commissioner. No vehicle. the
weight Of which including It's load exceeds
fifteen u5J tons of 1000 pounds each, shall
cross any bridge without the written permit
Of the Engineer Commissioners.
The speed of vehicles moving upon or
crossing any bridge that has a wooden floor
shall not exceed eight 90 miles an hour.
and 9Th streets and on Monroe Street Bridge.
Brookland, across the B. 4 o. r. R. tracks
the speed OF vehicles and Of street cars shall
not exceed eight 80 miles an hour.
No street railway car having with its load
q weight exceeding forty (40 tons. shall
move on or across the bridge in the line of
Connecticut avenue extended, crossing Kiln
gle ROAD. No street railway car upon said
bridge shall pass two or more cars coupled
together either Of which latter cars with its
load. weighs more than twenty-five (25) tons.
No street railway car shall move upon or
cross said bridge faster than eight 80 miles
an hour.
Sec - No electric railway car shall cross
the Aqueduct Bridge bridge No. % over the
Potomac River at a greater rate OF speed
than six (6) miles per hour, nor shall the
space between cars on this bridge be at any
time less than Ave hundred C50oI feet. No
car shall stop en- any portion Of this bridge
for the purpose OF discharging or taking on
4 passenger. No car having a gross weight.
including trucks. motors, body and appur-
tenances in excess Of thirty short tons shall
cross this bridge: Provided. however. that
rot more than two cars may be coupled to-
sether. but this shall not include any single
truck car or any train coupled with ordinary
link and pin.
Sec. %. The person in charge Of the new
Anacosti1 Bridge shall display q green soma
phore by day and a green light at night upon
zach operating house while the draw Is open
and a red nag by day and red light at
night at the center Of the draw while the
draw Is closed. The semaphore shall be of
sufficient size and the lights Of sufficient
TO be visible from a distance Of
AZ least one mile.
Sec. "a A person in charge OF a boat or
vessel desiring to pass the draw OF a bridge
shall signal to the bridge keeper by means OF
. horn or steam whistle.
Sec. Is. No person shall propeI a boat,
scow. or vessel against a pier nor against
the substructure or superstructuy- of a public
bridge. nor attach rope or line TO. nor
cathe ncr swim from any such pier or struc-
ture, nor be upon either for any purpose ex-
cept 70 use II as thoroughfare
Sec. IS grade crossing at ar intersection