The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-29
APPROVE LAWS TO
READJUST TRAFFIC
Council Committee Recommends
Three Ordinances to I'm
prove Conditions.
NEAR STOP FOR TROLLEYS
1t Enacted, Measures Will Guard
Street Car Service Against
Accidents.
NEAR STOP FOR TRoLLEYs

Important establishments of the city
traffic regulations are forcshadowcd
III three ordinances unanimously rec
commended for passage by the Coun-
ell Committee on Ordinances yesterday
afternoon. The measures, which were
prepared by special joint committee
composed OF representatives OF the
Administrative Board and the Police
and Fro Boards. deal particularly with
tic regulation of strcet-car movement
ono OF the ordinances provides for
the stopping OF cars on the near side
OF tho street instead OF on the far
side, as Is now the practice Another
ordinance gives street ears the right
OF way over all other traffic. Under
the present law street cars have the
right of way only when they are cast
or west bound. When north or south
bound cars, under the present law,
yield the right of way to all vehicles
Tho third ordinance attempts to
solve the danger problem of one car
passing another that is not moving
Although strect-car patrons have
from tho beginning of electric trac-
ton been warned to look out for the
car approaching from tho opposite di-
rection. accidents resulting from "a
failure TO observe this caution are
| numerous and constitute tho constant
dread of street railway companies.
The ordinance recommended yesterday
Is declared to he us near TOOL proof
| as IL Is possible to make n law, and
has the approval of the street railway
authorities and the city Attorney.
MOVING CAR MUST III.
UNDER IMMEDIATE CONTROL
The ordinance requires that when
one car is approaching another car
| that Is ut a standstill, the motorman
OF the moving car shall. when he gets
ten yards from the standing car. re-
ducc his speed so as to have his ear
under Immediate hal
then proceed cautiously at the reduced
speed until the front OF his car shall
have passed the rear platform of the
ear standing still.
Under this law. 1t Is believed, there
VIII be no possibility of accidents re-
suitinE from tho failure of the alight-
ing passenger to look out for tho car
coming from an opposite direction.
Tho same law, ii is stated, Is In force
, In most of the large cities of the
country as arc also the other two
ordinances, providing for the near
stop and the universal right of way.
Captain y. Il. Guigon, of the NirS ini;t
Railway " Power Company, said that
tho adoption OF the three ordinances
recommended by the committee will be
the most important traffic Improvement
| that 1ttchmond has put into effect in
twenty-five years. lie told tho COM
mitce that 1t was only by special dis
pcnsation OF Providence that the ac-
cidcut and fatality list Of tho city has
not been greater, handicapped as 1t
ha. been 10y the present laws.
The ncor-sidc stop. said Captain
Guigon, VIII eliminate at once seventy
two unnecessary stops which the cars
make now 1T corners where there are
int"rscctinS lines. The individual
Unnecessary stops made by the cars at
these corners under the present far
side rule. runs into the many hundreds
each day.
1t was pointed out by Captain GuiEon
that stopping on tile near side would
reduce the possibility of collisions ut
street crossings, since vehicles intend
ing TO cross the street would TIC able
To see tho car in time TO avoid dan
ger. The car, on the other hand, re
Stunning it's journey after the stop on
the near side would cross the street at
the slow initial speed and could come
to u staudstill Immediately in a crisis.
WILL GUARD SERVICE
AGAINST ACCIDENTS
Whllc the street car company will
gain time under the ncar-stop rule
time gained chiefly by tho elimination
Of tho double stop--it VIII lose time III
carrying out tho provisions OF the or
dinancc governing the passing Of Quo
car At 4 standstill by another ear. The
net result 1t is believed. Will he the
same dispatch now enjoyed. but Il ser
vice better guarded against accident
The committee recommended by II
unanimous vote an ordinance requiring
mercantile, manufacturing and amuse-
mcut establishments to sweep the side
walks fronting their places of bust
ness ut least once In every twenty
four hours. Such sweeping, 1t is pro-
v!ded shall bo done between 6 O'Clock
AZ night and S o'clock the next morn
Ing,
y subcommittee Of three, consisting
OF Alderman GunSt, chairman: Alder
man Paul and Councilman Walsh, was
appointed 10 consider and report a
plan for Il general refrom OF the Build
ing Code Chairman Gunst, of the Ordi-
nance Committee, said that he regard
I'D the need for such a reform as press
ing
The committee recommended TO the
Council for passage the ordinance
I granting to NJ. Il. Florshcim permit
- erect n stable at ll0-l2 South Adams
street. 1t recommended also that a
permit TO erect q stable al 202-4 Cen
trail street, be granted to Thomas H.
Duke and \. r. ana u. T. Griffith.
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