Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-05
~ AUTHORITY.
ORDINANCE NO. -.
LAS n. LOVE.

OIA1A1NhANSGA,
AMENDING SECTIONS Is. Is. 90.
"a, So AND Is AND REPEATING
SECTION % THEREOF.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
HONOLULU:
Section /. Section IL Of Ordinance
No. IS, Traffic Ordinance" is amend
ed to read. as follows:
Section lS. Right Of Way Of Am
balances, Fire and Police, Electric
and Gas Company vshieies-Hhsn
Allowed. --..,:--
The officers and firemen of the
Fire Department, and their apparatus
Of all kinds. when going to. or on
duty at, or returning from fire, and
all ambulances, whether Of a public
or private character, and all other We
hieles 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 Is responding to
an alarm, all vehicles shall come to
q standstiI 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
sectfng street to allow the vehicles
/ of the Fire Department to safely turn.
Each such Fire and Police Depart
lment vehicle. public ambulance, and
each such gas and electric company
vehicle, claiming 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,
Ivisors. -s.s.ss.. 49,
Il Until so designated. such vehicles
shall not be given the right OF way, as
Eaforesaid. RI
All ambnlances or private vehicles
so used for carrying the sick or in
jured shall not have the right Of way
Jas described, unless the driver thereof
Tor person in control shall cause to be
sounded continuously, while claiming
Isuch right Of way, some ADEQUATE
sounding device, as warning OF the
emergency character OF its BUSINESS
Section 2. Section rs OF Ordinance
No. Sc is amended to read as follows:
Section 10. Rule on Passing Street
Gears Stopped for PASSENGERS Inside
of and Outside Of Speed Limits. Rule
bin Honolulu Speed Limits
Any person operating or driving or
In control OF any motor vericle, motor
cycle. bicycle. or other vehicle. or
riding any animal, shall not approach
nearer than ten (101 feet from q
line drawn across the street at the
front or rear of a street car. which
car has stopped FOR. the purpose OF
taking on or discharging passengers.
Such vehicle. when stopped. shall not
proceed unfit after such car has
started. -s
This rule shall apply to that por-
ton OF Honolulu only comprised with
in the speed limits, az now enacted.
or amendment thereof.
Section 8. Section 20 Of Ordinance
No. Sc is hereby amended to read as
follows: LIS
Section 20. Sound Signal Device. u
1t shall be unlawful for any person
to drive OF propel any automobile,
motorcycle, bicycle, tricycle., yeloci.
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 andNof proper size 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 rot be used to
make any unnecessary noises. the use
or 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
I right Of way by ordinance, is hereby
, prohibited Such public ambulances
| and City and County vehicles shall
| be provided with a distinguishing
sound signal device to be approved by
the Board OF Supervisors.
Section 4. Section q Of Ordinance
No. Sc relating to Tantalus Road is
hereby repealed -
! Section 5. Section "a of Ordinance
No. Sc is hereby amarded to read as
follows
Section "a. Vehicles Standing in
Special Traffic District Restricted.
During the hours from eight A. NJ.
to ten P. NJ, no owner, driver, or
person in control Of any motor We
hicle, motorcycle. horse drawn We.
hicle or other vehicle. shall allow the
, same to remain standing in any street
in the Special Traffic District" for a
time longer than thirty minutes.
Section g. Section Sc Of Ordinance
No. sc is hereby amended to read as
follows: