El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-22
TRAFFIC law To
PASS THURSDAY
Citv Council Favorably Con
siders New Ordinance at
Special Session.

0DCOlCG4 hAShS~%S~-
Tho ,,,,an5ed traffic ordinance, which
will be finally passed at the I TB1 &c
meeting of the city council on 10,
dav will go through as II h%9
drafted, with but few mlHGI gla5ei9i
This was indicated at tne sPeS S
meeting held Tuesday morhihs' 49, W..
the ordinance was read anu puOii0''
discussed. 49,, C1aiborne
,dar,s cbairman of special commit
80 ~ fine chamber of commerce loI
the "Nade in Ell PasO' eNhlnlI "es
first read, petitiOning the cU , II, -
extend the privilege duIIH 49, bootLs /
of Ian. II to is Of placing three Dootns
edfacent to the sidewalk IN Iro PM ~
The Herald building ana thS 800
House. also that for the perlou llaii! ~ /
the parking Of automoDIies r. IN was |
pioneer plaza be stopped. II Was |
1ointed out that there will pc PIenLy |
IF room for the passing of street cars |
and automobiles
Revenue to Chamber OF COlnilt re-
Mr.. Adams appeared before tne nIeS 5s-
ing and explained that what revenue
iisie secIIred from the sale Of space IN
the booths, will go into the 1unu "a ~ ~
chamber of commerce. ne st"' a. ~
the parking of AUTOMOBILES IN Ine
1Ioza during that week, would inter-
P pa ,,,,itb the exhibit, but that there
would be no interference Win IIaII'c.
The petition was referred TO tne slLeet
and Sanitary departments Win power
to act.
Traffic Ordinance Discussed.
The reading of the amended oroi-
,s1ce regulating traffic within the
nitv limits was then taken up the pur-
nose being merely to discuss II.
When the section was read, except
inc Dbvsicfans and surgeons from the
.lssa5 Unit DIR. Hugh Grouse appeared
| asking further enlightenment Inc
| imnression had been gained among
! doctors. he stated, that the suggested
| sign carrying green CROSSE LeiI -, 81
/ To he exhibited when answering a nur-
| ~ call should be carried IN tne POCKET
] If was explained that the idea Is to
/ hove the sign attached to the car IN
/ such way that it can be turned PACK
! when the driver is not responding 10
| a hurry call. DR.. Grouse suggested
! tbe nlan. employed in some cities, OF
| CARRYING a. license card to be presented
when stopped by ponce 0IIlcer'
! The 20 Minute Limit.
Tho section limiting stopping Of We
| bic1es at curbs to 20 minutes during
! the daylight hours brought out ulseus-
| sion relative to certain points where
! public vehicles congreBaIe; u 80
/ Dointed out that the cent cars are
| increasing in number and there Is apt
| To be congestion, even where the cars
! do not use up the full 20 minutes II
I was the opinion Of the councli lnat seE.
| eraI Doints could be designated Whefe
| cars can assemble, and thus AVOID con-
| gestion at any one point z
| The 90 minute rule was interpreted
to mean that. while II would pc neces-
( sarv for a vehicle to move at the emu
Of fbe period the vehicle can be moved
forward a distance, or can move ouI
[ and then drive in again. The perlOd
during which the 20 minute rule shail
! NOT apply was designated as from Z
J D m. to s a. m.
The section referring to persons
iurnDing on or off Of vehicles, caused
| some discussion. II. S Potter, manager
of the FL Paso Electric ra1IWay,
/ Thought that the section permitted
certain persons to get on or off while
! the vehicle was in notion 1t was eA-
! n1ained that the clause refers to brake
men and conductors on rallroaa tIail's'
One Passenger on Front seat
Section 100, providing that but one
MESSENGER be permitted to ride In the
| front seat and that all passengers pe
required to have a seat, orougIt w Z
discussion as to whether this should
! annIv TO private cars. Councilman w.
| s CLAYTON called attention TO the Iacl
| that owners of cars frequently take
| children in the front seat, He thouShI
fba clause would forbid this. Mayor
| q r Kelly expressed the opinion that
| there should be no Discrimination ana
| that a full front seat would interfere
I with the operation of the car. II was
! the councilmens opinion that LniS
| ton should be amended so as TO deslg-
| nate that but one grown person occupy
] the front seat with the driver
Drivers Must Go When ordered.
some discussion arose over the sec
| ton making it unlawful for the driver
of a public vehicle to refuse TO 60 OH
J demand, to any part of the CITY, pro-
: yided the legal fare IS paid Attention
} was called to the inaccessiblhty OF
some portions of the city, particularly
? in wet weather; also to the demands
made to carry intoxicated persons
which demands are now frequently re-
fused. The section was permitted to
| stand as read. . -,
The section permitting drivers OF
nr7bIic vehicles to refuse to carry pas
sengers known to be suffering from
: an infectious disease and requiring
such drivers, when such passenger is
, carried, to report to the health depart
ment and have machine disinfected'
was passed without discussion.
May License Auto Drivers
A lengthy discussion arose over the
question of licensing automobile driv-
! ers This was participated in by W. b.
TIiIgarten. w. W Whitehead and
Charles Smith, prOprietors of local auto
| liveries. Mr.. Hilgarten made a talk
advocating a clause in the ordinance
which would compel all drivers of cars
! to mass an examination before a board.
No action was taken, but the sug-
eestions will be taken into cOnsidera-
| ton when the ordinance is drafted for
! passage.
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