Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-22
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER p. 1915.

SECTION 12.-No freight. or express
cars shall stop Son Water street to re-
ceive or discharge freight or express
or stop for any other reason on said
street for longer than three minutes
on and after Dec. /, 1915.
SECTION 13.-No electric car shall
be propelled or drawn through Water
and Cony street or Western avenue
except with brakeman or other per-
son in charge on board.
ARTICLE v.
Signal Of Vehicles, Police or Other
Signals.
SECTION Livery driver of a We
hicle shall. in slowing up or. stopping,
give a signal to those behind by rails
ing whip OF hand vertically.
SECTION I'm turning while in
motion, or in starting to turn from a
standstill, signal shall be given by
the driver Of the vehicle about to be
turned, by raising whip or hand in
dicating the direction in which the
turn is to be made.
SECTION 3.-Before backing ample
warning shall be given by voice or
uplifted hand, and while backing un-
ceasing vigilance must be exercised by
the driver so as not to injure those
behind.
ARTICLE VI.
Auto Lights Dimnted.
SECTION AL automobiles equip
ped with electric lights and DINNERS
shall, upon meeting a team or other
automobile. dim their lights at least
fifty feet before meeting such team or
automobile and keep them so until
they have passed and no automobile
shall be driven through Water street
without the lights dimmed if provided
with DINNERS.
ARTICLE VII.
SECTION lin thickly settled parts
of the city no bell, horn or other de-
vice for signalling shall be sounded so
as to make unreasonable noise, and
no operator or chauffeur of any motor
vehicle shall on any public street per-
NIT any unreasonable amount of smoke
to escape from said vehicle, nor shall
any operator or chauffeur on any public
street within the city limits permit
said motor vehicle to make any unnec-
essary noise by cutting out the muller
or otherwise.
ARTICLE viii.
.....-.. Definitions.
SECTION 1.-The word vehicle"
includes equestrians, horses hitched to
vehicles, led horses. motor vehicles of
all kinds, and everything on wheels
and runners except street cars and
baby carriages. .....,
SECTION 2.--The word horse in
cludes all domestic animals.
SECTION 3.-The word driver" in
cludes the rider or driver of horse.
the rider of wheels and the operator
of motor vehicle or street car.
SECTION 4.-The City Limits are
all sections of the city within the fol-
lowing bounds: State ST., at corner oe
Glenwood ST., Western Avenue at
point opposite residence of w. H. Can
nett, Sewall ST. at corner of Glenwood
ST., Winthrop, ST. at corner of, Blaine
Avenue, Mount Vernon Avenue at
point opposite Peoples Ice House,
Northern ayenue at corner of Town
send Road, Bangor ST. at corner of
Clark St, Belfast Ave. at point oppo-
site the Brick Yard. School and Cony
st. at Junction Of School and Belfast
ST., Hospital Street at corner Of Thorn
aston road. Arsenal Street at Insane
Hospital. =, III $40 '... .~fH.tz-
ARTICLE ix.r'ea afi 80
Penalties. "rSTe '2% re
SECTION ir.2Whoever violates any
of the provisions of the foregoing
rules and regulations shall be punished
by fine not exceeding twenty $4,000
dollars for each offense.
sAETicLE x. "'-.s
SECTION '1.-No person shall ride
or drive any animal or animals loose
or attached to a carriage or vehicle of
any description. or cause them to be
driven, or propel or cause to be pro-
PEELED any vehicle through any part
ot the city within one mile of Kenne-
bee bridge, at 2. rate of speed greater
than fifteen miles per hour, on penalty
of not less than two or more than ten
dollars. atr
ARTICLE XII.
SECTION This ordinance shall
take effect upon approval by justice
Of the supreme court. 4.