The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-24
Many Provisions in the New
Laws. Are Different from
What Have Existed Here.

=.
What Have Existed Here.
n The text Of the new city trafac or
dinance is as follows:
n BE 1T ORDAINED BY THD COUNCIL
II OF THE CITY OF CLARKSBURG:
Section /. (a3 The word vehf-
cles In this ordinance includes eQues-
TRANS, led horses. and everything on
wheels or runners except baby car
riages and except street cars and in
lterurban cars, when not expressly re-
ferred to.
(b) The word horse" includes all
domestic animals.
Is The word driver" includes
! the rider, driver, or leader OF horse.
4 the rider of wheel and the opera
tor of any vehicle. street car or In
4 terurban car.
(d) The term "conRested district
| shall be held to mean as follows:
Main street from Fifth to Second.
Pike street from Sixth to Second.
/ Second street from Main to Hewes.
Third street from Mechanic to
Hewes.
Fourth street from Main to Balti-
more.
Fifth street from werninger to Bal
| tfmore.
Sixth street from Main to Balti-
more.
:. werntager, , Clark ., and IaE
North Fourth.
Section 2. (a) Every driver and
all pedestrians shall stop Immediately
upon the signal by voice, hand or
| otherwise. OF any member Of the po-
! lice force. At theaters or other pub
| lie places where traffic is congested or
under unusual circumstances, vehi-
cles and pedestrians shall stand or
move as directed by the police of
| ficer present.
(b) In cases OF fire, accident or
l special emergency, drivers and
/ pedestrians shall at all times comply
1 with the directions Of any police OIL
Ger present as to passing, stopping.
starting, approaching or departing
from any place, and shall during the
time In such case. where the public
! safety and convenience demand, re-
frain from going over or upon any
part of the street. alley or pubic
Mace at or near where such fire, ac-
icident or special emergency. shall ex-
| ist, and proceed by any other way,
street or alley, and as directed by
any police officer present.
Signals.
Section 3. When police officer is
present at the intersection OF streets.
or alleys, one blast of police signal
indicates that North and South traf-
/ fic shall stop and East and West traf-
fic shall proceed; two blasts that East
and West traffic must stop and that
! North and South traffic shall proceed;
three or more blasts is signal OF
alarm and indicates the approach or
4 danger.
drivers shall signal to those behind Dy
fafsine the whip or hand vertically
tb, In turning, signal shall be
given by indicating with the whip OF
! hand the direction In which the turn
lis to be taken.
] Cc) Before backing, warning shall
be given, and while backing vigilance
! must be exercised not to injure those
CdI No vehicle shall be used on
any street, alley or public place OF
the CITY unless provided with lights
! and sound signals as prescribed by
| this ordinance.
Right OF Way.
/ Section A. (a) The otttcers ana
4 men Of the fire department with their
fire apparatus Of all kinds. hosp1tai
4 = m bula noes, officers and men and We
hicles of the police department and
| all physicians who have police per-
NIT, shall have the right OF way on
anv street and through any process
1 sion except over vehicles carrying the
TTnited states mail, in responding to
calls or orders in their several de-
nartments and when sounding the
warning signals upon their respective
/ vehicles. The chief of police is here
4 nv empowered to issue upon Wr1tten
applications therefor, permits lot
such ri ght of way to any duly regis
tered physician, which permit shall
l. - IN effect only
which such physician shall be In ols-
/ charge of his professional duty.
IJpon the sounding of such signal,
/ nadestrians ahead shall Immediately
slieaye the driveway, and drivers ahead
shall Immediately draw as near as
POSSIBLE to their right hand curb ana
tIparallel thereto and stop until sucn !,
i apparatus has passed or stopped, ano
ifall street cars and intefurban cars
ahead shall also come to a stop. ex-
cent In street and alley Intersections.
nnon the approval of police or ire
apparatus moving at a high rate oil
speed.
Iltfyes, railroad trains, street cars OF
4 interurban cars at street intersec-
lions, shall upon such signal at once
make way for such apparatus.
4 fc) Any of the above apparatus
! sball not sound such warning sig
Inals except such right of way is nee
essary in the performances OF official
Id subject to Section 4. (a) All
vehicles travelling on streets extend
ling In an easterly and westerly d.
Irection shall have the right of way
over vehicles travelling on intersect-
ling streets and alleys.
(e) Vehicles OF all kinds shall re-
i main or of Third street between
pike ana Main streets from p. M.
to 1880 p. m. on Saturdays or ar
any other time that the crowded CON