The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-07
NEW ORDINANCE TO
GOVERN TRAFFIC IS
PASSED BY BOARD
CITY ATTORNEY REWROTE THE
OLD MEASURE, AND 1T WAS
THEN PLACED ON THIRD AND
LAST READING.


After considerable delay, the city
commissioners yesterday passed the
new traffic ordinance, officially known
as ordinance No. 43, series No. a. 1t
was submitted on second reading yes
terday after the original measure had
been rewritten by the city attorney,
who, on reading the originally-drafted
ordinance, discovered that several sec
lions were in conflict, and it was de-
sired to clear up these conflicts that
the measure was rewritten.
Twenty miles an hour on what is
known as residence streets, is allowed,
with a slower speed at crossings.
Twelve miles an hour on downtown or
business streets is fixed as the limit,
with slower speed, down to eight
miles, at street intersections and
crossings. The use of the binding
headlight on cars is allowed prorid-
ing the auto or motorcycle is equipped
with some arrangement to slant the
light downward to the road, or which
acts as DINNER to the brighter light.
No provision is made for other
than power vehicles to carry a light
after dark, and despite the fact that
attention was called to the danger,
trucks, ,drays, wagons, etc, are not
required to carry lights. All vehicles
left standing in the street after dark,
however, are required to be marked
with light. All bicycles and motor
cycles are required to be equipped
with bell, horn or with lights of suffi-
cient brilliancy to be seen 300 yards
away.
Routine Business.
Reports were read at yesterdays
regular meeting from the comptroller,
police and fire chiefs, plumbing and
building inspectors, city clerk, and
the weekly report of the milk inspec-
tor. The fire chief submitted his feed
report for the month of November.
The ordinance granting an extern
sion of time to the p, M. & N. o. rail-
road, was read the third time and
passed.
A donation of SO per month was
voted for the Pensacola Young Mems
Christian Association.
The superintendent of the water
department submitted plans and
specifications of the proposed steam
piping of the new building, to be in
stalled at a cost of little more than
$500. The report was accepted.
|, The building inspector was author
lied to grant permit for the erec-
ton of a garage at As East Gregory
street.
The Nye Odorless Crematory Com
pany asked for the return of the bond
which they had given for a year, and
which had expired on October Is last.
The communication asking for such
action was read and the bond or
dered returned.
One thousand copies of the newly
passed traffic ordinance will be print
ed for distribution, this having been
left to the clerk to arrange.
C. Thiesen was granted a permit
for the operation of saloon in pre-
cinct IL, providing there is no objec-
| ton filed.
Chief Bicker, of the fire depart
ment, was authorized to move hose
company No. 6 from the late quarters
at the corner of Intendencia and De-
Villiers streets to the new fire head
quarters on South Spring street.
Several fines were ordered RENTED
upon recommendation of the recorder,
and several communications from the
tax collector relative to certain back
tax payments were read and granted.