The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-13

Il. 1919
Az ORDINANCE RELAIlNu TN IUr
REGULATION or TRAIIIl nN IuU
PUBLIC THOHul GilfANF U uk
IAHOMA CITY. OkiAiu"N. PRE-
HCRIHlNG A CODE uI E IIr IuU
THE CONDUCT or IliAI.u rrUN
THE PTRLIC TUOROl GuINEr- uT
OKLAHOMA cry. ptIININg ur
TTNSEH ABAINSr SAlu a.. Ills NNu.
rWESJRIRINg THE o. .|rH.u.NI
ron OFFENEFS COMNlII.u NNU.
DECLARING Al EAEKNI N'F
Emergency Ordlnsn,r
Br l ordained h., the buUrH . wm0s
slnnprs ~ the city ~ bkn'... lH.
SECTION I Danger /.u. u"n.1
All that portion ~ OklahUuH .f. bound
cd on the north by the n"r'N .r NJ sn
ond street bounded on ih" ..' Dos fhn
center Of the right Of way '.. SANTA
lr rniirond. bounded on The ." hl fhr
south liuc " Reno avenue N.' bounded
un thr west by the west .I.. . Dewey
street l- hereby declared n" '. . f. .nn
stltutp within the meaning . '... nrllu
auce the business distri.l .' |nugur
zone Uf said city That n| "" portion
" said oklahoma city u0' 400 NJ s1lt
boundary IL herein defined 4. Nr '.r resi-
dpnrr district " said city
SECTION . Passing N'.mf I0-s n
Foot Clearance Fire poli.- .H' r'Dmpt
Operators of vehicles muE nn.s street
ears going In the same '.n.1uu. ouly
white the street cars are In motion. and
operators ~ any vehicle CH..r .. fhr .0ms
direction as street cnr .''. uHi pus-
such street car while said street .Ir ~
standing ni % street GRO. .r '. receive
or discharge passengers. h.' such nper
tor shall bring his yehlrl" fu'' stop
not less than twenty five '-.' fnri IN the
rrlr NJ such stationary sfuH .ar And
such operator shall not r'. 1905 vehicle
, sU that any part thereof -lw. rHul upon
or protrude over nny portion ~ HuF safety
lane herein defined or street .Hr inter
section Operators NJ vehl.rs u rhp fire
police. water and ambulnn.u service .h0ll
be- strictly subject 10 IN" provisions n
ihs section except when answering pmPr.
gencJ calls or alarms
SECTION Alcys Entrance ans Exit
cycle Operators Dismount Operators N
mutorcycles md bicycles shall NOT ride
into or out NJ any alley but shall 90
I'm und out NJ the alley dHmounted Op
erHtors NJ ell vehicles shall come to q
full stop and sount u warning signal NJ
intention 10 proceed, before .russlng the
Sidewalk lines when going either into or
OUT NJ nnV alley
SECTION Reversal u' u.ra.'lnu
'RutNng. Prohibited up.mur- NJ ,r
hi.lrs shall not reverse ~, direction II
their liur " travel on th. .'.u.'s except
hv going around the center point uT street
intersections and operator .NnU nur rr
verse directions NJ the Intersection NJ Main
street and HroHdwRy Mnin -'r.n. uud Rob
lusOn street and Main street md
Harvey street except that opcru.
tors NAV reverse 'hr direction
N their line " travel um Nlu street
NJ any point IN the block ,.s NJ Broad
wsv. and west Of the right ~ ,yny NJ
the Atohlyon Topeka and Santa Fe Raj
way company provided th.i su.h rrvrr,h
NJ direction N the line of r.l.H -halI not
be made within thirty i've feet ~ any
safety lane In said block aud un opera
tor shall rrvers" or back vehicle 20
make turn upon streets anywhere within
ID" danger zone defined
SECTION = Parking I'm Robinson and
Harvey Prohibited Operator shall NOT
stop. park. or leave any vehicle aud
leave n standing more th0n five min
utes In Robinson street between Grand
avenue snd First street or IN Harvey
street between Grand avenue and First
street or in any street within twenty five
feet Of any street intersection within the
danger zone sud shall not stop or
stand anv vehicle IN said places for
purpose NJ delivery. or loading ar other
temporary purpose, more than ten min
uteS
SECTION g Punishment ANY person
violating any of the provisions ~ this
ordinance. Or any OthNr ordinance " snld
city relating 10 trafdc or vehicle rpVu
latlon, where no specific penalty Is provld
ed for such violation, shall uuon convlr.
| tlon by the municipal court NJ said CITY.
be punished by fine OF not cIrepding one
hundred dollars Ctl00l. or lmprisonment
not exceeding five days or both such fine
ana imprisonment. in the discretion ~
said court and the costs ~ conviction
and shall be- ordered committed in the
CITY lnll until fine and costs are paid
SECTION Z Repr9l Sections numbered
/ i2l4 sud l2Ia, chapter Xxx Of the Revis
cd Ordinances " oklahoma CITY for the
year 1918. are hereby repealed and all
ordinances and part. Of ordinances IN
conflict or Inconsistent with the provisions
OF this ordinance are hereby repealed
SECTION &. Where's the deaths and I'm
lurles, and the destruction of property and
the public danger arising from reckless
ness and misconduct In public trsffIc on
the streets Of said city have made this
ordinance Immediately necessary md m
the Judgment NJ the hoard NJ cOmmissIor
ers, demand that thls nrdInance mass NJ
an emergency ordinance. now. therefore
he II enacted that Rr emergency T. Az
clAred IN exist affecting the public pesre
| nubllc health and unhnc unfety and
mat this ordinance shsll take immediate
effect Hnd II Il therefore declared tbst
this ordinance shall hr effective from snd
after The d"ts OF l'' passage, approval
and attsstation
! SECTION o Passed snd adontsd nv the
hoard n commissioners this 18th day oi
Nav. 1919
signed by the m0ror this nth d,v n
NAV 1918
Seal En ovERHoLsFR