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.
The text Of the new city trafic or
dinance is as follows:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CLARKSBURG::
Section L. (a) The word ''veht-
Gle" in this ordinance includes eques-
TRANS. led horses. and everything on
wheels or runners except baby car
riages and except street cars and In
terurban cars, when not expressly re-
ferred to.
6bS The word horse" includes all
domestic animals.
(c) The word driver" includes
the rider, driver. or leader Of a horse.
the rider of wheel and the opera
tor OF any vehicle. street car or In
terurban car.
td) The term :congested 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 Baiti-
more
Fifth street from werninger to Bal
Sixth street from Main to Baltf-
more,
wsrninger. clark and Baltimore
streets from North Sixth street to
North Fourth.
Section 2. ta) 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
nj ofv Cfo
cles and pedestrians shall stand or
move as directed by the police of
ficer present.
(b1 In cases of fire, accident or
special emergency. drivers ana
pedestrians shall at all times comply
with the directions of any police OH
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 public
place at or near where. such hre. ac-
cident 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 8. 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 trat-
fic shall proceed; two blasts thar 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 of
danger.
(a) Before slowing up or stopping
drivers shall signal to those behind by
raising the whip or hand vertically
(b( In turning, signal shall be
given by indicating with the whip or
| hand the direction In which the turn
is; to be taken.
(c) Before backing, warning shall
he given, and while backing vigilance
must be exercised not to injure those
tdl No vehicle shall be used on
any street. alley or public place OF
the city unless provided with lights
and sound signals as prescribed py
this ordinance.
Right of Way
Section a. (a) The officers and
men of the fire department with their
fire apparatus of all kinds. hospltai
> M bulances, officers and men ana We
hicles of the police department AND
ali physicians who have police per
NIT shall have the right of way on
any street and through any process
| sion except over vehicles carrying the
United States mail, In responding TO
calls or orders in their several de-
partments and when soundlnG tue
EARNING signals upon their respective
vehicles. The chief of police is here
by empow cred to issue upon Written
anplications therefor, permits TOT
snch right of way to any duly regis
tered physician. which permit snall
4 he non-transferable and in effect only
which such physician shall be IN dis
charge of his professional duty
Upon the sounding OF such ssignaI
| ned estrfans ahead shall mmed1ately
tieaye the driveway, and drivers aheao
shall Immediately draw as near g
Inossible TO their right hand curb ano
parallel thereto and stop until such
anparatus has passed or stopped, and
ali street cars and interurban cars
ahead shall also come to stop. ex-
/ cent in street and alley Intersections
mon the approval of police or fire
apparatus moving at high rate o.
speed.
tives.. railroad trains, street cars O
4 interurban cars at street intersec-
lions. shall upon such signal at once
make way for such apparatus.
(c1 Any of the above apparatus
shall not sound such warning sig
rails except such right of way is nee,
essary in the performance OF ot1clal
Id Subject to Section a. (a) Al
vehicles travelling on streets extend
| ing in an easterly and westerly dl'
rection shall have the rtght OF way
over vehicles travelling on intersect-
4 ing streets and alleys.
lei VehiclcS OF all kinds shall re-
/. main of OF Tnird street between
i pike and Main streets from 2 p. m
! to 1880 p. m. on Saturdays or a
any other time that the crowded con