The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-24
NEW TR AFFICs LAWS
or THE CITY MODERN
AS THE TEXT SHOWS

lear from Its entrance OF exit WAtSn
has stopped to take on or let on pas
laengers SOFAS to allow passeneers
free passage between the street car
land the curb, and such driver OF
Equestrian shall cause his vehicle OF
horse to remain standing until sucn
street car has resumed motion, ana
until such unloaded passen gers shall
have had opportunity to reach the
curb. No street car shall remain
standing for loading or unloading
more than two (2) minutes. except
| at the terminal OF the street car
routes and in case of emergency.
Pedestrians.
Section S. (a) Pedestrians shall
keep to the right on all walks and
drives and stop only at or near the
curb or house line and not in the
center of the walk or street, nor on |
the side walk at street intersections
within the lines of the fntersecttnsl
side walks.
Obi Pedestrians when crossing the
streets in the congested district snali
move in the direction O. franc ana
shall await the signal from the trat,
fic policemen wherever one is sta
toned.
from the side walk in crossing the
street without looking in both difec.
tons to see what is approaching ana
shall cross at right angles with the
street, at street intersections; they
shall not cross diagonally, but shall
IN around the center Of the line Of
/ trafffc and cross only one street at
time.
fd) No person shall jump, hang or
ride upon any vehicle while standing
without the consent of the owner ana
under no circumstances while in mo.
ton, while the vehicle is on road
or Roadway.
(e) No person shall, on conges.ed
streets or side walks, use roller
skates. coasters. trtcycles or anyI
iother vehicle, toy, or other article on
wheels or runners. excepting Dizzy
cles) or operate the same on any
road or roadway
| CO All persons intending to enter
a street car shall not leave the side
walk until the car has arrived at the
point where passengers are received.
| (g) All persons leaving street cars
shall go directly from the street car
| to the pavement
(h) No person alighting from al
street car shall pass in front OF the
| car before the car has started and
passed the crossing.
Speed.
Section 6. (a) No person shall
operate. drive or propel. and mol
| owner or contro1le thereof, ridingI
thereon or therein, shall couse. orl
permit to be operated. driven, ridden,
or propelled on any street of the city
OF Cfarksburg, any horse or vehicle,
recklessly or neglfgently or at al
| speed or in manner so as to en-
danger the life, limb or property oil
any person or damage any property
provided that rate of speed exceed
| ing ten l10l miles per hour on anyl
OF the streets within what is termed
| the ..congested district" and hfteenl
| (15) miles an hour upon the residue
of streets of the city shall likewise
constitute prima facie evidence of al
violation of the provisions of this
section, provided that street cars
/! shall have the right to move at rats
of speed not exceeding ten (1O) miles
per hour in the said congested dis
1 trict, and at rate of speed not ex-
ceeding fifteen (15) miles per hour
street from Oak street to the West
Virginia and Pittsburg railroad cross
| ing on West Pike street.
On Main street from Oak street to-
1 the junction Of West Pike to Main
4 streets.
/ And provided. further. that in
/ turning from a street or alley to an
ether street or alley and crossing the
| intersections Of streets the rate of
speed for any vehicle or animal shall
not exceed six s(63 miles per hour;
and provided further, that nothing
herein contained as to speed shall
apply to vehicles of the police and
i fire departments.
| (b) Motor trucks constructed to-
carry freight or merchandise shall
1 not exceed speed of eight CD miles
per hour in the congested district,
and twelve (12) miles an hour else
| where in said city in cases where
the weight of the vehicle and load is
than eight go tons, and shall not
exceed six Coz miles an hour, in case
Il where the weight of the vehicle and
I.load is eight so tons or more. Said
4 motor trucks constructed to carry
il freight or merchandise shall not e&-
coed speed OF six CO. miles an hour
over any of the bridges in the City OF
i Clarksburg and no horse shall be
driven. ridden or led over or upon
any of said bridges faster than
walk.
(c) No vehicle shall emerge from
ian alley, stable. garage or other area
or building on to a side walk at a
1 greater speed than three (C3) miles
an hour. and at such places. the
4 driver of such vehicle shall gave
warning by gong, bell. or other sig
nal of its coming onto the pavement
and at garages by an attendant pre-
ceding.
Street Cars.
Section Z. Ca) Street cars shall
! have the right of way between cross
\ streets over all vehicles except those
referred to in Section 4. .(a). The
driver of any vehicle proceeding upon
4 the track in front of a street car shall
turn out upon the signal of the driver
Il or conductor OF the street car. No
vehicle shall be permitted by its