Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-09
REGULATIONS REVISED
Proposed Traffic Rules to Be Sub
mItted to Village Meeting
Date of Meeting is Friday, June 10.
Parking of Cars Parallel with Walk
Insisted Upon.

fMklng OF cars Parauel With walk
Insisted Upon.
In meeting of the village commits
sioners Friday night a draft of proposed
traffic regulations was completed and
it was voted to submit them to the
consideration of a special village meet
ing to be held Friday evening, June
16.
In order to give force to regulations
they must be adopted by the village.
The commissioners have had in mind
proposing as few and as simple regu-
lations as possible. The matter of de-
Gliding just which ones will be adopted
rests with the voters.
Oil available for use on the streets
has arrived and the commissioners
would like to know Immediately as to
what streets are 20 be oiled tins year.
In the main the traffic regulations as
revised are practically what were dis
cussed at the meeting Saturday, May
~. The proposition to park ma
chimes on Main street by backing to
the curbing at an angle, has not been
favored, the commissioners inclining to
the belief that for the present it will
he better to park parallel to the curb
ing. The addition of an ordinance
making it an offense to cut out mufllers
has been added. The following are
the regulations as they will be pre-
scntcd to the meeting:
mo vehicle shall stop or stand at
the intersection Of any street.
2.-No vehicle shall stop with its
left side to the curb. No vehicle shall
stop in a public street except with its
right side close to and parallel with
the curb.
3.-No vehicle shall remain backed
up to the curb except when actually
loading or unloading merchandise, coal
or machinery and then for only so long
as may be necessary!
4.-No person shall scatter or per-
NIT to be scattered from any vehicle
or otherwise any metal glass or other
substance, and no person shall leave
or place any broken bottles, tacks or
nails III any streets or cutters or on
any sidewalks.
5.-On Main street between the
bridge and the fountain, all vehicles
shall keep to the right of the street
railway track when possible.
6.-The driver of vehicle about to
turn, either from a standstill or in mo-
ton, shall give timely signal by hand
or whip or in some unmistakablc man
ner to indicate the direction of the
turn.
THE driver of a vehicle shall, on
approaching a street car not in motion,
slow down so as to safeguard passen-
gers who are alighting.
S.-Any vehicle on the approach of
fire apparatus shall Immediately draw
near to and parallel with the curb and
stop. Any street car shall stop so as
not to interfere with the passage Of
the apparatus.
Ono vehicle shall be allowed to
stand on the north side of Elliot street
from the Vermont National bank cor
ner to the Richardson block, so called,
or in front of the fire engine house, or
in such a position as to interfere with
the movements of any of the fire APP
paratus and equipment
10.-The word vehicle includes horses
or other animals hitched to vehicles,
led horses, motor vehicles, vehicles of
all kinds and everything on wheels or
runners except street cars.
11.-No person operating a motor
vehicle shall be allowed to use a muf-
fer cut-out within the village limits.
12.-Whoever violates the foregoing
rules and regulations or any of them
shall be fined not exceeding 500 for
each offense.
The call for the special village meet
ing to be held Friday, June 16, in Fcs-
tival hall at 8 clock p. m, to con
slider the proposed traffic regulations,
was issued Tuesday.
There are five articles in the war
rant, the first being to elect a mod
orator. Article 2 is to see if the vii
lage will vote to adopt additional by
laws and ordinances, which proposed
bylaws and ordinances, are print
ed in the warrant
Article is to see if the village will
vote to adopt any one of the foregoing,
and article 4 is to see if the village
will vote to adopt any other bylaw or
ordinance. Article 5 is to transact any
other business that may legally come
before the meeting.
The regular monthly meeting will be
held this evening. In order that the
commissioners may keep in touch with
the various departments of the village
it has been decided to have the chief
of police, the chief of the fire depart
INIT and the building inspector attend
each regular meeting of the commits
sioners for the purpose of making re-
ports and discussing the affairs of their
several departments.