Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14

running within the car tracks; in such
case such motor vehicle or motor cy
Gle shall not turn to the left into the
track reserved for street cars and We.
hicles moving in the opposite direc.
ton, but shall pass to the right of
such street car of vehicle SO over.
taken.
Headlights on Vehicles.
The following ordinance regulating
headlights on automobiles, motorcycles
or other vehicles was passed by the
City Council on March 30, 1914:
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Chicago:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person operating any automobile,
motorcycle or other vehicle, while
operating the same upon the public
streets and highways within the City,
to use acetylene, electric or other
bright headlight, or any headlight the
rays from which shall be intensified
by any parabolic or condensing reflec.
tor, unless such headlight shall be
properly shaded so as not to blind,
dazzle or confuse other users of the
highway or make 1t difficult or unsafe
for them to ride, drive or walk there.
on.
Article ix-vehicies.
Section /. No one shall drive a We.
ed as to prevent the driver from hav.
ing a sufficient view of the traffic at
the sides of such vehicle.
Sec. 2. No one shall drive or con.
duct any vehicle in such condition, so
constructed or so loaded as to be
likely to cause delay in traffic of &C.
cident or injury to man, beast or
property.
Sec. 8. No vehicle shall be so load.
ed that 1t may not be easily drawn
over the most difficult portion of the
route.
Sec. 4. No one shall load or drive a
vehicle loaded with iron or any ma
terial likely to create loud noises by
|, striking together without using every
effort to deaden the load.
Sec. 8. No one under sixteen years
of age shall be permitted to drive any
vehicle.
Sec. 6. No one shall ride upon the
rear end of any vehicle without the
consent of the driver. and when riding
no part of his body shall protrude be.
yond the limits of the vehicle.
Sec. z. No vehicle shall be used on
any street or highway unless provided
with lights and sound signals as pre-
scribed by law.
Sec. s. All vehicles are required be-
tween one and one.half hours after
sunset and one hour before sunrise TO
have on the left side a light which
shall show white 200 feet to the front
and red 200 feet to the rear. Bicycles,
ETC., shall have one white light that
shall be visible 200 feet.
Sec. Q. Drivers of vehicles loaded
with ashes, cinders. coal, mortar, snow
or similar material, so that the mat
ter is scattered along the street, are
liable to arrest.
Sec. 10. No vehicle shall, between
a. m. and p. m, stand in any street
or alley within the district bounded
by Lake street, Wabash avenue, Har.
rison and Market streets for a period
longer than 30 minutes
Article x--Controi Of Horses.
Section /. No horse shall be left un.
attended in any street unless securely
fastened or unless the wheels of the
vehicle to which he Is harnessed are
! securely fastened and the vehicle t..
self is of sufficient weight to prevent
its being dragged with the wheels so
| secured.
Sec. 2. No horses shall be unbridled
in any street unless secured by q hal
ter.
Sec. 3. No one shall remove q
wheel, pole, shaft, whlfiletree or other
part of the vehicle or any part of a
harness without first unhitching the
horse or horses.
Sec. 4. No one shall let go the
reins while riding, driving or con.
| Quoting a horse.
Sec. 5. No one shall knowingly per-
NIT an animal to be driven which Is
not in every respect fit for the service
in which II Is employed and free from
lameness, sores or any disease likely
to cause pain to the animal or an In
jury to person or property
Sec. 6, No one shall illtreat, over.
load, over'drive, override or cruelty
or unnecessarily beat any horse.
Sec, Z. No one shall crack or so
use whip as to annoy. interfere with
or endanger any person or. excite any
horse other than that which he Is
using.
Motor Vehicle Muffler Ordinance.
Section l. No person shall operate.
nor shall the owner of any automobile
motor vehicle, or motorcycle, permit
to be operated on the streets, alleys
and public places of the City of Chi.
cago any automobiles, motor vehicle
or motorcycle which has not muller
In a proper and efficient working con
dition; and It shall further be unlaw
full for any person to operate. or for
the owner Of any automobile, motor
vehicle or motorcycle to permit tC
be operated any such automobile, mo
tor vehicle or motorcycle On the
streets, alleys or public places of In,
City of Chicago with the muller or Gu
out not In operation.
Sec. 2. Any person violating an.
of the provisions Of this ordinanc,
shall be fined in a sum not less thar
five dollars or more than fifty dollar