The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-12
LEGAL NOTICES.


stopping, crossing from one side of
a street 10 the other. or turning
INTO another street, shall give warn
ing or his intention so to do by a
proper signal with his arm.
y. No vehicle shall stand backed
up 70 the curb except when actually
loading or unloading, and IL said
Vehicle is horse drawn and has four
wheels, the horse or horses must
stand as nearly parallel to the curb
as Is possible and faced in the di-
rection OF traffic, but no vehicle
shall stand so backed up IL it in
terferes with or Interrupts the pas
sage of other vehicles or street cars
10. Before backing ample warn
ing shall be given. and while back
ing unceasing vigilance must be eX-
ercised SO as not to injure those
IL. No horse shall be inhibited or
left unattended in any street unless
1t is securely fastened
IL. No one shall drive a vehicle
that is so covered or constructed
as to prevent the driver thereof
from having a sufficient view of
the traffic at the sides of such We
hicle.
IL. No oil or grease shall be
permitted to drop from any vehicle
driven on paved street.
il. No person shall engage In
any sport, amusement or occupa-
ton upon any street likely to
brighten horses or embarrass the
passage of vehicles.
ID. No person who is in an in
toXicated condition shall drive any
venice upon any street.
16. No vehicle or street car shall
SO occupy any street as to interfere
other cars or vehicles.
~. excepting as provided in
Rule %, street railway cars shall
be entitled to the track, and in all
cases where any vehicle on a street
car track shall be overtaken by a
street car, the driver of such vehi-
Gle shall give way to said car as
soon as possible: and in no event
snail any vehicle oVertaken by such
car proceed on the car track for a
greater distance than one block, or
| after arriving at any street inter-
section; nor shall any person will
Iully or purposely obstruct, hinder,
delay or In any way interfere with
the operation of any street car or
the passage of any vehicle. Before
| moving, street car standing on a
public street the motorman shall
| give signal of his intention with
a gong or bell.
Is. No person riding a bicycle or
any other vehicle shall take hold of
any street car or other vehicle for
the purpose of being drawn along
by such car or vehicle.
19. No person shall use, drive or
stand any. vehicle (other than a
alley between the hours of sunset
and sunrise without having at
tached thereto in conspicuous
place, at least one light on the
left side of the vehicle showing
white in front and red behind. OF
sufficient candle power to be clear-
~ visible for distance of one hun
dred feet.
20 The driver of any vehicle
shall not permit the same to stand
In any street within fifteen feet of
any fire hydrant or safety zone,
nor within twenty-five feet of the
curb intersection at any street cor
eighteen inches from the curb; nor
shall he permit such vehicle to
stand In any position other than
parellel to the curb except while
being loaded or unloaded or while
taking on or letting off passengers.
Fl. Drivers of vehicles and street
cars shall at all times comply with
any direction by voice or hand, or
other signal, of any member of the
police force as to stopping, start
Ing, approaching or departing from
any place; the manner of taking or
dlscharging passengers. or loading
or unloading goods.
20. The following vehicles shall
have right of way on any street,
viz:
Apparatus of the Fire Depart
ment;
Police Patrol wagons and vehi-
cles of the Police Department.;
Ambulances responding to emer-
gency calls;
Emergency repair wagons of
street railway companies; and
United states mail wagons.
%. Pedestrians shall cross
streets only at street intersections
and places designated as cross
walks, and at such points they shall
have the right of way over all vehi-
cles except those named in rule 22.
Between street intersections and
crossings vehicles shall have the
right of way. At street intersec-
tions vehicles to the right shall
have the right of way.