The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-31
LAWS WILL BE E1GIDLT EFFoRC-
ED OFFICIALS
DECLARE.
Pedestrians and Drivers OF vehicles OF
All Kinds Come Under New Rulings
Many New Featurea-

watch your foot applies TO tho
humble pedestrian. hut watch your
steering wheel applies to those wno OPP
, crate motor cars and trucks. Such
drivers should spend part Of today "a
miliarizing themselves with tho new
traffic ordinance which becomes effect
I've tomorrow morning. City Clerk w.
H. Smith has given out hundreds OF
comics OF the new laws during the past
rew weeks to auto drivers and owners,
motorcycle riders and bicycle riders ana
ncdetrians. also those who drive any
kind OF vehicles through the streets os
the city or Wheeling.
Here, some good timely advice, 1t Is
likely that the police will ba on the
alert and II you violate any OF the new
traffic ordinances you will be 1erked 10
Justice by the strong arm OF tho law.
The new ordinance takes up and de-
fines every phase Of traffic through the
streets and concludes with the delight
ful section advising offenders OF tho
fne 10 pay upon conviction.
The booklet Of the ordinance first
tells those who travel atoot what is cN-
->ected OF them, and reads In part: Ie-
Gestrians crossing any street at inter-
section with another street in the con-
rested district snail pass over SUCH
portion Of the street as IN Included
within the lines or the sidewalk project
cd and not diagonally." In other words
there shall be no longer inywalk!us in
the business section In crossing the
streets; thai is. crossing dtagonally nj
interesting streets. Pedestrians Shall
no. cross any street where there is STA
TONED a traffic officer until 80 signal
ed. YOU are subject 10 arrest IT y"n
don't obey the traffic coy. All p"dnstri-
all. arc ordered - pass pnrs"'s walking
in the opposite direction "m t!i"' rlRh'
an don tenir left In uvcrtakinG p"deS-
TRAN Pedt 81 r!AnS are ordered I" I'M
inodiately proceed 10 the nearest side
walk in nlighting from street cars.
Ban Of Loud "Honferh."
Every driver nf n motor "ar. motor
cycle bicycle and similar machines shall
sound his horn ur bell in turning
corner. The ordinance takes "whRcK
at those who have been prom" i"r som"
slme 70 having loud sounding horns "lI
their autos or motorcycles. Hereafter
II will be Il violation 10 hunk such non
kers within the city limits. rs tho n"H'
ordinance says this: NO 'SlIuHI SI"il
produce n sound unusually, loud. ann"| :
ing or Of a distressing character or Sn'l'
that will Brighten pedestrians or ami
mails. or extremely annoying. ms 'sIr"ns
or any similar instruments that produce
unusually loud. annoyance or distress
ing sounds and the making or such
. noises shall h" termed u violation M
This ordinance. II is specifically stated
in connection with this "rdinanr" that
il shall bc the duty W The police de-
psritneni nv enforce MI provisions at
lhr$. Laws.
No Spot Lights.
The sections co>.r!ng lights arr :Igd
ami If thu ordlnanc" is enforced IL VIII
10 much pleasing Ia rhe l'1iS suffering
public. who have had annnHanc" Ivy aul"
ncra who apparently "ar"d Nttl"
about IN" comfort ar Safst% "f I"d-
cStrains. In Tho flrst pla%" ia" new law
gays that no lights Of III" type known
ar spot lights .; search lights. shall bc