Chicago eagle., 1917-11-10
AUTOS & OTHERS
Police Department Promulgates Rules
to Govern Motor and Horse Drawn
Vehicles in Streets of Chicago.

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. 3. No vehicle shall be so load.
ed that It may not be easily drawn
over thc ---.t 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. 5. 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 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
8 q. m. and z 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 1. 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 It.
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 a hal.
ter.
Sec. 3. No one shall remove a
wheel, pole, shaft, whiffietree 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 60 the
reins while riding. driving or con.
Quoting horse.
Sec. 8. No one shall knowingly per.
NIT an animal to be driven which is
not in every respect fit for the service
In which 1t 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 ill.treat, 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 Ia
using.
Motor Vehicle Muffler Ordinance.
Section 1. 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 o proper and efficient working con
dition; and It shall further be unlaw
, fui for any person to operate. or fol
the owner Of any automobile, motor
vehicle or motorcycle to permit &c
be operated any such automobile. mo
tor vehicle or motorcycle IN the
streets, alleys or public places of the
City Of Chicago with the muffier or Gu,
out not In operation.
Sec. 2. Any person violating any
Of the provisions Of this ordinance
shall be fined in sum not less thar
five dollars or more than fifty dollars
for each offense.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall be ir
full force and esfsct from and aftel
Its passage and due publication.
s. Carl Whistler, the popular secre
: tary Of the Akron Tire & Vulcanizinl
Company, at 932 w. Jackson boule
ward, reports steady demand ant
Increasing business for this great tirt
company. The Mohawk Quality
tires. sold by this concern. have {
high reputation and have given grea
and genuine satisfaction to all who
have used them. They are open al
night. at 932 Jackson boulevard, anC
| guarantee quick service.
A. T. Koehne OF 100 Webster ave
nue.. is frequently mentioned for Alder
man OF the Twenty-fourth ward, al
though he is not looking for any Office
himself
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, Oscar r. Mayer. the great packer
, 10 very popular In politics and could
have almost any Office II he would
take II.
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