The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-31
MANY NEW LAWS EFFECTIVE WITH
PASSAGE Of TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
COUNCIL FINALLY PASSES LEG1S-
LAT1oN REGULATING VEHICLES
Heavy Penalty of Both Fine and I'M
prisonment Provided For V1olatofs
Of the New Statutes

N-hcrIirC'~ much talked "f traffic or
d!ua,cc after lengthy discussion w'S
finally passed 10y Council last ntEht ana
VAIL 40 into effect IN thirty days. Many
new laws have been enacted Tor IN"
guidance Of vehicles Of all Kinds and
sever. penalties laid for their lntrar-
zion. Five thousand copies 1T tn" or
h.nancc arc IL h" printed for the hcne-
iii If the public and Will he ready for
distribution before the law goes into CT
feet.
The ordinance was read by Albert
Winters who acted as clerk in tn" All
Srnce of City Clerk W. II. smith section
by section. and was adopted with hut a
few minor changes as passed Upon by
the committee which drafted II.
Beginning with list Of definitions.
tho ordinance covers about every point
that is liable Ia arise al any time IN IN"
regulation Of traffic. Th" ""ong"Sted
district" Is used TO designate tho bust
ness and closely built district bounded
on Ia" north by Tenth street: on the
cast by Chapine street: on the south NY
Wheeling Creek. and on The west by
Water street.
Some Of the new provisions Whlch VIII
go into effect are:
Where to Cross Streets
Pedestrians must cross all streets ~
the intersections ami must not cross the
corners diagonaliy.
Pedestrians must pass others 10 the
right in passing others from an oppo-
site direction and to the left when over
taking others.
Every bicycle, tricycle.. motor cycle.
automobile. motor car. motor truck and
other vehicles must have an adequate
- k,alr y
hut no sirens or annoying noises will
he allowed.
Bicycles must he equipped with front
and rear lights.
All motor or horse drawn vehicles
must tc equipped with Il light visible
from IN" front aud roar FOR IA diStanc"
OF "0n feet IN front and lSo feet in the
rear.
No h-igh. light. allowed tn he burn
ed in the city wi;houtSn DINNER.
No spot lights will be allowed to be
burned in the city.
within IN" conscs,ed district except
on Main street. between Twelfth and
Sixteenth. no veh!cl" shall turn on any
street or street intersection.
No vrhirl Sheull stop more than on"
foo; from the curb.
y" vehicle shall stop Al any street In
t.rS"cti"n or within Ten feet Of fire
hydrlu;.
! Tn, following vehicles hive he right
| Of way: Fire department. police depart
! mnnt United States malls. amhulAnces.
, surgeons and physicians funeral pro-
ccSsions. othcr professions. vehicles trav-
cling north and south.
Bhe City's Speed Limits.
M vehicle shall b" operated OH tho city
streets faster than fifteen miles an hour
in ,hc congeSt"d district and twenty
miles an hour in other Districts
No vehicle shall pass Il schonlhouSe
between u. m. md p. IN. faster than
eight miles an hour.
No horse shall be left unattended I'M
less securely tied.
No person under sixteen year OF age
shall drive any vehicle.
No intoxicated person shall drive any
vehicle, subject |" q fine OF not less
than $50 nor more than 500 and impris-
nnmeu; for no, less than one month nor
more than n year.
Th. engine Of all motor cars must be
shu, down when left standing unattcnd-
ed.
Every motorboat operating on tho river
must hnvc a nuffler connected while
running by tho city.
No vehicles shall he left parked all
night In any Of the streets or alleys IN
tn" city.
No vehicle shall stand n, tho curb in
'hc cnns"s,ed district longer than Nf-
teen minutes.
No hursrs shall he fed within the c"n-
geStcd district OF the city.
within tn" Conyested district vehicles
may be- parked at the following places:
Where to Park Cars
North side Of Tenth street east ~
Market street.
Roth sides Of Eleventh street east Of
ChaplIne street.
Nnrth side Of Twelfth stree, ives, NJ
Main street.
Of Market street.
North side of Sixteenth street east OF
Market street.
Roth sides Of Chapline street north Of
Eleventh street.
West side or ChaplIne street between
Twelfth and Sixteenth streets.
Ears may be parked not To exceed ono
hour at any on" time on TN" north side
or Twelfth street between Market nnd
| Chapltn" streets.
At AL tho above places cars shall DO
! pa rknd at an acute angle with IN" curb
and in such position with reference" T."
; oI her vehicles Rs not to occupy unn"cra-
sary space.
! cars may hc parked IN both sides II
| Chaplinr street between Eleventh and
! Twelfth strcets parallel with tn" curb.
provided however. that wher" cars arc
So parked no person shall park ear
rrar"r than three feet 10 any other CIR
| 0uiSid" at tn" conScSt"d district. ~
! TUrlflh street between .t'hHrlln" street
and l.nM street. cars may u" parked on
. Tn" north side only. where they shall H."
parked at an ncut" angle with III" curb.
Sec 80. NJ vehicle shall h" parked
n; tn" entrance Of tho post office. own
.rs rr occupants OF any church. hot"i.
! ynrag, or business house. may nHkr hp-
| plicntion To III" City Manager I" have
: O. space. in front "f the cntrhnr" /" their
placn If business Stak"d off aud tho
parking of cars in such space prohlb-
tied.
All street cars and tnierurhan cars
shall stop on the near side OF AL inter-
S.rting streets and not At tn" far sid =.
iu the cong"Sted district. and shall ma;
/ ohsiruck any lntrrs""ting street. on III"
path to he used BY pedestrians i'll cross
! Ing streets.
Street cars shall receive and dischar;"
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