Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-04

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prohibits this
Against City Ordinances
And in the city ordinance "regu-
lating the use of public highways
and prescribing a penalty for the
violation thereof" are found these
significant rulings:
No 5aotor vehicle shall be oper-
ated in such a manner as to emit
an undue amount of steam, smoke,
or products combustion, or to drop
oil or other injurious substances on
any highway
every motor vehicle using gaso-
line or other explosive mixture of
substance as a motive power shall at
all times be provided with and use
muffler or other apparatus sufficient
to deaden the sounds of the explo-
sions."
| Concerning the excessive use of
auto and motorcycle norns. the ordi-
nance says:
Every vehicle, other than one
drawn by an animal or animals,
SHALL when in use, eprovided with
a signaling apparatus sufficient to
give due warning of the approach of
the vehicle. But no such apparatus
shall emit sound unduly loud, an
noying or distressing, or such as
might frighten animals or pedes-
trians." Further the statute books
say: Sound signals are prohibited
except for necessary warning"
Penalties Provided
Section four of the ordinance,
providing penalties for violations OF
the ordinance says: ANY person
violating any of the above provisions
of this ordinance shall, on conviction
thereof before the mayor or any al
derman of the city, be sentenced to
pay fine of not more than fifty dol
lars or in default thereof to be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail one day
for each dollar of the fine imposed
not to exceed thirty dollars"
In Spite of Ordinance
While these rulings appear on the
statute books of the city. excessive
noise in the city, twenty-four hours
per day continues. Complaints are
heard on every side and pleas for the
discontinuance of the nuisance are
especially urged. All through the
day the good people of IIarrisbure
are being annoyed by the shriekine
of auto and motorcycle horns and al
night their slumbers are rudely dis
turbed even after the wee sma' hours
of the morning. Workingmen, es-
peclally thoSe VINO must arise early
in the morning to get to their places
of employment, are complaining
They need their rest, they say, ano
they cannot get it in the morn.
ing.
THE nuisance should be broken
up and it is the duty of the members
of the police department to acquaint
themselves with the ordinance and
to enforce it," So said many of Har-
risburg's citizens when asked tc
comment on the evil and the methods
to be employed in breaking it UP.
1t is generally believed no i'm.
provement will be made in the mat.
ter until Mayor Keister and the DO.
lice department take a decided stand
to bring offenders to justice.
City ordinance expressly forbids
the nuisance that has been botherine
Harrisburg. A stiff provision is pro.
vided for violation and only the en-
forcement of this provision, accord.
in to general belief, will be effec.
tive in breaking up the custom. The
sooner steps are taken under the
direction of Mayor Keister to better
matters, the easier it will be to breal
up the custom. A new traffic or
dinance is now being considered b.
City Council but, as one Harrisburg
er said this morning, there is nj
need to wait until it is promulgated
and becomes effective to make efforts
to break up the nuisance.