Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-02

AN ORDINANCE WHICH SHALL
/ BE ENTITLED IAN ORDINANCE
FOR THE REGULATION OF
STREET TRAFFIC IN THE CITY
OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA"
Be it ordained by the City Council
Of alexandria, Virginia.
mat an ordinance emitted IAN Or
Il lance for the regulat'.:a of Street
Traf:e:c .in the City OF Al eS&nd:ia, be
enacted as follows;
SECTION No l.
(a) The term STREET shall to
that part of a. public highway in
tended for vehicles or street cars.
(b)-The term ONE WAY 1RAF-
FIC STREET shall apply to street
CT which traffic is restricted to ore
direction.
ic)-The term CURB shall apply to
an extreme edge of a street.
Nd)-The term HORSE shall apply
to ony draft animal or beast Of bar.
den.
:c)-The term VEHICLE shall APP
ply to horse, and to any vehicle OF
conveyance, except street car. 1t
shall also apply to skaters and to baby
carriages when on street except at
a regular crossing, at the end OF q
block. or On a side walk or footpath,
where they shall be considered as ped
estrians.
G-TEe term STREET CAR shall
apply to any conveyance confined to
| tracks.
ig)-The term DRIVER shall APP
| ply to the rider, driver or leader Of a
horse, TO a person who pushes. draws
or prcpeis a vehicle and to the opera
tar Of motor vehicle or street car.
(h)-The term PARKED shall APP
ply to . waiting vehicle and to wait
ing vehicles drawn up alongside of one
mother or parallel TO the curb.
GD-The term contested SEC
TON shall apply to that portion of
King Street extending west from
! Fairfax Street to Patrick Street and
Royal street from Prince to Cameron.
(D-The term SAFETY STOP shall
apply to that portion of the road
way or street alongside street rail
way car tracks designated as car
stop, whether marked off by STAN
/ chions, platform or otherwise.
(D-The term PARKING applies
to vehicles parking on that part Of
roadway or street designated by
marks signs or lines provided by the
Police Department or other proper
authorities.
OBEDIENCE TO REGULATIONS
All regulations herein for street
cars and vehicles shall be strictly OBJ
served by the Drivers Thereof: who
snail also Comply at all times with any
direction by hand, voice or whistle
from any recognized City Authorities
rs TO slowing down, stopping, backing
approaching or departing from any
place, the manner of taking up or dis
charging passengers, and the loading
or unloading CT anything.
COMPLAINTS, with particulars
should be made to Police Headquar-
tiers or to any Police Officer for re-
cord and action by the Police Court.
SECTION No. 2-SPEED--
No person shall drive or .propel, or
cause to be driven or propelled any
vehicle or street car over and upon
any street or highway in the City of
Alexandria, at greater rate of speed
than eighteen (fS) miles an hour be-
tween interSecting streets or connect
ing streets and. highways; nor at a
greater rate of speed than eight 81
miles an hour. at street intersections,
around corners of any street or high
way or in crossing a sidewalk or foot
way to or from an alley or building.
Provided further, however, that ambu-
lances, police, fire apparatus, desig-
mated emergency vehicles and vehicles
conveying active members Of the Fire
or Police Departments, responding to
an emergency call or an alarm of fire,
which shall be made known by some
unmistakable manner that they are
being used in such capacity, shall be
regarded as fire or other emergency
vehicles and shall be permitted to run
at a rate of speed not TO exceed twenty
five (25) miles and hour
SECTION No. 3-Overtaking Street
Cars.
No vehicle shall pass or approach
within fifteen feet of any street car
while the same is stopping or has
stopped for the purpose of taking on
or diScnarging. passengers, nor WITHIN