Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-15
THOMAS n. SMITH,
(No, 1900 Mayor OF PHILADELPHIA
AN ORDINANCE regulating traffic upon
streets occupied by tracks of street pas.
Spnyer railway companieS

AN ORDINANCE reEulatins traffic upon
streets occupied by tracks of street pas.
senger railway companies.
traffic upon the streets Of tho City OF PRils a.
delphia Is resulting In congestion and delays
the safety Of the public. Il. get the i EreateH i
seryfe from the nS use Of The hshwsys and
ot M passensers along the various street car
ellis Of the city Of Philadeiphia mango" DO ordaIn, HGin
That IN ~ the distriGt lying between the Della
Girsrd avenue and South street. excepting
l|armount ~, avenue west Of Broad street and
streets over which = single ling Of street
railway & ears + opersted shsll be one.way
such street shall be in the direction in which
the street car line is thereon operated. On
SSfH fss TFa hS ne park
! ing streets. parking Of vehicles shall be con-
to within sSs OF es G1y by
Pine. Seventh and Sixteenth streets. incud!
o1S aa sirssF S nd 9 BSsS street hrg from
declared noLparklng streets. and no vehicle
shall be allowed to park or stand thereon for
Or freight. between The hours Of Z a. M and
Stand q such position as to block or Inter
fere with the free ,passass Gt street railway
streets except upon the streets Sereinbefcrs T fore
eSGeP1sd ,d Sha mSye on the ffes or non
for the passage of street cars. On all streets
occupied by double tracks vehicular traffic
cars are operated in the same direction. and
there shall 63 no parklnF or stopping Of
to With the
Street q TawaS cars Cars 0sS tie sad
have the right Yf way upon. over G and md along along
the. tracks on which they are being operated,
and upon the sounding Of q gong by, the mo
s sdhSf ORan sav N 'Fass rack the
this ordinance shall be enforced s'taH By and sub b.
let 70 the reEuIauons OF the Department Of
section o. Permits for the moving upon
such streets will interrupt the operation Of
street cars thereon shall be Issued only for
such Work Shall be 60 &c carried w o. out @ as ' to free
the street railway tracks from obstruction as
period Providod That this Wfd ordinanes as shall ia
4S% r t9 nS pSHG Sb utility private
J Section ] for the purpose of making exten
s0ns, "a, alterations 4, repairs or any other neceS
who s Ih1 SCas S Of m tRe or
, oons OF this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
OF breach a, 9f 3 this 9rdasnee and shall bs
and twenty five dollars for each subyequent
Ottginse That ' said fine shall be levied and
lected by law. and that any police Officer
is authorized to arrest the owner. driver or
per son in charge of any such vehicle for any
violation OF any of the provisions of thi,
Section 5. That it shall be the duty of tn,
City Solicitor upon being furnished with
: evidence of any violation OF the provisions Of
his ordinance. to sue before any ma agistrate
justice Of the peace or court having Lawful
, jurisdiction, and to collect and recover toI
= the use of the city of Philadelphia, the Tnt
! or fines for such violation In the same man
ner as debts of like amount are by law re-
covered.
: Section O. All ordinances or parts Of or
, dnances, inconsistent herewith be and tht
. same are hereby repealed.
Section T. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
!, Company shall pay into the. city Treasury
the sum Of fifty 900 dollars for the publica'
q tion OF this ordinance.
: Approved this 30th day OF December
! \. D, 1919, ,.,,
= C%o. 12l0) Mayor of Philadelphia