Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-16
new ORDINANCE
MAKES CHANGES
in ROAD RULES

Required One Hundred
Dollars For Violation
Other Provisions.
The ordinance entitled can ordin-
ance regulating riding, driving, trav-
ell, and traffic in the streets of the
city of Jamestown and providing a
punishment for any violation there
Of" which was printed in the Alert
of June 8, is now law.
The new statute provides maxi
mum fine of 800 or maximum
Imprisonment of thirty days in the
Z, county Jail, or both, for violations of
/. the ordinance. The police are author
lied to stop any rider or driver by
word or signal. The officers are also
given discretionary power in the
matter of handling vehicles and traf-
fic during time of exceptional con-
gestion, the ordinance permitting
them to establish temporary "saftey
zones for the protection of pedes-
trians. They are also authorized to
set aside parking zones for vehicles,
within which all vehicles left stand
ing without the blocks affected, must
be- left. Neither the safety zones nor
vehicle zones are yet established.
There are many features Of the law
however, which are of immediate ef-
feet and general application. No mo-
tor vehicle is to be driven by child
of less than fifteen years, nearest
birthday, unless accompanied by an
experienced driver of mature age.
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lished, the limits to be the same as
the fire districts. Within this district
the regulations for traffic are more
rigid than in the outlying districts of
the CITY, For one thing, pedestrian
may not cross the street diagonally,
but should cross at street intersec.
tions within the imaginary lines of
the sidewalk as projected across
the street.
No driver may stop, slow down,
back, or turn without giving warm
ing with whip or hand so that others
may know his intentions.
Breaks, Lights, and Mufflers 1
Brakes must be sufficiently strong
to bring the vehicle to a stop within
fifty, feet when travelling twenty
miles per- hour. II, ss s$.ssss s
Automobiles must have at least
two front lights, one at each side
of the car, and one red rear light.
These must be lighted an hour after
sunset. Motorcycles are required to
have but one light. No vehicle shall
be left standing without lights vis-
ible from every direction.
Mufflers must be placed on every
motor vehicle, and the "cut out"
shall not be used on any street with
in the city.
The Right of Way
One rule that is of special import
ance is the matter of right of way at
a street intersection. It has long been
the custom in Jamestown to let the
vehicles running on the north and
south streets (avenues) have the
right of way over those running on
the east and west streets, when two
cars met at right angles at a street
intersection. BY the conditions of the
new ordinance this will be changed.
Section 27 provides, EVERY driver
of vehicle shall yield the right of
way to a vehicle approaching him
from his right at street intersections
and shall have the right of way over
vehicles approaching him from the
left at such street intersections.
In general, the right of way must
be given first to ambulances, police
vehicles, fire department apparatus.
and u. S. mail vehicles, with all
other vehicles at standstill mean
while, with the next rights held by
PROFESSIONS
A vehicle overtaking another shall
pass on the left side of the overtaken
vehicle and not pull over to the right
until entirely clear Of it.
No vehicle shall be turned around
upon any street within the congested
district except at street intersections.
No vehicle shall stop with its left
side to the curb.
@ No vehicle, unless in an emergency
or to allow another vehicle or pedes-
TRANS to cross it's path, shall stop In
the street except near the right mana
curb.
No Parking In Alleys
The new act provides that vehf-
,cles shall not be left standing In front
Of or within twenty-five feet OF either
side of the entrance to any theatre
or public building or In front OF any
hotel or within ten feet OF any n.y.
drant or in any alley, except When
taking on or discharging passengers
or freight. .@ FAX
W No one may park q car or leave
Sc unattended more than ten minutes
on Fifth Avenue between Pacific
street and Third Street, or on the
north side OF Front Street between
Fourth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, or
on the south side Of Main Street be-