Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-03-17
ORDINANCE No. 1879

An Ordinance relating to and regulat-
ing street traffic and the parking of auto
mobiles and vehicles on the highways,
streets, avenues in THE City of Wildwood,
in the County of Cape May" New Jersey,
and providing for a penalty for the viola
ton thereof.
The Board of Commissioners of 'The
City of wildwood. in the County of Cape
May" in the State of New Jersey, DO
ORDAIN:
Section l. That the words "Highways'
shall include and comprehend to mean
street. avenue, alley or public boardwalk
which are used by the public.
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful to park
automobiles or vehicles without lights for
the night on n of the highways of The
City of Wildwood, in the County of Cape
May, N. j.
Sec. 8. That it shall be Unlawful to park
automobiles or vehicles on the highways
of the said City of Wildwood, NJ J., op-
posite a building operation.
Sec. 4. That automobiles and vehicles
are prohibited from parking on Pacific
avenue from Rio Grande avenue to Glen
wood avenue provided, however, that the
right is not denied motorists to secure
gasoline or supplies at a garage along said
avenue, nor is the right denied to delivery
or loading of merchandise at a house or
store along the said avenue.
Sec. 5. That automobiles and vehicles are
prohibited from parking on the south side
of Oak avenue between Atlantic avenu
and the Atlantic Ocean.
Sec. b. ina aulOf0ODlleS ana VeQlcleS
are prohibited from parking on the South
westerly side of Atlantic avenue between
Cedar avenue and Schellenger avenue.
Sec. Z. That it shall be unlawful to park
automobiles or vehicles on Poplar avenue
East of Ocean avenue and on Juniper ave-
nue. East of Ocean avenue.
Sec. 8. That the area or district between
Oak avenue and Wildwood avenue on the
Easterly side of Holly Beach avenue is
hereby set aside for vehicles licensed for
the transportation of passengers, subject,
however, to the use of the said area or
district by residents and those engaged in
the business as in this ordinance provided.
Sec. g.. That automobiles and vehicles
parking on the Easterly side of Atlantic
avenue between Oak and Cedar avenues
shall be parked at an angle of approx
mately 80 degrees of the curb with the
front right hand wheel at the curb line.
Sec. 10. That all automobiles and We
hicles permitted to park, under this ordi-
nance, shall comply in all particulars with
the laws of the State of New Jersey, I'M
less in this ordinance otherwise provided,
and shall park with the front and rear
wheels within six inches of the curb and
conform to the laws of this state relative
to fire alarm boxes and fire plugs unless
in this ordinance otherwise provided.
Sec. II. In case of any accident arising
to any person or persons by any cause
whatever in which an automobile or We
hlcle is in collision with any other auto
mobile or vehicle or other object, then
such accident must be at once reported to
the Police Department of said City of
Wildwood.
Sec. IL. Any person, firm, partnership,
corporation. association or Individual who
shall violate any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall upon conviction thereof,
before a proper officer having Jurisdiction,
be subject to a fine in any sum not exceed
ing two hundred dollars ($200. O0) at the
discretion of such officer before whom any
such person may be tried, and in the de-
fault of the payment of such fine, be inn
prisoned in the city or county iail for a
term not exceeding thirty days, at the dis
erection of said officer, and any repetition
OF any act herein prohibited on any one
day following sucn conviction, shall be
deemed a new offense.
Sec. -. If for any reason any section
or provision of this Ordinance shall be
questioned in any court and the same held
to be unconstitutional, unreasonable, il
legal, void, or invalid, no other section or
provision of this Ordinance shall be af-
fected thereby.
Sec. ID. All Ordinances or parts of Ordi-
nances inconsistent with this Ordinance,
to the extent of such inconsistency only,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. That this Ordinance shall take
effect on its final passage and publication
as provided by law.
w. COURTRIGHT SMITH,
RALPH L. CARLL.
ALFRED TAYLOR,
Commissioners
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