HomeMy WebLinkAbout3913ORDIN00.0 No. 3513 •
An Ordinance to Regulate the Traffic and the Use of
the Streets of the City of Little Rock and For
Other Purposes,
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Little Rook:
Section 1. That the use of the streets of the City of Little Rook
by the rules andhregulationsesetlout of description shall be subject sections of this
to the rules g
ordinance.
Section 2. Definition of Terms. Street: Any road used as a
public thoroughfare, Sidewalk: That part of the street for the use of
pedestrians. Roadway: That part of a street for the use of vehicles.
Cross =walk: That pant of a roadway marked or understood upon :which
pedestrians should (Toss. Curb: That lateral boundaries of a roadway, Vi
marked or understood. Hoz se: Any saddle or harness animal, Vehi31e:
Any conveyance on wheels except street cars. Driver: Any person in
control of a vehiole or animal. Person: Shall include firm or corpora.
tion, Congested Distxiot: Markham to Ninth on Scott, Bridge to Tenth
on Main, Markham to Ninth on Louisiana and Markham to Ninth on Centers,
This district shall be inclusive and shall embrace all east and west
streets in the district.
Section 3, Authority. Pedestrians, and drivers of any vehicles
including operators of street oars, shall at all times comply with
the directions of any m amber of the Police Department with regard to
stopping, starting, taking up or letting out passengers, loading or
unloading merohandise, or passing along or across any street,
Section 4, 3lectrio Signals. Drivers of vehicles and operators
of street oars shall not pass the property line on approaching inter-
sections where electric signals are in operation except when the green
light is shown in their direction„
Section 5, Meeting. The driver of a vehicle meeting another shall
pass to the rights
Section 6. Overtaking. The driver of a v3hicle overtaking another
vehicle shall pass to the left and shall not pull over to the right I`
until twenty feet ahead of the overtaken vehicle.
Section 7. Keep
to Right,
The drivers
of all vehicles shall keep
as near the right hand
curb as
practicable,
The drivers of heavily W
loaded or slow moving
vehicles
shall keep to
the extreme right.
Section 8, Reckless Driving, It shall be ualavful for any person
to drive or ride through or upon the streets or al l Ws of this city in
a oar ele ss or xeokless manner,
Section 9. Passing Street Car. The driver of a vehicle passing
a street car shall do so on the right side theoreoST s _ .
Section 10e Stop Back of Str3et Car Loading or Unloading Passen-
gers. The driver of a vehicle overtaking a street oar Which has stopped >
or is stopping to load or unload passengers, shall not approach said vv /lf
oar closer than ton feet and shall not pass said street car until both
doors are closed or it proceeds, provided this shall not apply in th9
Safety Zone Distriote
Section 11• Turning, It shall be unlawful to turn any vehicle
around in any street except at street intersections,
Section 12, Turning to Right, The driver of a vehicle turning into
a street to the right shall keep as near the right hand curb as practiea..
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Section 13. Turning to Left. The driver of a vehiate turning
into a street to the left shall pass around the center of the Intel
section of the two streets, but shall not turn to the right just before
turning to the left*
Section 14, Certain Left -hand Turns Prohibited, It shall be
unlawful to make a left -hand turn with arty vehicle so as to change its
course at or upon the following intersections: Second and Main, Third
and Main, Fourth and Main, Capitol Avenue and ?fain, Sixth and Mains
Seventh and Main, Eighth and Fain, and Ninth and Main*
oeot ion 15. Turning Into and From an Alley. Drivers of vehicles
shall give warning by holding out diagonally downward the left arm
before turning into an alley or passing from the street to private
property, On coming out of an alley or driving into a street from
private property they shall come to a full stop back of the property
line and be sure that the way is clear.
Section 16. Turning Into Filling or Service Stations. Drivers of
vehicles may turn to the left into filling or service stations by giv-
ing warning by holding out diagonally downward the left arm*
Section 17. :Boulevards. The following streets shall be boulevards:
Broadway from Markham to Twenty - Fourth, Fourteenth Street from College
to Park Avenue, Battery from Seventh Street to Wright Avenues and West
Third Street beginning at Brosjdwikv and going west across the viaduct
turning north at Summit Avenue and continuing northwest into Markham
Street at Barton Street and thence west to Ridgeway*
Section 189 Entering a Boulevardb The drivers of all vehicles
except fire apparatus, vehicles of the Police Department and ambulances
on emergency service, shell when approaching a boulevard bri ' their
vehicles to a Bill stop b fore entering or crossing same*%,;. .�
Seotion!190 Processions. No person shall drive or ride any vehi(As
or animal through a procession except with permission of a police offices
Section 20. Funeral Processions* It shall be unlawful for any
Person to drive any animals vehicle or any street oar through or across
a funeral procession; provided, this section shall not apply to fire
apparatus or police vehicles and ambulances making emergency calls.
Section 210 Right of Way. The drivers of vehicles approaching a
street intersection at approximately the same time shell give the right
Of way to the vehicle approaching from the right* The driver to the
left shall have the right of way over the driver of the second vehicle
approaching from the right,
Section 22* Certain Vehicles have Right of Way* Vehicles of the
Fire and Police Departments shall have the right of way in any street
and through any procession when in the regular course of their duty,
and ambulances when on emergency calls* Upon the approach of any appar�
atus of the Fire Department, operators of street oars shall stop their
cars, and all drivers of vehicles shall drive same as near as practi-
oable to the right hand curb and stop until the apparatus has passed
when they both may proceed,
Section 23. Traffic at Street Intereeotions. The drivers of all
vehicles and operators of street oars approaching a street intersection
where a traffic officar is stationed, shall proceed to dross such inter-
section only upon a signal oz direction of such traffic officer, given
by voice, hand, whistle, or otherwise.
Section 24, Police Traffic, Signals* Police traffic signals indi-
cated by whistle are as follows: One blast, north and south traffic
Proceeds east and west traffic stop behind the# property line* Two
blasts, east and west traffic proceed, north and south traffic stop
behind the property line,
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Section 25. Signals on Slowing, Stopping or Turnings The drivers
of all vehicles shall signal by hand or other effective method, before
slowing, stopping or turning as follows: A left hand turn shall be
indicated by extending the arm downward, A right hand turn shall be
indicated by extending the arm diagonally upward. A stop or slowing
down shall be indicated by extending the arm horizontally. The driver
of a vehicle desiring to leave the curb shall give warning by extending
the left arm horizontally.
Section 26. Speed, General. No person shall drive a motor vehicle
or motorcycle upon any public highway in this city at a greater speed
than is reasonable or proper, having regard to the traffic and the use
of the way, or so as to endanger the life or limb or injure the prop-
erty of any person. If the rate of speed of any motor vehicle or
motorcycle operated upon any public highway in the city exceeds fifteen
(15) miles an hour fox a distance of one - eighth of a mile, such rate
of speed shall be prima facie evidence that the person operating suoh
vehicle is running at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and
proper, having regard to the traffic and the use of the way, or as to
endanger the life or limb or injure the property of arV person.
Section 27. Peddling and Advertising Vehicles., It shall be unlaw-
ful for drivers or operators of peddling vehicles to transact business,,
and drivers of advertising vehicles to park or travel slower than six
miles an hour in the Congested District, except when retarded by traffic
ahead or in obedience to a traffic signals
Seotion 28s Speed Around Curves or At Street Intersections. If
the rate of speed of a motor vehicle or motorgycle, being operated on
the streets of this pity, in going around a corner or curve or in pass-
ing a street interseotion where the operator "s view of the road traffic
is obstructed, exceeds six (6) miles an hour, such rate of speed shall
be prima facie evidence that the person operating such motor vehicle
or motorcycle is running at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable,
having regard to the traffic and the use of the way, or so as to endan-
ger the life or limb or injure the property of any person*
Section 29. Speed Through Parks. No person shall drive any vehicle
or ride any animal in arT park at a greater speed than a rate of fifteen
(15) miles an hour.
Section 309 Speed Through Quiet Zones and Passing Schools, No
person shall drive any vehicle through any quiet zone or past any school
faster than ten miles an hour, the lattor prohibition to be in force
during any part of the school year from 7 :30 A,11. to 5 PQM,
Section 31, Safety Zones, The Safety Zone District shall include
Fain Street from the foot of the Main Street Bridge to the south prop.
erty line of Ninth Street ait West Capitol Avenue from Main Street to
the alley between Main and Louisiana Streets. The safety zones shall
be plainly marked under the direction of the Police Departments They
shall be located at the usual stopping places of street oars and are
for the protection of those entering or leaving the oars*
Section 32, Driving Over Safety Zones Prohibited. It shell be
unlawful for any person to drive or operate any vehicle over, through
or across any safety zone.
Section 33. Speed Past Safety Zones. Drivers of vehicles shall
drive to the right of safety zones but shall not do so at a greater
speed than six miles an hour while a street car is standing at same and
the driver must have his car under absolute control so that it may be
stopped immediately in case of an emergenoyq
Section 340 Parking Prohibited on Certain Streets. It shall be
unlawful for the driver Of any vehicle to park same on Elsa or Bridge
Street from 5oott to Louisiana Streets inclusive, on the south side of
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Short Markham Street from 71 tor to the liissouri -Pao ific Depot, on the
east side of Ashley Street, " d o the south side of East Seao St
from R o Str t to ,a poi t two dyed f et we_st
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vehicles shall park them with the right side parallel to the ourb, except
where angle parking is allowed.
Section 36. Park Within One Foot of Curb« The drivers of all ve-
hicles shall pw k them with the right front wheel and the right rear wheel
not more than one foot from the curb, except where angle parking is allowed$
5eotion 37. Keep Cross -Walks Clear* The drivers of all vehi apes
shall park them back of the property line and shall not obstruct any part
of any cross -walk*
Section 38, Double Parking Prohibited, Drivers of vehicles shall
not perk or stop their vehicles where there is a vehicle between it and
the curb or room for once. This shall apply whether the vehicle is oocu-
pied by the driver or not, It shall be unlawful to stop on the street
except as provided in Section 36 except to obey a traffic signal or wbsn
blocked by traffic ahead.
Section 39, Parking With Motor Running Prohibited. It shall be
unlawful for any driver of any vehicle to park or stop his oar and leave
the motor running unless it be occupied by some competent person capable
of operating it.
Section 40o Parking Near Fire Hydrants Prohibited,, It shall be
unlawful for any driver of any vehicle to park or allow to remain standing
any vehicle within four feet of a fire hydrant.
Section 41e Parking At Safety Zones. It shall be unlawful for a
driver of any vehicle to park same within* ten feet of a safety zone or
between a safety zone and the curb*
Section 42. Parking In Alleys Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for
any person to park any vehicle in any alley except commercial oars or
wagons for the purpose of loading and unloading and for no longer period
than is actually necessary to load or unload. No vehicle shall be parked
or shall remain standing in front of an alley,
Seotion 43. Parking on Sidewalks Prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for the driver of any vehicle to park same on any sidewalk or so as to
block or obstruct any private driveway.
Section 44o Parking Near Construction Work Prohibited. It shell be
unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to park same or allow it to remain
standing for a longer period then three minutes, except for the purpose
of loading or unloading, adjacent to any portion of a street temporarily
narrowed for the purpose of storing maohin ar y or material used in connec-
tion with the erection of a building or improvement, or park said vehicle
on the other side of such streest.
Section 45. Parking In Front of Churches, Hotels, Etc* It shall be
Unlawful for any driver of any vehicle to park or allow same to remain
standing in front of any church when services are being conducted, and
theatre or picture show while shows are in progress, or in front of any
hotel of fifty or more rooms oapaoity, except momentarily for the purpose
of loading or unloading passengers, A space of thirty feet in front of
entrance shall be marked for this purpose by the Police Department and
shall be kept free of vehi cles,
Section 46s Hairpin or Reverse Turns+ It shall be unlawful for any
driver of any vehicle to make a reverse or hairpin turn in the Congested
District and on Hain Street from Tenth to Fifteenth inclusive.
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Section 47* Parking in Congmoxed'�hantonethouriindthe Congestsbe
unlawful to park any vehicle for
District on week days from 7 A *M. to 6 P*M* I
Section 48. Angle Parking. Angle parking shaall be allowed in
spaces marked by the Pollee Department on Capitol Avenue from Cumber laryd
to Broadway, on the weSt side of Atol ge Street and Pacific Depot *side of
Short Markham Street from Victory
Section 49. Parking Limit Twelve Hours. It shall be�lvsWf alforr
any one to park or allow to remain standing on any Street
a longer time than tvielve hours whether it is vehicle in unningaco street or not*
k
It shall be unlawful for any one to Pa any
night*
Section 50e Parking in Front of Pablio Scales* It shall be unlaw-
ful for any one to park any vehicle or allow same to remain standing in
front of any public scale for i to 6 PeM. on week days
sfifty ®� except when
the Police Departments from b A.M
obtaining weightso
Section 51. Parking Cars For Hire on Streets Prohibited* No person
shall park or cause to be parked any jitney bus, taxicab or other vehiole
used for hire upon any of the streets or alleys of this city except for
the purposd of loading or unloading passengers and such period shall be
limited in each case to ten minutes.
Section 52* Street Cleaning Hours* No one shall park any vehicle
in the Congested District between 2 A.M, and 6 AeM• T
Section 53* Beggars, Sidewalk Peddlers and Street Oxatorse It shall
be unlawful for any beggars sidewalk peddler or street orator to operate
between the River and Tenth Street and between Cumberland and Bxoadwsy
inolusiv e's
Section 54o Speed of Ambulam es and Physicians on Emergency Runs*
Ambulances and physicians on emergency runs will be allowed a speed of
twenty -five miles per hour*
Section 55, Post Office Parking*: It sha11 be unlawful for any one
to park a vehicle for longor than tvr minutes from 7 A &M. to 7 Rom, on
week days on the north side of Vest Second Street between Center Street
and Spring Streets and on the east side of Spring Street and the west side
of Center Street from Second Street to the all (V to the north of the Post
Office Building.
Section 56s, Parking Under Main Street Bridge* Parking shall be
r allowed under the Main Street Bridge in such a manner as not to block the
traffic through the opening*
Section 57. Lights on trotor Driven Vehicles. It shall be ual awful
for arV automobile, trunk or other motor driven vehicle except motorcycles
operated upon the streets or alleys of the city after the hour of
sunset before sunup that is not equipped with and has in operation
two fron%tJB ights plainly visible at a distance of three hundred feet;
provided section shall not apply to trucks equ�pped with one light
in the esnter of the front part of the vehicle* - �
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Section 58. Lights on Horse Drawn Vehiolese It shall be unlawful
for any wagon, buggy or other horse drawn vehiol on the streets or
alleys of the city between the hours of Sunset idupuaup that is not
equipped with and has in operation a light plainly visible from the front
and from the rear*
Section 59* Rear Lights. It shall be unlawful to operate automo-
biles, trucks, or other motor driven vehicles upon the streets or alleys
of the city, between the hours of sunset and sunup except it be equipped
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with and have in operation, one light plainly visible from the raRx
showing red, and illuminating with a white light the license number so
that it may be read at a distance of fifty feet.
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"" Section 60, Motorcycle Lights. It axall be unlewtful to operate
upon the streets or allqVs of the city between the hours of sunset and
sunu any motorcycle except it be equipped with and hate in operation one
Ton light plainly visible at a distance of three hundred feet and one
1igh plainly visible from the rear showing redo
Section 61. Spotlights Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any
person to use or permit to bo used any spotlight upon any vehicle oper-
ated upon the streets of this city,
Section 62. Blinding Lights Prohibited. Blinding lights are hereby
prohibited and evidence that they did momentarily blind any police offi-
oer, approaching motorist or pedestrian shall be ample to convict the
driver of the vehicle: using such lights in Municipal Court*
Section 63. Trucks and Delivory Wagons. Drivers of tru3ks and
delivery wagons are required to load and unload in the alley if there be
one. They must not block traffic through the alley while so doing, The
driver of vehicle second in position shall be fined if alley is blocked$
Section 64, Trucks and Delivery Wagons Backing to Curb. Where no
alley delivery vehicles may load and unload parallel to the curb as
provided for in Section 369 except at wholesale dealers' loading plat-
forms outside of the Congested District, It shall be unlawful for the
driver of a truck or delivery wagon to back to the curb except to load
or unload an article of merchandise weighing one hundred °*" pounds or
more; or for him to fail to move the vehicle as soon as the operation is
completed*
Section 65* Avoiding Arrest. It shall be unlawful for any person
to turn off any lights on a motor vehicle for the purpose of avoiding
arrest or identification.
Section 66, License Tags, It shall be unlawful for any motor
vehicle to be operated upon the streets or alleys of the city except it
shall display regulation license tags of the State of Arkansas for the
current year, both front and rear, and if it be a Little Rook car, the
license tag of the city for the current year. Such numbers shall be
displayed conspicuously in an upright position and in unobstructed view
on the car to which they were issued and be kept reasonably clean,,
Section 67* Warning Signals, It shall be unlawful to operate any
motor driven vehicle upon the streets or alleys of the city except it be
equipped with and in operating condition a horn, bell or other signal
device not hereafter prohibited which shall be used only as a danger
warning, It shall be unlawful to make with any horn, bell or other such
device any unusual or unnecessary noise*
Section 68, dign.al Devices Prohibited* It shall be unlawful for
ary person to operate any vehicle upon or along the streets of this
city using a siren whistle or whistle operated by exhaust gas except
those operated by the Fire Department, Police Department or ambulances
on emergency runs.
Section 69. Brakes. It shall be unlawful for ary one to operate
upon the streets or allgrs of this city any motor driven vehicle unless
it be equipped with efficient brakes maintained in good working order#
Section 70, Wflers Required. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to operate any motor vehicl a upon or along the streets of this city
without a muffling device through which the exhaust gasses from the motor
of said vehicle shall at all times pass while in operation, and the use
Of open out -outs is prohibited in this city.
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Section 71. Parking Signs- 110 person shall pl -we or cause to be
the sidewalks, curb or any portion of the streets s°prohibitod,
placed along sign to the effect that parking
adjacent to the streets, any
except as provided for in the sections of this ordinance.
It shall be unlawful to drive any vehicle
Section 72. Fire Hose.
ovsY a hose or other apparatus belonging to the Fig Depart�►ent.
Section 73. Barriers, It shall be unlawful to drive any vehiole
sign warning
over any street where there is a barriers orriersona °street without not
to orose, and it shall be unlawful
authority from the Chief of .Police.
Section 74. Repairing Vehicles on Streets Prohibited. It shall be
unlawful for any person to repair any vehicle upon the streets of this
city; provided this does not prohibit the changing of tires or waking of
minor repairs,
section 75. Repairing of Vehicles on Sidewalks
vehicle or Prohibited.
t otohgetor
shall be unlawful for �vehialePerson
uponrthe sid�ewalk�s of this city.
repair the tires of any
Section 76, Driving Through Fallmoi�rSvQhiole into shall
filling unlawful
for any person after raving driven
station where gasoline is sold in this ful.lsstop9eanaed Without Bounding
having first brought said vehicle
his horn.
Section 77. Skating on Streets Prohibited. It shall be unlawful
to sk sit a or use roller skatespol the see is bf this aity�► ���3 � �
Section 78. Jumping ii or hang ehilessidetof any Motor oor
any person to jump on or
street car while it is in motion.
Section 79. Driving Vehicle While Under the Tnfluenoe of
or Drugs. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any
upon the streets of this city while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or drugs.
Section 804 Damage to Tires. It shall be unlawful for any person
to throe $ deposit, or pi °ace on the streets or alleys any glass, nails,
tacks or other material likely to injura horses or other ani 4189 or the
tires of and vehicle. Any person who has Purposely, acciden , or by
reason of accident dropped a person v
substanoo u pon the hall i -mmedi at elymake all 'reasonable efforts
to clear street of sames
Section 8l. Age Limit of Drivers. It shall be unlawful for any one
under the age of fifteen years to operate a motor driven vehiole upon the
streets or alleys of the city; and it shall b3 unlawful for the owner or
custodian of any motor driven vehicle to allow any one under fifteen years
of age to operate said vehicle on the streets or alleys of the city,
Section 82, Closing Street. Whenever the Police Committee shall
deem it advisable for the public safety or convenience, or to p-ravent
the obstruction of az7 street during the time same is being used for
any parade, to close such street or part thereof, temporarily, to
vehicular traffic, the Chief of Police shall have the authority to do
so* All persons operating or driving ary vehicle or animals shall cease
to use such street upon the order or direction of the Chief of Police
or police officer acting under his orders.
Section 83. In Case of Accident. In case of an accident due to
the operation of any vehicle, the dr,1ver of such vehicle shall stop
immediately and render such assistanoo as possible, and before leaving
the place of such accident shall give their true name, true address,
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and if not the owner of said vehicles shall give the owner's true name
anti true address, together with the registered number of such vehicle in
case it is motor driven, to the person injured or whose property is
damaged or any other persons who question him; and the driver of such
vehicle shall immediately report the accident to the Police.
Section 84. Pedestrians to Observe Traffic Rules. It sllall be un-
lawful for pedestrians to disregard the traffic; signals of a police
officer or of an electric signal, arld they shall not cross the street
where traffic officers or electric signals are at work or in operation@
except when the signal is given for traffic to move in the direction
toward vdhioh the pedestrian is crossing.
Section 85, Pedestrians Crossing Street. It shall be unlawful for
pedestrians to get on the roadway except when neoessary to cross and
they shall cross the streets at right angles and at cross -walks only.
Section 86. Pedestrians and Safety Zones. It shall be unlawful for
pedestrians to enter safety zones except from the cross -walk _sM or stand
on the street outside the limit of said zones. Where there is no safety
zone established, it shall be unlawful for pedestrians to enter the
street to wait for an approaching street car until said car is within
two hundred feet or less of stopping pleas.
Section 87. Pedestrians Alighting from Street Cars. It shall be
unlawful for pedestrians alighting from a street oar to remain in the
street or cross the street without first proceeding to the right hand
curb.* Where safety zones exist the pedestrians may proceed to the right
hand curb or wait in safety zone until oar has passed on and traffic
signals allow them to cross.
Section 88. Pedestrians Keep to the Right. It shall be unlawful
for pedestrians to walk on the left side of sidewalks or stop in the
middle of them when the sldewalk,s are crowded#
Section 896 Bicycles. Riders to Conform to Traffic Rulos. Every
person riding a bicycle upon the streets of this city shall conform to
the traffic rules and regulations governing the operation of other
vehicles upon the streets. It shall be unlawful for ary one to ride
a bicycle on any sidewalk.
Section 90o Bicycles. Lights and Bells Required. Every person
riding a bicycle upon the streets of this city shall have such bicycle
equipped with a light at night and a bell by day, the light to be
attached to the front of the bicycle and the bell in some convenient
plaoefor sounding as a warning only.*
Section 91* BitVoles. Catching on Nfoving Vehicles* It shall be
unlawful for arq person riding a bicycle to catch or grasp any street
oar or vehicle which is moving along the streets of this oity.
Section 92* Bicycles and Motorcyoles must Be Under Control. It
shall be unlawful to ride any bicycle or motorcycle upon the streets of
this city with the hands of the rider off the handlebars and the rider
of a bicycle or motorcycle shall at all times keep such vehicle under
complete control*
Section 93, Hitching Horses. It shall be unlawful for aty person
to leave any horse or other animal on the streets or all cVs of this city
without securely hitching suoh horse or other animal*
Section 94, Horses, Speed* No person shall ride or drive any har se
on a street or alley in this city faster than an ordinary trot or pace,
Section 95o -Electric Signals and Those of Traffic Officers* It
shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle or any pedestrian to
disregard the order of any traffic officer even though the signal of an
electric signal may be opposite to the directions of the police offleer.
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Section 96. Projecting Loads. It shall be unlawful to drive
any vehicle so loaded that any material extends beyond two feet of the
sides or eight feet of the rear of such vehicle unless a red light by
night and a red flag by day is affixed to the projecting end of such
material.
Section 97. Trucks, Tractors, -ito. It shall be unlawful for any
person to move or propel any truck, tractor, or other piece of machin-
ery, having spiked tires or other than smooth tires, upon the streets
or alleys of the city except under the direction of the City Engineer.
Section 98. Obstruction of Street - Railway Traffic. It shall be
unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed on the tracks
of the street railway company any Obstruction of any kind and it shall
be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to drive so as to interfexe
or obstruct the passage of any street car.
Section 99. Bells or Gongs on Street Cars. It shall be unlawful
for the operator of any street car to approach any street intarsect ion
without first sounding a warning with a gong or bell.
Section 100, Street Cars art `�raffic Regulations. It shall be
unlawful for the operator of any street oar to fail to comply *ith all
traffic regulations herein made applicable to such cars, insofar as
their being on rails will permit.
Section 101. Railro%d Crossing. It shall be unly. dul for any
Person to drive or ride any vehicle or animal across any railroad
crossing over which passenger trains are operated on regular schedule
in the city limits without first having come to a complete stop not
less than fifteen feet nor more then fifty feet from said crossing,
except where watchmen are maintained. This section shall also apply
to operators of street cars.
Section 102. Loading and Unloading Zones. Loading and unloading
zones fifty f9et in length shall be marked by the Police Department
near the middle of each blook in the Congested Die tr ict , on the north
side of West Fourth Street from Main Street to tha alley to the west
and on the north side of West Sixth Street beginning at the alley
between Ruin and Louisiana Street and extending seventy -five feet
eastward to%vard Uain Street. Tt shall be unlawful for any driver of
any vehiole to park in these zones ox to stop except momentarily to
discharge or pick up passengers. It shall be unlawful for drivers
of trucks or delivsxy wagons to use these zones except where no alley
exists.
Section 103. Intercity Bus Companies Shall .3stabl ish Depots.
Intercity bus companies shall establish depots, the lo.-ation of which
shall be approved by the Council and shall load and unload their
passengers on private property.
Section 104. Routes of Intercity Busses. Intercity busses shall
go from their depot to their destination on a route approved by the
Council to the city limits.
Section 105. Obstructing Watercourses. It shall be unlawful for
any person to obstruct any drain culvert or watercourse, on the streets
or alleys of this city by building or maintaining any bridge or other
easement from the street or allay to private property unless same has
been approved by the City Engineer.
Section 106. Building Driveways.
person to out the curb of a street for
dr ivewV unless said driveway is p av ed
been authorized by the City Engineer.
Section 107. Parking of Vehicles
be unlawful for any vehicle for sale t
of the city for dispiV purpo3es,
It
the
to
For
o be
shall be unlawful for ary
purpose of building a
the property line, and has
Sale Prohibited. It shal 1
parked on any of the streets
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Section 108. Permission of Own w. It shall be unlawful for
any one to enter a motor driven vehicle not his own, attempt to start
the motor or drive it without permission from the own .3r .
Section 109. Automobile Keys. It shall be unlawful for any one
to have in his possession any keV or keys for the purpose of starting
any car not his own.
Section 110. Backing Vehicles, It shall be unlawful for the
driver of any vehicle to back it out of any alley, except blind allWa l
or around arjr street oorner,
Section 111. Penalties. Any person violating any of the sections
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in arr sum not less than two dollars
and court costs nor more than five dollars and c our t oasts, unless
specifically provided for further in this section. Any person vio-
lating any of the following sections of thts ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined or
punished as follows: Sections 4, 8, 219 279 329, 389 65, 66, 108, and
109, any sum not less than f the dollar s and court costs nor more than
twenty -five dollars and court cost s. Sections 26, 28, 29, 30, and 339
any sum not less than twenty -five dollars and court costs nor more th n
one hundred dollars and court costs. Sections 79 and 83, any sum not
Less than twenty -five dollars and court costs nor more than two hundred
dollars and court costs. For violation of Sections 8, 26, 28, 291, 32,
33, 65, 79 and 83 by a chauffeur licensed by the City, the Municipal
Judge may revoke said license in addition to fines assessed.
Section 112. Repealing. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and after January lot,, 1926,
Passed: December 1, 1925- Approved:
Attest: - / Z�-.
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City Clerk.