HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_0418_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANOR NO.
An Ordinance of the City of Redlands requirinLz agrs,
operated ovo#r etreet railway tricks to be equipped with fenders,
Th- ,,-- Bo-Lrd of T nistees of the City of Redlands do
ordain as follorc: ..
S,e.etton 1. That from and after � y la�rF from the
time when, this ordinance shall Fa into effect , it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person, firm ar corporation. to: nin or operate, or
cause to be iman or operated ul)oii or over aiV atreet railway
trr,ck in the City of Pedlands, any car that is not equipped with
a fender Re hereln provided. Ivery double A oar, commonly so
known and called, except cars used exclusively for iater-urbaa
traffic. shall be equi.pped with a fen 'ar which o1all be placed
upon and attached to the front end of said car and not attached
te the frame of the wheels or tracks thereof; aud said fender
diall be so glaaed and maintained that the space betweon the bot-
tom of the front part of the fender and the roadbed or rails shall
be as close thereto, me pmeticable, Rach such fender shall extend
acroEv the front, end of s-ach car and shall be of a width of not
lese than 81-xty-e!0it (58) inches. nhe front. edj-e of the render
shall extend ahead of and beyond:. the front. of the *ar and. the
farthest projection thereof. Such fender shall be of vetch: hPiFht
that it shall extend upwards from the mils or roadbed to at legit
the floor level oLf the car. Such feader shall be of such slope
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aperson, vill tilt back and thereby form a cradle or receptacle
capable of receiving ind secnrnly retaining such person, mnd its
upver portion Wall f6rm a shield extending across the entire
front of the car to protect parsons failing into or upon it from
injurious (-o11t,-,1,ct with the r1rid projecting portions of the car,
such ae the burgers, bumper beams or drvwbars; and such fender
Mall be constructed A material that wIll afford ample atrength
for the purVose for which it is intended, and of a yieldiag or S,
resilient character, sO as to ouKhtou or. break the impact of a per-
son falling into or struck hy it. It Wall be protected alOnF the
front edge by substantial buffers of ruibor or similar y1eldQF
or elastic material.
All Other cars ran or opersted u,.;on M-11 Rioh -qtreet
ratlway traoka In said City sball be equipped with good and
substantial tender in such manner as W protect persons failing
in. front Of such car comiaF in contact with the *heels thereof,
SectIOA 2. Loy person, firm Or 0000=tion nho shall
violate or permit the vlolat3ou of any of tye Provistons of
this Ordinance shall be MOW Wity of a Misdamewor and upon
conviction thereof, shall be Punished by a fine af not exceeding
One Hundred Dollars C$100) or by Imprisonment In the county jail
for a period not exceeding twenty days or by both such fine ,adqn
imurisonment.
Rection 3. This ordinance shall tike effect and be JIL
force from aad after Its pxFsage.
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City Clerk.
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In Board o Trustees . August t4i,, 1907.
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dinaz?oe amended by striking nut the words � ninety days' in
e first line Of 300tioll 1 thereof", and inserting the word ,
"six months" .