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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 584 Ordinance ?o.584. AN ORDINAd E REGULATING THE OPERATION OF AND SWTCH ENGINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE _;M PROPERTY r AIM TO PRESERVE AND ENFORCE THE GOOD GOVERNMENT, ORDER AND SECURITY OT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND OF IT'S IN- HABITENTS AND AMENDING SECS , 40, =1, AND 42 OF CHAP,8 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth that Secs 40, 41 , and 42 of .7hapter 8 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, be amended so as to read as follows,- SEC .40; It is hereby declared to be the duty of all persons, firms, corporations, receivers or .employes thereof, operating switch trains or s-oritch engines over, on or across public streets and highways within the ity limits of the City of Fort Wortn to keep a switchman stationed on the end of such s:jitch train or switch engine nearest the crossing to be crossed, in sight of the engineer or in sight Of some member of the switching crew as hereinafter provided, from the time such train or engine is within one hundred feet of the crossing until it crosses such street or public highway and it shall be the duty of such switchman to keep a lookout for and warn any and all persons who may be on, or approaching such crossing, of the approach of such train or engine and give signals to the engineer or other members of the switching drew of any person or persons who may be on or about to go upon such crossing in front of such trE-dn or engine , UEC ,41 :-SAME- It is further hereby* declared and made the duty of all persons, firms, corporations, receivers or employes thereof operating trains of five cars or more, over, on or across public streets and highways with in the City limits of the City of Fort 117orth, where said cars are being shoved or pushed ahead of the engine, to place on such train al t less than four competent switch- men and to so station the other members of the crew operating such trains within the city limits of the City Of Fort Worth, so that a signal or signals given by switchman lkQreinbefore reouired to be stationed on the end near77l1e crosrang „ _may be. promptly conveyed to the engineer 1pera.ting the engine 4rh.oving or pushing such train. It shall alao be the duty of all persons , firms, corporations, receiver's and employes thereof operating such trains to connect and couple up all air couplings and have same in working con�ition so that same can be operated by the engineer, when such trains are shoved or pushed over, on, or across public streets and highways within the city l:[m. ts of the City of Fort Worth. SEC ,43: Any person, firm, corporation, receiver, or employee thereof violating any of the provisions of this ordinance snall be fined in any sum not less than $525 .00 nor more than ��200 .06 SEC,43, This ordinance shall take effect and be in t'orce from and a ter it's passage and publication as re- quired by law. I hereby certify that the albovo and tarn ^-in ordinance was duly present ad and unanimously passed land u?��/ b-1 the Doard of Commission rs of the City of Fort orth, Texas,at a re ulc.r session of said !card. ncld Tuesday Jul, 17th,A.7.1C17.