9-124-040 Transporting policemen.

   Any person owning or operating any railroad, street car, motorbus or omnibus having an established right- of-way within the limits of the city, and engaged in the business of carrying passengers thereon for hire, shall, on any train, car, motorbus, omnibus or other vehicle used or operated by any such described company, carry free of charge, within the limits of the city, any officer or member of the department of police, when such officer or member is clothed in the uniform of his rank and engaged in the performance of his official duties.

   No officer or director of any railroad, street car, motorbus or omnibus company, nor any other person engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire, as aforesaid, shall issue any order or command prohibiting or interfering with the enforcement of the provisions of this section.

(Prior code § 188-7)

9-124-050 Driver collecting fares.

   It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle propelled otherwise than by animal power and used for transportation of passengers for hire, or for any person controlling or operating any such vehicle to cause, suffer or permit any driver to collect fare, make change, issue any ticket or transfer, make any entry of record, count transfers, tickets or money, while the said vehicle is in motion upon the surface of any public way in the city.

(Prior code § 188-8)

9-124-060 Lights at railroad crossings.

   Every person owning or operating any elevated or street railroad, whose track crosses or intersects at, above or below the grade of any of the public ways within the city, shall provide at his own expense, proper and sufficient lights, and shall care for the same at all such crossings or intersections. Such lights shall be of such kind as may be approved by the commissioner of transportation.

   Each day during which any crossing or intersection situated as aforesaid shall be permitted to remain without such lights after the first conviction shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(Prior code § 188-9; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 170)

9-124-070 Painting railroad pillars.

   Every person owning or operating any steam or elevated railroad whose track is elevated within the city shall paint a stripe of uniform color and design, in such a way as to make it conspicuous from its base to its top, on every post, pillar or support located at a point or turn in the street where vehicular traffic may be endangered by collision therewith. At night there shall be displayed a light of sufficient illuminating power to be visible in the direction from which vehicles approach at a distance of 200 feet on an arm or bracket extending from such post, pillar or support, or suspended from the superstructure of the railroad, all of which shall be done in such manner as shall be approved by the commissioner of transportation.

   In the event that any such person owning or operating any steam or elevated railroad shall fail or neglect to paint and illuminate such posts, pillars or supports as herein required, then the city council at its election, may cause the work to be done at the expense of such person, and such person shall pay the city the whole cost and expense thereof.

   Each day during which any post, pillar or support shall be permitted to remain unpainted and without light contrary to the requirements of this section after the first conviction shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(Prior code § 188-10; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 171)

9-124-080 Drains on railroad structures.

   Every person, owning any elevated structure within the city, upon, along or over which trains or cars are propelled by steam, electricity or any motive power whatsoever, shall provide and maintain at his own expense, at all of his station buildings and platforms located over any of the public ways or other public places of the city, and over all intersections of elevated structures with public ways, suitable and practicable devices and equipment so arranged as to intercept and promptly carry off stormwater and drippings from melting snow or from any other cause.

(Prior code § 188-11)

9-124-090 Penalty.

   Except where some other penalty is specifically provided, any person who shall violate any provision of that part of this chapter dealing with general requirements, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $100.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 188-12)

ARTICLE II. STREET RAILROADS (9-124-100 et seq.)