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When any vessel shall signal for any railroad bridge across any part of the harbor, the bridge tender shall immediately open the bridge, unless a train be on the bridge or approaching it so closely as to be unable to stop, and in that case the bridge may be kept closed long enough for the passage of one train and no more.
If, from any cause, the bridge tender cannot open the bridge, he shall immediately notify the vessel by waving a red flag by day and a red lantern by night and continue waving the same until the vessel has stopped, continuing thereafter to display the same until the bridge can be opened. As soon as the cause for stopping the vessel has been removed, the bridge shall be immediately opened.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, officer or other person in charge of any vessel to attempt to pass any railroad bridge while a stop signal is being given or displayed by the bridge tender.
Nothing in this or the preceding section shall be considered as superseding the bridge hours as set forth in this Code.
(Prior code § 38-47)
Every owner, officer, or person in charge of any vessel, craft or float navigating the harbor shall sound or cause to be sounded a steam whistle to signal bridge tenders to open and swing bridges, and such signal shall be three sharp, short sounds of the whistle, to be given in succession as quickly as possible and not to be prolonged, and the whistle used for this purpose shall be of suitable size to be heard; provided, such signal shall be four sharp, short sounds of the whistle for vessels approaching the Northwestern Railway Bridge near W. Kinzie Street, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway Bridge near W. North Avenue from either direction, and shall be five sharp, short sounds of the whistle for vessels approaching the Lake Street Bridge from the north.
(Prior code § 38-48)
All vessels, craft, or floats navigating the harbor, when passing any bridge shall be moved past the same as expeditiously as is consistent with a proper movement in the harbor; but in no case shall any such vessel, craft, or float while passing any bridge and obstructing the passage across such bridge, move at a rate of speed less than two miles per hour, and in no case shall any vessel, craft, or float, while passing any bridge and obstructing the same, remain or obstruct the passage across such bridge more than five minutes; and no vessel, craft, or float shall be so anchored, laid, moored, fastened or brought to a stop as to prevent any bridge from a free and speedy opening or closing, or any vessel from a free and direct passage, nor shall any line or fastening be so thrown, laid, or made fast as to cross the track of any bridge or vessel. The master or other person having charge of such vessel, craft, or float which violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense.
(Prior code § 38-51; Amend Coun. J. 11-24-20, p. 24619, Art. III, § 1)
Whenever, upon any alarm of fire, any fireboat shall approach a bridge and sound the proper signal for such bridge to open, the bridge tender shall, if such bridge is closed, open the same as soon as practicable; or, if open, shall keep such bridge open until such fireboat shall have had opportunity to pass through the draw of said bridge notwithstanding that the street traffic may thereby be delayed.
(Prior code § 38-52)
No person shall remove or disable any life preserver, life ring, personal flotation device or other safety equipment located on any bridge or in any place where such safety equipment is required by law, except for use in an emergency. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $300.00 and not more than $800.00.
(Added Coun. J. 7-29-98, p. 75096; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06. p. 85195, § 1)
Whenever, at any alarm of fire, any fire engine, hose cart, or other fire apparatus shall approach any bridge, for the purpose of crossing the same toward such fire, the bridge tender shall, if such bridge is open, close the same as soon as practicable, and after the same is closed, or if closed at the time, keep it closed until such engine, hose cart, or other fire apparatus shall have had an opportunity to pass over said bridge, notwithstanding that vessels may thereby be delayed.
(Prior code § 38-53)
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