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. , ORDINANCE No. ��,-.37 AN ORDINANCE relating to vehicles and the operation. thereof upon the public streets and otherpublic places of the City of Everett; providing for vehicle equipmen4; limiting and restricting certain sections of the public streets and other public places of the City of Everett; prescribing rules of the road for vehicles operating on public streets or other public places of the pity of Everett; defining offences and fixing penalties; repealing certain ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance; saving certain acts performed and declaring an emergency. T.F .; CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1 : The following words and phrases, wherever used in this Ordinance shall have the meaning as in this section ascribed to them, unless where used the context thereof shall clearly indicate to the contrary: (a) "Alley. " A public highway within the ordi- nary meaning of alley not designed for general travel and primarily used as a means of access to the rear of residences and business establishments. (b) "Arterial Highway. " Every public highway, as herein defined , or portion thereof designated as such by proper authority. (c) "Authorized Emergency Vehicle. " Any vehicle, as herein defined, of any fire department, police department , sheriff' s office, coroner, prosecuting attorney, Washington State patrol , ambulance service , public or private, or any other vehicle authorized in writing by the state commission on equipment. (d) "Bicycle. " Every vehicle, as herein defined, having a saddle for the use of the rider, operated by human power , and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground , but excluding a farm tractor. (e) "Business District. " The territory contiguous to and including the public highway, as herein defined , When fifty per cent (50 ) or more of the frontage thereon on either