Mayor James B. Martin restricts most vehicles on Derby Avenue between Chapel Street and the city line from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on circus day, exempting streetcars.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Public domain in the United States: original work published before 1931. The date of the order, newspaper publication and regulated event are distinguished. Notice signed by Mayor James B. Martin and attested by City Clerk James J. Devine. Cropped from the source page. Grayscale derivative; no reconstruction or generated imagery.
Source: City of New Haven notice in The New Haven Union, June 18, 1908, image 11; Connecticut State Library / National Digital Newspaper Program / Library of Congress.
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Uncorrected newspaper OCR. Consult the source image for exact wording. SPECIAL ORDER. Regulating Traffic on Derby Avenue, June IS, 1908. Notice is hereby given that the follow ing regulations, in accordance with the law. are made by the Mayor of the City of New Haven, In reference to traffic on Derbv avenue, between Chapel street and tne city line, on the day of the Bar* num and Bailey circus exhibition, June 18, 1908. That between the hours of It a. m. and 11 p. m. on said day. no automobiles, car riages or vehicles of any description, ex cepting street cars, shall be allowed to approach or return from the grounds, or to be on. run or loiter on said Derby avenue, between Chapel street and the city line, between said times and date. Notice Is hereby given that the fore going regulations will be enforced by tlie police of said city and that any person violating said regulation will be subject to the penalties of the law. Dated at New Haven, this 16th day of June, 1908. (Signed) JAMES B. MARTIN. Mayor. Attest: JAMES J. DEVINE, City Clerk _ J17 ?.t
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Silent Grounds Collective, Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bridgeport and New Haven, SGC-CIRCUS-024, CIRCUS-006, “New Haven: Derby Avenue circus traffic order.” Source: City of New Haven notice in The New Haven Union, June 18, 1908, image 11; Connecticut State Library / National Digital Newspaper Program / Library of Congress.. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92051126/1908-06-18/ed-1/?sp=11. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.