Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-10
A N ORDINANCE
Regulating the Width of Tires for Wag,
Ops and other Vehicles.

Regulating the Width of Tires for Wag>
ons and other Vehicles.
Be u ordained BY the city Council Of the CITY Of
Rock Island:
SECTION 1. From and after the first day of May,
1887, no person shall at any time drive, or (havng
authority over and control thereof) permit to be
driven, over any of the streets or public grounds
of the city any wagon or vehicle which with the
load therein weighs over 4.500 pounds, and the
tires of which are lees than 2 inches wide or any
wagon or vehicle which with the load therein
weighs over $500 lbs. and the tires OF which are
less than inches wide; or any wagon or vehicle
which with the load therein weighs over 8, 500 lbs
and the tires Of which are less than 3 2 inches
wide; or any wagon or vehicle which with the
load therein weighs over 800 lbs, and the tires
| of which are less than inches wide, unless such
wagon or vehicle shall have been licensed as here
matter specified.
SEC. .. The sum of Sa5 shall be paid as an an
nual license for each wagon and vehicle which
with its load weighs over 400 lbs, and the tires
of which are iess than IL inches wide; or for
wagon or vehicle which with its load weighs over
$500 lbs, and the tires of which or lees than 8
inches wide; or for wagon or Vehicle which with
its load weighs $500 lbs, and the tires of
| which are less than Ia inches wide; or for
wagon or vehicle which with its load weighs over
1870 lbs, and the tires Of which are lees than
inches wide. The money received from these
licenses shall be placed to the credit of the
and alley fund.
Sec, s. Whenever any policeman or other Off
Ger OF the city may see any loaded wagon or veh-
Gle not lIcened uuder Section hereof, driven on
| the streets or public grounds Of the city, which
| may appear to him to be driven in violation of
any OF the provisions of this ordinance. he shall
direct the person or persons driving such wagon
or vehicle or in charge thereof 10 driN the same
to the scsles of the nearest or most convenient
public we'gher, in order to have said wagon with
the load therein weighed; and in OF refusal
so do do the said policeman officer may himself
take and drive h a vehicle N suc m h.
lie weigher
SEC. 4. Whenever any person or persons driv-
ing, or in charge OF any such wagon or vehicle
may be directed TO drive the 10 the scales OF
| public weigher as provided in Section hereof,
ii shall be the duty of such person or persons TO-
| and such person and persons shall Immediately
drive such wagon or vehicle to the scales of such
public weigher and permit the same TO be weighed.
SEC. 5. Every public weigher of the City Of
Rock Island who may obtain license as pu bic
weigher after the passage of this ordinance shall
whenever requested by any officer policeman
Of the city, weigh free OF charge any wagons or
vehicles brought to his scales TO be weighed under
sections and hereof, ana all licenses hereafter
granted TO public weighers shall be deemed to be
granted upon condition Of weighing free Of ch1rge
in such cases,
SEc. 6. Any person violating any of the provis-
ions of this ordinance whether in relation 10 drv-
ing unlicensed wagons or vehicles weighing too
much for the width of the tires or in relation to
driving such wagons or vehicles to the scales of a
public weiGher, or in relation ID weighing such
wagons or vehicles when driven 10 the scales Of
| public weigher, and every person obstructing
or interfering with an officer policeman enforc-
ing the provisions of this ordinance, shall be
guilty of a misdemean and upon conviction be
fined not less than 81 nor more than $780, and i'm
prsoned until the fine and costs shall be paid
provided, however, that sGch Imprisonment shall
not exceed thirty days.
SEC. :. All ordinances or parts Of ordinance
inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed,
Passed Nov, !, 1856. Approved
THOS. MURDOCH.
Attest, Mayor
ROBERT koEBLER,
City Clerk.