The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-05
THAT MANDOLIN GLUE.
ITS Members Have Been Rustling at
Great Gait Recently. "a

dent All preliminaries were dispensed
with and the meeting was strictly a
business one. The president stated
that the meeting had been called for
the purpose of considering a PROPOSE
ton to be made to the new city ad-
ministration before Sunday. The, new
mayor win be inaugurated Monday
evening" said the president, .'and we
want to give him sufficient time TO con-
slider this new scheme before that
evening We are assured that the new
mayor will be with us on the general
policy OF reform that we have outlined,
but we want his assistance in a spe-
cial matter. which 1 will present to
you later" ,t,t ~ sleat
The secretary,,was then called upon
to state def1nktelyi the object Of the
meeting The secretary is opposed to
bicycles as a means of gracoior exer-
else, and he was reluctant 10 read the
COMMUNICATION which lay upon hts desk.
DUTY, however, compelled him Co do
this, and he read the followinsD commu-
nication from a prominent dexotee of
the wheeling craze: seed
To the Mandolin Club: NJ - sd6
realize the influence which your
honorable body wields in this. comrnu-
nifty and beg leave to call your at
tention to the fact that the wheelmen
of the city of Misoula are the objects
of much harsh and unreasonable crit
icism and abuse. I would suggest that
your honorable body take some action
looking to the protection of the, bicy-
clist. and to strict definition of his
rights. -.
Yours respectfully.
FRANK WEAVER.
a cts fod fho<
had been received two days, ago, and,
In the meantime. there had been, hand |
ed to him by Fat Bin a. draft, of an
ordinance which is intended to. afford |
the desired protection to the much |
abused wheelmen. The proposed orli- |
nance was prepared by Fat Bill as the |
legal adviser Of the club. under the d. |
rection OF the president, and seems to |
be satisfactory solution of the .ques-
ton at issue. 1t was read by sections |
and was unanimously recommended |
for passage. A copy of the suggested |
ordinance was ordered made and sent |
to the mayor-elect, with the recom-
mendatian that he urge its passage by
the new city council. The proposed or
dinance is as follows: -,,sI
An ordinance regulating the use of BIZ
cycles and defining the rights of rid
efS OF the same.
Section /. 1t is hereby ordained that |
the free use of bicycles upon the Streets |.
and alleys of the cityaof MissouIa shall
be permitted at all hours OF the day or
night, and that the riders of these ma
chimes shall be entitled to the right of
way on the aforesaid streets fasrai al
leys, the sidewalks and ncrosss walks.
and all other thoroughfares Of THE cityst
MiS0nIa hnf rio |
dence over those of pedestrians, shorse-
back riders or persons occupying seats
in wagons. buggies. carriages brother
s.,t a
Section 2 Each and every1,edsstrianj
who shall travel upon the ,streets, al
leys, sidewalks or cross walks ,pf the
city or Missoula shall be Obliged to
take. out an annual permit too walk.
which shall be renewed annually at a
charge to be fixed by the city council.
Section Sit shall be the duty OF the
city marshal to keep a pedestrian reg
istry book. In which he shall keen the
names OF pedestrians who are licensed. /
their addresses. the date of the liccuses
and the amounts paid. And he shall
issue to each and every licensed pc
iestrian numbered metal plate, which
shall be worn upon the hat barid, and
which shall be good for one year from
the date it is issued. i'ni me
Section 4. Each and every Lccnsed
pedestrian shall be required to provide
himself with bell and whistle.-which
he shall sound whenever he meets a
bicycilst. and at all times when cross
Ing a street, whether a bicycIlst is in
sight at the time or not "a
Section Each and every licensed
pedestrian shall carry a lighted lam
tern whenever he travels upon the
streets, alleys. sidewalks or eros walks
of the c,'v of Missoula at night, said
antern l. nave red glass sides that it
nay warn bicyclists of the presence of
he pedestrian. IauHI
Section 6. No pedestrian shall at any
lime or for any reason walk or run at
/ rate faster than two miles an hour
within the city limits. = bf0OC
Section z. Any pedestrian who. by
eason of negligence. carelessness. awk-
or by being alive, shall. by
setting himself run over or in any |
'ther way causing annoyance % the
iders of bicycles. shall be subject to a
Inc not less than $40 or more than $50,
nd the cost OF the necessary repairs
o the bicycle. )Ufrfffa
Section s. Any pedestrian who. in |
ny way or by any means soever, shall
isturb, impede. discommode, ann0y or
ex any rider Of a bicycle. whether by |, \
ctual violence or by word of mouth, H.
hall be liable to aAfine Of s. fors each
nd every ofenSel providedS however.
hat IL the uffense is repeated more !
han twice. he shall be imprisoned for
fe. In such place and at such labor as
he council may determine. fp--v
Section @ The yiolafia,, 70 49, -
he provisions of this ordinahre shall
e deemed a felony. g
Section 10. This ordinance shallfake
nect and be In full force and effect
n and after -. 1895, and all ordi-
ances giving or granting privileges or H.
to the citizens or MissouIa
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