The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-26
ORDINANCE NO. 244.


An ordinance providing for the pro.
lection Of the asphalt pavement
on the streets and alleys in ths
City Of Chickasha and providing
for the punishment Of the viola.
tion hereof.
Be it ordained by the City Council
Of the City Of Chickasha;
Section l. That it shall hereto
fore be and Is hereby declared to be
unlawful for any person to drive,
pull, push or in any manner propel OF
cause to be driven, pulled, pushed OF
propelled across, upon on along any
paved street or alley in the City Of
Chickasha, any traction or threshing
engine or house or any weighty OF
ponderous object or structure what
sssver, which weighs more than 1000
pounds, without first having obtained
4 permit so to do from the street and
alley committee Of the City Council.
Sec. 2. Hereafter it shall be and
il hereby declared To be unlawful to
drive or pull or cause to be driven or
pulled, any wagon, cart, dray OF
other vehicle used for the transpor-
tation Of any commodity or article,
over or upon or along any street or
alley in this city now covered with
asphalt paving or which may be here
after covered with such pavement,
which shall be carrying or conveying
load exceeding the following
weights, unless snch vehicle be equip
ped with tires Of the following
widths: for vehicles carrying a
weight Of $500 pounds the tire there
On shall be at least 2 inches wide, for
vehicles carrying a weight Of $500
pounds, the tires thereon shall be at
least 8 inches vide. The tires on all
vehicles carrying a weight exceeding
1000 pounds shall be ~ inches wide.
For vehicles carrying q weight Of
5000 pounds the tires shall be 4
inches wide.
Sec. 3. That It shall be unlawful
FER any person to tie, hitch any horse,
mule or other animal or to knowing
Il permit to be tied any such animal
of which he IS the owner or over
which he exercises control apon any
street in the City Of Chickasha, which
IS now or may be hereafter paved
with asphalt, which requires the
standing Of such horse, mule or other
animal, upon the asphalt pavement
Of such street.
Sec. 4 That it shall be unlawful
FOR any person to burn any substance
Whatsoever or 70 make or cause to
be made any fire, or to allow any
trash or other substance to become
ignited and burn, upon any Of the
portions Of the streets Of this city
which have been or shall be covered
with asphalt pavement.
Sec. 5. That It shall be unlawful
for any person to throw, drop or de-
posit or to cause to be thrown, drop
ped or deposited any papers, rags,
boards or any kind Of trash cS rub
bish whatsoever upon any paved
streets in this C:ty.
Sec. 6. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to place, throw, spill
Or il any manner, waste or deposit
any naptha, gasoline, coal oil or
turpentine upon the asphalt pave
ment in this city or to careiessig per-
init the spilIing, dripping or wasting
Of any substances upon such pave
ment. And It is hereby made the
duty Of all persons hauling, deliver
ing or handling any Of the above
named substances over any asphalt
pavement Of this City to provide a
water tight tank or vessel and to
equip the same with a tight first
class cock or faucet and to provide
i suitable bucket which shall be sus-
pended in such q manner beneath said
cock or faucet els TO catch al waists
or drippings from such faucet OF
cock. And Il is hereby declared to
be the duty Of persons owning ol
operating any automobile, propelled
BY gasoline o. naptha to provide the
same with q suitable pan or other
vessel, 50 placed as to catch and hold