Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-04
Judue O. w. Powers Draws UP
Some Regulations Governing
Conduct OF AutomobiliStS.
PUBLIC GETS SQUARE DEAL
Driver of Nervous Horses May Com
pei Auto to stop When He
Raises Hand.

When you follow the rule of the road
from now on, it is likely to be rula
of o. w. Powers. Judge Powers has
drawn UP rule, or rather, set of
them. and they refer to the road and
specifically It's use by automobiles.
There are IA sections OF the new rules.
and they prohibit everything, from
throwing bottles or glassware in the
road TO running irrigation water over
it. AT Il raising of the hand wagon
driver may compel an automobile
driver to stop his motor, pull cat his
spark plug, refrain from opening the
exhaust cut-out and remain perfectly
quiet and still for a time long enough
for fractions horse to calm itself ana
go on its way. Sign posts are called
for near culverts, bridges, crossings,
and the approaches to villages and
towns, warning the automobile drivers
TO slow down.
The new rules were drawn up at the
request of the Automobile club OF Salt
Lake, and are to be submitted by that
organization TO various boards CT coun-
~ commissiC<s1 The rules follow:
Section Nv hoover shall throw any
bottles, glass, iron or tinware, nails,
or any other sharp material in the pub
lie highway of this county. snail be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanoI, ond
upon conviction shall be fined not more
than S25 for the first offense and not
more than $50 for the second offense,
Sec. 2--Whoever shall knowingly sut-
fer or permit any irrigation stream, or
other stream of water, to flow upon or
along the Travelled part of any high
way in the county of Davis, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction shall be fined hot u eX-
coed the sum of $40.
Sec. S--The words and phrases used
in this ordinance shall for the pur-
poses of this ordinance, unless the same
be contrary to or consistent with the
context, be construed as follows.
%. Motor vehicle shall include all
vehicles propelled by any power other
than muscular power, excepting such
motor vehicles as run only upon rails
or tracks, provided that nothing here
IN contained shall, except as otherwise
provided apply to motor cycles, motor
bicycles, traction engines, or road roll
ers.
(2). Public highways shall include
any highway. county road, state road,
public street. avenue, alley. park, park
way, driveway. or public place.
tS). CLOSELY built up shall moan the
territory of a city contiguous TO a pub
lie highway, which is at that point built
up with structures devoted to business :;
the territory of a city contiguous TO a
public highway, not devoted to bust
ness, where for not less than one
quarter of mile, the dwelling houses
on such highway average not less than
100 feet apart, provided that the au-
thorities having charge of such high
way shall have placed conspicuously
thereon signs of sufficient size to be
easily readable by person using the
highway, bearing the words Slow
down to ten miles and also an arrow
pointing in the direction where the
speed is to he reduced"
SIGNS OF WARNING.
Sec. At shall be the duty of tie
county commissioners of Davis county
10 erect and maintain at least 10 rods
from any railroad crossing, or other
dangerous point, including curves and