The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14

was then laid over until next Monday
at 10 a. M, when it will be taken NJ
for its second reading and citizens in
! terested should be present. 1t is also
OH file i'll the city recorders office, where
citizens may examine it. 1t not only
regulates automobiles, but every de-
scription of vehicle and owners and
dealers i'll motor driven vehicles are
particularly interested
In the ordinance the term "congested
district" includes all of Front street.
Warren street, and Main street between
Second and the bridge In, this district
pedestrians shall, as nearly as possible.
cross the streets on the sidewalk lines
instead of diagonally. Drivers slowing
or stopping or about to turn shall sig
nal those in the rear. by raising the
whip Or hand vertically, and Indicating
the direction in which the turn. is to
be made. Every person driving shall
pull to the right side of the road when
signalled from vehicle behind desir.
ing to pass. No vehicle shall approach
nearer than ten feet to a street car
discharging or taking Oh passengers.
Nehlcles and street cars are not to stop
on crosswalks, so as to interfere with
pedestrians.
All vehicles shall be driven on the
right side of the street A vehicle
meeting another shall pass on the right,
but on overtaking another shall pass on
the left. Corners shall be turned as
near the right hand curb as possible.
No vehicle shall stop with its left side
to curb, and vehicles turning from
one side of the street to the other
shall do so by turning so as to head
III the same direction as the traffic.
Vehicles ordinarily are not to stop in
the street except at the right
hand curb. No vehicle y shall stand
within the. intersection of street
III the congested district OF within
thirty feet from the intersecting road
way.
No person shall leave an automobile
unattended on the street while the en-
CINE is running. No personfis to ride or
! Jump upon any vehicle without the con-
sent OF the driver, nor shall any person
hang to any vehicle. Where vehicles
are backed to the curbs the horses and
shafts are to be turned at right angles.
Regulating the Driver.
No person operating self-propeled
vehicle shall permit an unduly great
amount of steam or smoke To be emit
ted. Nlufflers are TO be used bv auto
mobiles and motorcycles, and the
mufflers shall not. be cut out on the
| streets. No person under the age of
! fifteen years. shall act as tClriver of an
automobile sor Other motor propelled
vehicle. Motor vehicles are not to be
driven fasterathan twelve miles an hour
within the congested district, or fifteen
miles elsewhere in the city. nor over
any crossing or around any curve at
more than eight: miles an hour i'm the
congested district or in any portion of
the city when any other person is upon
the same. f94
The ordinance contains numerous
other provisions. and includes MANY
things that are .ilrtthe present state law.
1t makes eight pages of typewriting.
The council allowed the bills before
adjourning. One for S. for moving the
grass on Baker park created comment,
as the city force does this work. Pri-
vate bills for doing this work to be cut
out hereafter. a''
The matter o. renewing the. boiler
insurance wastbreight up by Mr.. Aims
worth, representative of the insurance
company, and the matter was referred
to Commissioners Henlein and Ban
oerter and the city attorney with pow
er 10 act.