The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1910-09-17
$27,615 90.

luis WILL mean q u1RueI rate Oh taXd-
ton, inasmuch as the valuation of city
property is less than last year on ac-
count of the low assessment.
The report of Supt. W. j. Littlehales
showed the amount collected for water
for the month of August to be
S564. 10, and expenses paid $563. 86,
making the city 80 cents to the good.
The ordinance pertaining to automo-
biles was read for the first time. The
following sections will prove of interest
to many of our readers:
Section 3. No person shall operate a
motor vehicle on any of the streets,
avenues, alleys or public grounds within
the City of Dickinson at rate of speed
greater than is reasonable and proper,
having regard to the width, condition
and use of said street, avenue, alley or
public grounds at the time and the, gem
eral and usual rules of the road, or SO
as to endahger property or the life or
limb of any person, provided, that upon
approaching crossing or intersecting
highway person operating a motor
vehicle shall have such vehicle under
perfect control, and the rate of speed
shall not exceed one mile in six min
utes on Willard Street from Third Avenue
West to Third Avenue East, and First
Avenue West between Willard Street and
First Street, and First. Ave. East be-
tween Willard St. and First St. and Sims
St. between Willard Street and First St.
nor shall the rate of speed on any street,
avenue. alley or public ground exceed
fifteen miles per hour. nor over any cross
ing or crosswalk within the limits of the
city of Dickinson at q rate of speed faster
than four miles per hour when any per-
son is upon the same.
Section 4. Every motor vehicle shall
be provided with bell or horn which
when operated within the city limits
of Dickinson shall be rung or blown by
the driver or operator so as to give
timely notice of the approach of such
motor vehicle.
No person under the age of sixteen
years shall operate motor vehicle upon
any public street or highway within the
city of Dickinson.
Section 6. No motor vehicle shall be
allowed to remain standing any place
along the north side of Willard Street
for q longer period than fifteen minutes
Section Z. Whenever person walk
ing in the Travelled portion of public
highway. or person riding, driving or
leading horse or other animal therein,
or driving or operating vehicle therein
shall meet another person thus walking
or thus riding, driving or leading a horse
or other animal. or thus driving or
operating vehicle. if such persons are
moving in opposite directions each shall
slacken his pace and reasonably turn to
the right so as to give half of the
travelled road, if practicable. and fair
and equal opportunity to pass to the other;
or if they are moving in the same direc-
tion the person overtakine shall pass on
the left of the person overtaken, and
the person overtaken shall as soon as
practicable turn to the right so as to
give half of the travelled road to the
other. Any such persons shall al the
intersection of public highways keep
to the light of the intersection of the
sections of such highways when turning
to the right, and pass to the left of such
Intersection when turning to the left. In
any place where traffic. is large Or the
streets unusually coneested with drawn OF
horse driven vehiclesor street cars, slow
moving vehicles must keep near the
right curb. allowing those moving more
rapidly to keep near the center Of the
street, All vehicles, however must keep
to the ,riaht of the center Of the street.
Section 8. The driver or operator in
charge Of any motor vehicle on any Of
the streetA / 4veanes, { alleys, OF public
Esrounds Ia the City offDickinson when
sisnalled by the driver of any vehicle
propelled by horse OF other animal
power shall stop such motor vehicle until
the vehicle propelled BY such animal
power has passed
Section 9. Il shall be unlawful for
any person, 10 throw, deposit or place on
any street within the limits of the city
of Dickinson any nails tacks, crockery,
scrap iron, tin, wire, Y bottles, Rlass,
thons az thoeny clippings. OF thofny
branches of trees OF bushes, sOr any othea
article OK thing liable tocause q tire Of
any vehicle to- become punctured.
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