The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-13
COUNTY OFFICIALS
TO STOP SPEEDING
PROSECUTOR AND SHERIFF GIVE
NOTICE TO Srop PRACTICE
ARRESTS TO BE MADE AT ONCE
Warning Is Given and After It's Publication
No Mercy viii Be Shown Offenders
BY The Officials

The auto accidents recorded last
Saturday has awakened the officers of
the county TO tho necessity of acting
at once to stop the practice Of speed
ing II human life is 60 be safegnarded
on the roads Of the county and the
streets OF the cities and villages in the
county. The newspapers Of the county
nave been crying out against this
practice for soue time but it took
couple of accidents to awaken the mao
pie to the necessity of acting and a. a
result Prosecuting Attorney McDon.
ough and Sheriff Holmes have prepared
for publication this week notice.
warning autoists that they intend to
strictly enforce the law The notice
contains the section OF the state law
governing the running of autos on the
roads of the county.
The city OF Crystal Falls has an
preached this matter in kind Of
sleepy manner and while number
have been warned to desist, no arrests
nave been made and as result the
drivers simply laugh mt the officers
behind their backs and 90 right along
driving at break neck speed up and
down the pavement on Superior ave.
IL is probable that the action of the
county officials will shame the city in
TO acting also, az the danger Of life
on the main street Of this city is much
more than it is in the out.of the-way
places on the couRty roads.
All agree that no attention will be
paid to the notice until some person Is
arrested and fined. Experience in
other places has proved that to publish
notices and warn drivers is like drop
ping water on ducks back. The
notice-aua. iwarniAg rolls of unheeded.
As as an arrest is made the drivers
know that the officers mean business
and they slow down and respect the
avs.
The sentiment throughout the
county is heartily behind the officials
in their efforts TO stop this speeding
and all hope that the officers will not
only warn but that they will arrest
and prosecute offenders.
The notice is as follows:
The increase in the number OF auto
mobiles in Iron county, coupled with
the increase in the number of reckless
drivers Of automobiles IN said county.
requires that the authorities notify the
owners and drivers Of all automobiles
Of the law in regard to the rate of
speed at which automobiles may be
driven. That portion Of the law re-
lating to the speed OF automobiles is
AZ follows.
Act No sls, p. A. 1909. Sec. !.
/
No person shall operate motor We
licle upon a public highway 40 rate
II speed greater than is reasonable ana
proper having regard 20 the traffic and
use OF the highway. or 40 az 10 en-
LANCER the life or limb Of any person
" the safety of any property and shall
lot in any event while upon any high.
way run AT a higher rate OF speed than
twenty-five miles an hour, aud within
he corporate limits OF all cities and
'illages the rate OF speed shall not be
greater than ten miles an hour. in the
business portion OF any snch city or
'illage. and no greater than fifteen
niles an hour in all other portions
hereof subject, however, 90 the other
provisions OF this act Upon approach
ng an intersecting highway. bridge,
am, sharp curve or steep descent.
lad also in traversng such intersect-
ng highway, brigde, dam. curve or
teep descent, person operating
rotor vehicle shall have IL under CON
rol and operate it ut such speed az
! reasonable and proper having regard
, the traffic then on such highway
nd the safety Of the public "
We take occasion TO notify all persons
irving automobiles that public safety
lust be considered. ana that IN the
Iture the reckless and irrational
irving Of automobiles will result in
ARREST.
Dated July o. 1912.
M. s. McDonough.