The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-05
AUTO ORDINANCES PASSED
FEW MATTERS OF PUBLIC IN.
TEREST BEFORE COUNCIL.
Engineer Marshall of Light Plant Is
Granted Increase of $25 Per
Month in Salary.

Granted Increase OF SO Per
Month in Salary.
But few matters of public interest
were before council for considera
ton at the monthly meeting of that
body Tuesday night.
An amendment to the automobile
ordinance was read the second time
and passed. 1t requires all drivers
of machines to signal Immediately
before turning corners and crossing
intersecting streets, and at the same
time check the speed of the machine
so as to stop in time to prevent in
Jury to person crossing the STREETS.
All drivers of machines are also re-
quired to drive to the right of roads
and at all times turn corners by
keeping to the right The amended
ordinance reads as follows:
Amendment to Automobile Ordinance
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Dawson, Ga,
and it is hereby ordained by author
ity of the same, that Section 159 of
the automobile ordinance" be
amended as follows: By adding af-
ter the word corners" in the fourth
line thereof the following words,
cor crossing interesting streets or
alleys" and by adding at the end Of
said section the following: And all
drivers of such machines shall inva-
riably keep to the right of the road
where it is possible to do so and all
corners shall be turned only by keep
ing to the right of the road Said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 159. Upon approaching
crossings or intersections of public
streets or alleys and to simultane>
of the person operating such ma
chine to cause the horn, bell or whis-
tie to blow Immediately before turn
ing corners or crossing interesecting
strete sor alleys, and to simultane-
OuSly GuCCh TIC OPSCu VI IIC AlAoNAAAAA~
and to keep checking the speed
thereof so as to stop in time to pre-
vent damage to any person or thing
on or crossing such street or alley;
and all drivers of such machines
shall invariably keep to the right of
the road, where it is possible to do
so, and all corners shall be turned
only by keeping to the right of the
road.
Done at regular meeting of City
Council of Dawson, Ga, this Sept.
2, 1913. F. NJ. M'NULTY, Mayor.
R. E. BELL, Clerk.
An ordinance regulating the run
ming of vehicles of every description
was also read for the second time
and passed 1t is as follows:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Dawson, Ga,
and it is hereby ordained by author
ity of the same, that from and after
| the passage of this ordinance all We
hicles of every description using the
streets and alleys of this city shall
travel to the right of the road and
turn all corners to the right of the
road, and any violation of this ordi-
nance shall be punished as is pro-
vided in Section 100 of the City
Code. Done at regular meeting of
City Council of Dawson, Ga, this
September End, 1913.
R. E. BELL, F. NJ. M'NULTY,
Clerk. Mayor.
Engineers Salary Raised.
Chairman HollingsWorth of the
light committee stated that in view
of the increased work imposed on
Engineer Marshall on account of the
day current, no extra man having
! neen employed, he recommended an
increase in Mr.. Marshall's salary OF
S25 per month A motion was pass
ed granting the increase. The engi-
neer's salary is now $40 month.
An Old Claim Settled.
A copy from the minutes OF coun'
ell relating to a claim for damage tc
a buggy belonging to Mr.. Clyde Wal
by the hook and ladder truck sew
eral years ago was read. 1t was
ishown that compromise set
Element had been offered, but never
closed up, and it was ordered tina
Mr.. Wall be paid $40 in settlement