The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-22

An Ordinance Regulating Traffic at
and Near the intersection Of Main
Street With All Streets interesting
or Crossing Main Street From
Fourth Street to Twelfth Street, In
elusive, in the City Of Richmond, In
diana, and Providing Penalties for
the Violation Thereof.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
common council of the city of Rich
mond, Indiana, that each and every
person who drives. controls or oper-
ates, or has in his care, custody or un-
der his management or control any
automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, buggy.
carriage, wagon, dray, street car. inter.
urban car, or any other similar vehi-
Gle. except fire wagons and other We
hicles used in suppressing fires, am
balances and police patrol vehicles.
shall, between the hours OF seven 90
o'clock a. m. and ten IO) O'Clock p.
m, Immediately before crossing or at
tempting to pass upon or over the in
tersection of Main street and Eighth
street in said city, bring such vehicle
above named to a full and complete
stop. and thereafter shall not proceed
to cross or pass upon or over the in
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SO to do by the traffic officer station
ed at such intersection.
Section 2. A member of the police
force of this city. known as traffic
officer, shall be kept continuously at
the intersection of Eighth and Main
streets, between the hours of seven "a
o'clock a. m and ten QO) o'clock D. m.
Of each day.
Section 3. 1t is hereby declared un.
lawful for any person who drives. con
trolls, or operates, or has in his care.
custody, or under his management or
control any automobile. motorcycle,
buggy carriage. wagon or dray suffer.
other similar vehicle, to cause suffer,
allow or permit any such vehicle to re-
main standing within fifty 500 feet OF
the intersection of Eighth and Main
streets. or within twenty five (25) feet
of the intersection Of Main street with
all other streets from Fourth to
Twelfth streets. inclusive. within this
city, for a longer period OF time than
is actually necessary for persons to en-
ter the same or to alight therefrom. or
while any such vehicle is actually used
in loading or unloading goods or mer-
ohandise
Section 4. Every person passing
over or across the intersection of
Eighth and Main streets within this
city, shall do so by passing at right an
giles with such streets. and they shall
not pass or travel diagonally across or
over such intersection.
Section 5. Any person who violates
any of the provisions of this ordinance
or who fails or refuses to obey the sig
nails of the traffic officer at Eighth
and Main streets. shall. upon convic-
ton thereof. be fined any sum not less
than one ($1.00) dollar and not more
than ten $4,000 dollars for each such
offense.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication for two
consecutive weeks in the Richmond
Palladium and Sun-Telegram. a daily
newspaper of general circulation print
ed in such city
Passed by the common council of
the city of Richmond Indiana. Sept.
81. 1914.
Approved and signed by me this o1st
day of September. 1914.
(SeaD VIM J. Robbins. Mayor
Attest: B. A. Bescher. City Clerk.
In effect Oct. :. 1914. 1929