Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-12


ing and discharging it's load, shall
move out and away from
the congested area, and the succeed
ing vehicles in consecutive order shall
follow the same procedure.
13. Every vehicle shall be kept
upon the right half of the street, al
ley or other public way travelled,
when the view ahead is not clear for
at least fifty yards.
IA. Every motor vehicle when
moving along the streets, alleys,
roads or other public passway, with
in the corporate limits of this city,
where the curvature of such street,
road, alley or passway prevents a
clear view for a distance of fifty
yards ahead, shall be held under
control and shall in approaching all
curves give the signal, with frequent
blasts or strokes of horn, bell, whis-
tie, gong or other signalling device
of it's approach, and upon all curved
to the right shall keep closely to the
inside of said curve, and upon all
curved to the left shall keep well TO
the outside of said curve.
10. No motor vehicle, wagon,
buggy or other vehicle, whether pro-
PEELED by motor power, steam power
or horse power, shall be stopped near
er than twenty feet of any fire hy-
drant of said city, nor nearer than
twenty feet of the corner or apex of
the cement sidewalk, which corner
is the south or southwesterly corner
of lot ; of block 3 of the City Of
Ashland, Oregon, and situated on the
easterly side of Main street at or
near its intersection with the Plaza
and on the opposite side of Main
street from lot of block | of said
city. upon which lot is now located
the Plaza Grocery Store. 1t is fur
ther provided that all such vehicles
shall be stopped on the right hand
side of the street or alley within the
curb or walk, said right hand to be
| determined from the way the vehicle
is moving or is facing; and provided,
| further, that no vehicle shall be
stopped Immediately in front OF the
entrance leading into any fire station
nor nearer than ten feet on either
side of said entrance.
! 16. No vehicle shall be turned at
any point on any of the streets and
alleys of the city except at the inter-
sections of such streets and alleys
| the centers of which may be suitably
! designated and marked by the city
and in no event shall vehicle be
turned at a point where it is neces-
sary to back the vehicle in making
the turn, nor shall any vehicle be
backed up and stopped at the curb
or sidewalk except while loading oil
unloading the vehicle, nor shall any
vehicle of any kind whatever be
backed and stopped on either side oi
Main street from its intersection with
Water street to it's intersection witt
the Plaza.
II. 1t shall be, unlawful for any
and all owners andloperators OF auto
mobiles, autocycles, autotrucks, eX
cept the city fire truck, motorcycle
and any other similar vehicle to us'
and operate the same on any pavet
street of the City of Ashland unles
such owners or operators eaSlip ant
use thereon a muffler sufficient t
muffle and deaden the sound OF tn
exhaust from the motor of such vehi
Gle.
IS. The driver or custodian of
vehicle shall be deemed to be tn
responsible party and liable to tn
penalty as provided in this ordinanc
for violation thereof.
19. No races or contests for spec
shall be held upon any street, allie
| or public way in this city, without tn
permission of the authorities of tn
city having jurisdiction of said street
alley or public way, and unless tn
same is fully and efficiently patrole
-, for the entire distance over whic
said race or contest for speed is I
, be held.
90. Every vehicle shall be run a
rate of speed at no time create
than is reasonable and proper, hay
ing regard to the safety of the pull
lie, the traffic, and the use of tn
street, alley or public way then bein
travelled.
, 21. Vehicles shall not be permit
ted to travel or move two or nor
, abreast in any of the public streets
, ways or alleys of this city, nor
, stop therein in such position, ne
! shall any such vehicle be stoppe
, overlapping one another or each otl
Z er in such way that other vehicle
will be needlessly inconvenienced B
such overlapping.
22. The rate of speed for all mC
4 tor vehicles and bicycles used run {
q operated upon the streets, alleys an
public ways OF this city shall be
p reasonable speed, up to and not e!
n ceeding fifteen miles an hour, bl
4 any speed in excess of fifteen mile
: an hour upon such street, alley {
, public way shall be an unreasonab
: speed and is prohibited by this ord
> nance Provided, further, that Il
city authorities shall erect and mai
% tain in conspicuous locations, sigl
: of sufficient size to be easily rea
n able by persons passing the same, !
4 the following designated places
q the intersection of north bounda
9 line OF said city with the railroi
q right-of-w which sign shall be
n the words SLOW down to fifte'
4 miles" with an arrow pointiI
a southeasterly along North Ma
= street. at the intersection of q
70 Boulevard with the east bounda
% line OF the city a like sign shall
/. erected and maintained by the Gil
bearing the words, SLOW down
II fifteen miles," with an arrow poir
70 ing northwesterly along said Bou