The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-06-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN
Traffic Ordinance and Other Impor-
tant Measures Passed; Tax Books
Delivered TO Collector.

The Board Of Aldermen Of the City
Of Pennington met in regular session
last Monday night. Among the inn
portant measures passed were an or
dinance requiring a license to operate
a skating rink and fixing the license
fee to be charged therefor at $4,000
4 per annum or $25.00 for six months,
an ordinance to regulate the erection
of bill boards in this city making it
necessary for any person desiring to
erect bill board to first secure a
permit therefor from the Mayor, and
an ordinance revising the speed and
traffic laws.
The Board ordered the Street Com
missioner to enforce the ordinance
which requires persons to cut weeds
in front of their premises and on va
cant lots.
Sam F. lsenman, Clerk of the Board
reported that the taxes had been ex-
tended according to law and the
Board ordered the tax books turned
over to the Collector so that he might
begin the collection of the revenue.
1t is probable that many persons do
not know that taxes can be paid at
this time, but think that their taxes
should not be paid till Fall. 1t is the
hope of the city officers that because
of the depleted condition of the Treas
ury, the citizens of our town will pay
up their city taxes as soon as possi-
bic so that funds can be obtained for
the purpose of defraying the expens-
es Of running the city. Our citizens
will do the administration a special
favor by assisting in this regard.
The Board ordered a number of
large signs painted setting forth the
main features of the traffic ordinance
and to be erected on the highways
leading into the city. These sign
boards will be ready in short time
and will then be placed by the Street
Commissioner at the city limits on
the principal roads leading into town.
The important features TO the speed
and traffic ordinance are as follows:
The limit of speed for motor vehicles
is fifteen miles per hour with the re-
quirement that every person operat-
ing a motor vehicle shall, when ap-
preaching curve in the highway or
a cross-street where the view is OBJ
structed, slow down his vehicle and
sound horn or bell to give warning
of his approach.
Section 2, entitled "Rules of the
Road" requires all persons driving
any kind of vehicle on the streets
of the city to keep to the right of the
center of the road and at the inter-
section of streets the law requires
that the vehicle be kept to the right
of the intersection of the center line
of suchN intersecting streets when
turning to the right, and that it shall
pass to the right of such intersection
of said center lines when turning to
the left. Whenever a vehicle is
brought to stop in the business por-
tion of the city it is required that it
shall be stopped close to the curbing
on the right side of the street. This
section also prohibits the turning of
an automobile within the block, but
requires that the driver shall proceed
to the end of the block and into the
intersecting street for the purpose of
his car.
Section of this ordinance requires
that the motor vehicle shall be pro-
vided with brakes, horns and lamps
as is required by the State law In
thereto the ordinance re-
quires the use of a sound muffler and
prohibits all persons from permitting
the exhaust pipe or exhause tube from
remaining open when the engine is
in operation.
Liz plONlSlOll VI bilt OTQlHdHC0 Will
regard to lighting motor vehicles
when in operation makes it necessary
for car to be provided with two
amps on the front of the vehicle and
one red light on the rear. These
amps are to be lighted one-half hour
after sunset and up to one-half hour
before sunrise. The penalty pre-
;cribed for the violation of Section
which regulates the speed of vehicles
.anges from $500 to $500 for the
irst offense and from $25.00 to $780,
20 and Imprisonment for sixty days
or the second offense. For violations
If the other provisions of the ordi-
lance penalty of from 81 to $40
S prescribed.
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