Putnam patriot., 1915-07-16
AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING STREET TRAFFIC
 OF THE CITY OF PUTNAM
Be It Ordained by the Common Coun-
 cil of the City of Putnam:

used in this ordinance shall apply to all vehicles whether propelled by muscular or other power, including bi- cycles. tricycles, mOtorcvcles, motor vehicles of all kinds, vehicles drawn by horses or other animals, except road rollers. street sprinklers, fire engines and other fire department apparatus, police patrol wagons, ambulanees and such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks.
 Section 9. A vehicle, except when passing a vehicle going in the same direction or standing still, shall keep to the right and as near the righthand curb as practicable.
 Section 3. A vehicle meeting an other vehicle going in the opposite direction shall pass to the right.
 Section I A vehicle passing an other going in the same direction shall pass to the left of the overtaken vehicle. pulling back again to the right when entirely clear of it and SO far ahead aa not to interfere with its progress.
 Section ,. A vehicle turning to the right into another street shall turn the corner as near the right-hand curb as Is practicable.
 Section 6. X vehicle turning 10 the left into another street shall pass to the right of and beyond the center of the street intersection before turning.
 Section '. A vehicle crossing from one side of the street to the other side shall do so by turning to the left, so as to head in the same direction as the traffic on that side of the street
 Section S. Vehicles moving slowly shall keep as close as practicable to the right-hand curb. so as to allow faster moving vehicles free passage on the left.
 Section g. When two or more vehi- cles travelling on streets that inter- sect approach the intersection at the same time. the vehicle or vehicles on the right shall have the right Of way. Section is regarded as very im- portant, and so is Section r. The lat ter will stop the practice. followed by auto drivers, of coming up Front street and turning into Main close to the curb at the First National bank corner, ineurring the danger of run ming into a vehicle travelling south on Main street.
 Section 10. Owners or drivers of
  of the city, shall do 50 on the right hand side of the street only, and hav- ing the right side of the vehicle next to and parallel with the curb, except on Main street between Front and Union streets; there, standing yehi- cles shall face out from the curb, on the righthand side of the street at an angle of from 40 to 40 degrees. A lAa loaded shall be exempt from this pro- vision.
 Section II. Drivers of vehicles when about to stop or reduce speed shall signal their intention by rais- ing the whip or hand or when about to turn shall so indicate by raising whip or hand on the side toward which they intend to turn.
 Section 12. Unless in an emergen- cy or to allow another vehicle or pedestrian to cross its way, no yehi- cle shall stop in any public street, except near the right-hand curb there of and so as not to obstruct an inter- seeting street or crossing.
 Section 13 Nc vehicle shall pass any standing street railway car from which passengers are being received or discharged so as to interfere un- reasonably in any way with such pas senger.
 Section IA. No vehicle shall stop abreast of another vehicle lengthwlse of any street, except in case of acci- dent or emergency.
 Section 15. No vehicle shall stop or stand within the intersection of any streets, nor within ten feet of a h. rl in front of any fire station
 Section 6. Fire engines or other fire department vehicles, police patrol wagons. ambulanees, and vehicles of physicians whose owners are travel ing in the performance of their pro- fessional duties. shall have the right of way in any street and through any procession.
 Section IT. The driver of vehi- cle, on the approach of any fire ap7 paratus or an ambulance, shall imme- diately draw up said vehicle as near as practicable to the right-hand curb and parallel thereto, and bring 1t to a stand-still until the fire apparatus or ambulance has passed.
 Section IS. No vehicle shall pro ceed at any time at greater speed than is safe and proper under the conditions then obtaining.
 Section 19. No horse, whether at tached to a vehicle or not, shall be left unhitehed on any of the streets or thoroughfares of the city
 Section 20. No horse or vehicle shall stand upon any sidewalk, or be placed or left in such g position as to obstruct or interfere with public travel.
 Section 21 Any person or persons, violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than two dollars nor more than fifty dol lars for each oftense.
 Section 22. The police department of the city of Putnam shall have en. tire control and supervision over all traffic in the streets of the city of Putnam.
 Section g. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent here with are hereby repealed.
 Voted That the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized 10 cause the foregoing Ordinance of the City Of Putnam 10 be published twice in newspaper published in said City; and said City Clerk Is hereby directed to make an entry of such publication on the records of the Common Coun- cil.
 Passed. July c. 1915.
 ARCHIBALD MACDONALD,
 Mayor