Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-06-15

Be it resolved, By the Common Coun-
Gil Of the City of Mineral Point:
That the Plat of the Re-Subdivision
of Block IL, Strong's addition to the
City of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, made
by R. L. Joiner, surveyor, on Nov. Is,
and Is, 1915, at the request of w. P.
Gundry and Mary R. Gundry, the own
ers of said Block IL, and to be known
as Gundry's Re-Subdivision of Block II,
of Strong's addition to the City of
Mineral Point, be, and the same is here
by in all things approved by this Com
mon Council.
hereby approve the foregoing reso-
luton.
EDWARD BROWN, Mayor.
Dated June 6, 1916.
The following ordinance was read:
Ordinance No. III.
An ordinance providing rules and reg
ulations Of motor vehicles.
The Common Council Of the city Of
Mineral Point, do ordain as follows:
Section 1. No person under the age
Of sixteen years, unless accompanied by
parent, guardian or adult person, and
no intoxicated person shall operate,
ride or drive any automobile, motor
cycle or other similar motor vehicle
along or upon any street in the city Of
Mineral Point. No person shall operate
or drive any automobile, motorcycle Or
other similar motor vehicle recklessly
and at a rate Of speed greater than is
! reasonable and proper, having regard
to the width, traffic and use Of the
streets and the general and usual rules
of the road, Or SO as to endanger the
property, life or limb of any person.
Section 2. No person shall operate or
drive any automobile, motorcycle or
other similar motor vehicle upon the
public streets of the city of Mineral Point
at a speed exceeding fifteen miles per
hour.
Section 3. At the intersection of any
other public street the operator or
driver Of any vehicle shall have the
right of way over the operator or
driver Of any other vehicle approaching
him on any cross street or highway
from the left, excepting only in such
cases, where police officer shall be in
actual charge Of the regulation of traffic
at such intersection of streets.
Section 4. No person shall operate
any automobile, motorcycle or other
similar motor vehicle without
sufficient modern and improved muffier
to prevent noise or with it's muff1er
open along any of the public streets
within the corporate limits Of the city
of Mineral Point.
Section 5. From 80 minutes after
sunset until 80 minutes before sunrise,
every owner or operator Of an auto
mobile, motorcycle or other similar
motor vehicle shall display on the
front Of such vehicle while standing or
operated or driven along any of the
public streets Of the city of Mineral
Point, at least one lamp giving
reasonably bright light in the direction
which said vehicle is going, and there
shall be displayed on the rear of every
such automobile, motorcycle or other
similar vehicle one tail light which
shall display red light visible from
the rear.
Section 6. Any person who shall vi
olate any Of the provisions Of section /,
2, and of this ordinance, shall on
conviction, therefore, be punished by
fine of not less than $1,000, nor more
than $4,000 and the costs of prosecu-
ton, and in default Of the payment Of
such fine and costs, shall be committed
to the common Jail of Iowa County for
term not exceeding 80 days.
Section Z. Any person. who shall vi
olate section 5 of this ordinance, shall
upon conviction thereof, be punished by
fine not less than $1,000 nor more
than $500 together with the costs of
prosecution, and in default of the pay
ment of such fine and costs he shall be
committed to the common Jail of Iowa
County, Wisconsin, for the term not
exceeding Is days.
Section s. This ordinance shall go
into effect from and after its passage
and publication.
hereby approve the above and fore
going ordinance.
Dated this 9Th day of June, A. D.
1916. EDWARD BROWN, Mayor.
Moved by Alderman Jeuck, seconded
by Alderman Jacka that the foregoing
ordinance No. lit be passed.
Adopted by the following vote: Aye,
Alderman ,Jeuck Meserole Noble