Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-12

purpose OF taking or setting down a pass
enger or loading or unloading freight. or for
any other purpose, except in case of acct
dent or other emergency, in such way
| to obstruct any street crossing.
| Section IA. No vehicle shall stop or stand
within the intersection of any street nor
| within ten feet of a street corner
Section s. In slowing up stopping,
signal shall always be given to those behind
by raising the whip Of hand vertically,
| Section 16. At the intersection OF any
public street highway with any other
public street or highway, the operator
driver of any vehicle shall have the right of
| way over the operator or driver of any other
vehicle approaching him on such cross
street or driveway from the left, excepting
only i'll cases where a police officer shall be
/ in actual charge of the regulation of traf-
fc at such intersection of streets.
Section II. The officers and men of the
| fire department. with their fire apparatus of
all kinds in going to and returning from
fire, and all ambulanees, whether of pub
lie or private nature, and all other vehicles
when employed in carrying sick or injured
persons to hospitals or other places of relief
or treatment, and the officers and of
+ the police department, shall have the right
of way over all other vehicles on any street,
except over vehicles carrying United States
! Mail.
Section 49, Subject to the preceding sec
ton, street cars running on tracks laid in
the streets especially for their use shall
have the right of way along such tracks,
between cross streets over all vehicles NOV
ing in the same direction, and the driver
of any vehicle proceeding upon the track IN
front of a street shall turn out as soon
as possible upon signal by the motorman or
driver of the car.
Section 10. The following rates of speed
| through the streets of the city shall not be
exceeded. that is, fifteen miles an noun, by
| automobiles bicycles, tricycles velocipedes
and motor vehicles, however propelled, and
eight miles hour by passenger and other
vehicles drawn by horses other animals.
| Section 20. Nothing in the preceding Sec
ton shall apply to the apparatus and wag-
ons of the fire and police departments, the
fire patrol, ambulances, emergency repair
wagons of street railroads and vehicles car
rying the United States Mail
| Section 81 No person riding, driving or
in charge of any vehicle on any street ave
nue., pathway driveway in the CITY shaL
drive the same at a speed greater than rea-
sonable and proper, having regard TO the
traffic and use of the highways or so as
to endanger the life or limb of any person.
and in no case shall the speed limits above
| established be exceeded.
Section %. In turning corners IN gong
round curves, at the intersection or any
street the speed of all vehicles shall be re-
duced to such q rate as will tend to aVold
danger or accident.
Section %. Every vehicle on Wheels
whether stationary in motion, on any
public street, highway or bridge WITHIN the
/ corporate limits of the City or Wauwatosa
shall have attached to it lamp or lamps,
which shall be kept lighted during the pc
Rod from thirty minutes after sunset 10
thirty minutes before sunrise, ana Shal De
| so displayed as to be visible from the rear
and front of such vehicles during said PERIOD
frouo thirty minutes after sunset to thirty
minutes before sunrise; provided, however
that this act shall not apply 30 any vehicle
which is designed TO be propelled by hana'
or to any vehicle designed for the trans
Dortation as it's principal freight, OF nay
or straw, while loaded with such freight.
| Section %. It shall be unlawful Tor any
nerson to operate, for any owner OF any
motor vehicle or motorcycle to permit TO be
operated upon any street, alley or other
public place in the City of Wauwatosa az!
motor vehicle or motorcycle IN such manner
"a TO hermit to escape therefrom any unnec-
essary smoke. gas steam or offensive odor'
or in such manner as to discharge any EN-
bers oil or residue from the fuel used IN the
ooeration thereof; proof of the escape from
such motor vehicle or motorcycle OF any
smoke gas, steam offensive odor shali pc
prima facie proof that the same is uiheces-
Sarv II shall be unlawful for any person to
operate or for any owner Thereon 70 permit
to be operated upon any public street alley
or other public place in the City OF Wan
watosa any motor vehicle or motorcycle the
leshal,st pines of which, used for carrying
Iexhause gases from such motor vehicle or
motorcycle, are not parallel with the
section 25 Every person operating an
autol1aofilo or other similar motor vehicle
upon along amy public highway shal
upon signal by putting UP the hahu o.
other sign of distress, made by u person
riding OF driving horse or horses Whlch are
frightened, cause such automobile TO stop
avoid accident or injury, and upon request
shall stop all motor power until such horse
or horses are under control; and snail II
REQUESTED, assist SUCH person or persons u
mass such automobile or other similar motor
vehicle i'll safety. All motor power shall De
stopped on any automobile or other silnllaI
motor vehicle while left unattended on the
public highway. And every person operating
, an automobile or other similar motor Vehicle
or other vehicle, shall stop whenever 1t
/ passes a street car which IL either taxing
on or letting off passengers.
. | Section g. Nothing in this ordinance con-
tanned or omitted therefrom shall be con-
strued held to relieve any person USING
or travelling or bein upon any street Tor
or travelling or being upon an ystreet for
any purpose whatever from exercising all
reasonable care to avoid or prevent injury
to any person vehicle
Section 27. Any person violating any OF
the provisions of section 10, 20. q or 22 OF
this ordinance shall upon the conviction
thereof be punished as follows; -. 80.
= For the first offense, by fine OF not less
than ten dollars; for second or supSe-
nuent offense by Imprisonment in the House
. Of Correction of Milwaukee County for a
period of not less than ten nor more than
thirty days. or a fine not exceeding $oO'oV'
i'm the discretion of the Police Judge
Section 2S. Any person violating any 81
the other sections of this ordnance shall
upon the conviction thereof be punished as
For the first offense by fine of not more
than ten dollars for any subsequent oHense'
not less than ten nor more imam twenty nv
dollars. -, -
section 90 This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and AFTER It's
passage and publication.
gccfioo 80 All ordinances or parts of or
dinances are hereby amended to give full
force and effect to this ordinance.
Passed and dated this End day or May
A. V. BRIGHAM,
City Clerk.
Approved this End day of May, 1916.
HANS A. KOEN1G,
Mayor. Wauwatosa. Wis.