The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-25
ORDINANCE NO. 122

An ordinance repeating Ordinance No. los entitled An Ordinance re sulating the speed of automobiles and motorcycles" and providing for Ii cense for automobiles. auto trucks and motorcycles. and regulating the same. and the operation of bicycles and providing penalty. The Com mon council of the City of Ketchikan does hereby ordain:
 Section | That ordinance No. 10S entitled An ordinance regulating the speed of automobiles and motorcy. cles" passed and approved the Srd day of February. 1915 be and the same is hereby repealed
 [ Section ? Vehicle overtaking an other. Any vehicle overtaking an- other vehicle shall pass on the left side of the oyertaken vehicle.
 1 Section 3. Oyertaken vehicle to turn 10 right When requested so to do, any driver. or person having pos session. charge or control. of any ve- hicIe on any street or public way in ,he city shall as soon as practicable urn to the right so as to allow any overriding vehicle free passage to the left Of the overtaken vehicle.
 Section 1 Vehicles Meeting. In all cases Of persons meeting each other in vehicles in any public street or thoroughfare each person so meeting shall in all cases turn of and go to the right side. Provided. however, that this section shall not apply to any case where il is impracticable from the nature Of the ground for the driver ot any such vehicle to turn to the right
 Section | Vehicles Turning Corn CTS or Crossing Intersecting streets. Before turning the corner Of any street or public way in the city, the driver or person in possession. charge or control of any motor driven vehicle driven CT propelled around such cor ner shall give signal by a wave of the hand that he intends to slow down and the driver Of any vehicle shall. before turning a corner or crossing a street, observe whether or not ve- hicle is approaching on the intersect- ing street, TO the drivers left, which vehicle approaching, as above. shall have The right Of way
 Section $. No Vehicle to Stop in Street Except Near Curb. Except in an emergency. or for the purpose of allowing another vehicle or pedestrian 10 cross. no vehicle shall be permit ted 10 stop in any street or public way in the city. except near the curb thereof and fifteen feet or more dis tant from any fire plug CT hydrant. Section :. Obstructing Crossings. No vehicle shall stop except in case of accident or other emergency or when directed 70 stop by the police, in such a way as 10 obstruct any street cross ing. or within five feet Of any such street crossing.
 Section 5. Traffic Not to Be Ob- , structed. No vehicle shall be allow. cd 10 remain or drive through the streets or public ways of the city of ketchiksn, so as to blockade or ob- struct the traffic on said street, and no vehicle Of any kind shall be allow. ed to remain upon the street unat tended for a period in excess of three hours.
 Section z. Right of Way. All fire trucks and other vehicles belonging 10 the City Of Ketchikan, used in con nection with the Fire Department shall have right of way in tile streets Of said city Of Ketchikan in case ot fire And all vehicles in the streets Of said city of Ketcbikan shall rro,