The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-17
Ordinance No. 1T

An Ordinance Prescribing Trafilc Regnls-
sarsns ofsssnE or GS.sh
Re 1t Ordained by the Board Of Trustees OF
the Town of Meeker, Colorado:
section l. That within the corporate lin
Its OF the Town of Meeksr the maximum
rate OF speed for the driving Of any nutomo-
bile, MOTOR cycle, or Of any motor driven OF
OF her conveyance or vehicle driven, pulled
or propelled by any kind OF power whatso,
of over fifteen miles per hour; Provided,
however that the provisions Of this section
hurrying to assist Ia extinguishing = fire. or
where Immediate medical attention IL nee.
esxary. and cases OF like emergency.
section .. All convsyances and vehicles
driven upon or along the streets within this
town of Meeker, shall At all times be driven
on that side OF the street nearest me curb q
Machine, conveyance or vehicle shall cross
any street diagonally thereto, and on Main
shall not cross the street in the middle q
said Main street, and to turn around there
district mentioned on Main street, a person
driving on one side Of said street, desiring
to place hts machine on the opposite side
thereof shall 20 to the next street interBec-
ton, and turn beyond the center OF said IN.
tersectiOn, and come up on the right SIDE OF
said street to the desired location, ION away, y,
their right.
Section 3. All persons driving motor
power machines or couveyances upon the
streets or alleys IN the Town Of Meeker,
shall at all times keep muffters closed; and
! no person shall be permitted to leave any
such machine standing alone In the street
without shutting on the engine.
Section I. Automobiles, trucks and all
motor power cOnveyhnces intended to be
left standing In the streets shall be parked
ss, th es Sar and machines snail be driven to
The curb ut an angle OF approximately forty
five degrees with the curb, And. Provided
further; that between Fourth and sixth
Streets on Main Street In said Town all
automobiles and motor power machines
shall be parked on the north side OF said
street, and shall be driven In TO the curb on
said north side of said street from the east,
leaving them pointing west.
ANY chi, machine or conveyance mention.
in the wrong direction shall BIS prima facie
evidence that said car was being driven on
the wrong side OF the street, and the owner
thereof shall be subject to fine Ms herein
after provided.
No such machine or conveyance as above
mentioned shall be parked or left standing
in front Of any business house in said town,
to exceed fifteen minutes at any one time.
Section 5. All motor conveyances in use
or standing upon or along any OF the streets
tween sunset and sunrise shall display
lights rs follows. to.wit: When IN motion
two white lights In front, one on either SIDE si
rear; while standing, II shall be suficient
to display one white light in front on the
left side Of the machine and the red light to
I he rear.
Section q. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to leave standing alone or unnttend-
ed any saddle horse, or team Of horses. mules
or other animals, hitched together or to any
vehicle, conveyance or other devise, on or
along the streets Of the Town of Meeker, un-
less snid animals he securely tied TO some
hitching rack or immOvable object, or TO
weight of not less than twenty-five pounds.
Section d. Any person. or persons, violnt.
ing any of the provisions Of ANY section Of
this ordinance shall be subject to . fine Of
not less than Five $500, Dollars nor more
than Invent y Five 1895 COY Dollars for each
two or more sections hereof be violated, the
violation OF each section shall constitute
separate Offense.
Section 4. It is hereby declared that
should any section. or part Of any section
hereof, be declared void or dnenforceable
for any reason, such ruling or decision shall
not be held to avoid or invnlidnte the re.
mainder, or remaining sections or parts oil
this ordinance.
section .. Any and all ordinances, OF
parts Of ordinances, In con fiict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted by the Bonrt Of Trus-
tees Of the Town of Meeker at their regular
meeting held for the month Of August, At
Meeker, Colorado, this NTH day OF August
A. u. 1918, and approved by the Mayor OF the
said town on the same date.
T.B. SCOTT, Mayor.
Town Clerk and Recorder.