Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-11
WARMING ISSUED TO
RECKLESS MOTORISTS
Mayor Jackson Orders Police
Force to Devote Special Atten-
ton to Those Who Violate
Automobile Laws and Ordi-
AtdHCcS 80 g.-s

sion of their cars within, +bo c,tv limits
from this time forth I'm account NJ the
numerous complaints tina, have been com.
Sne in to the nolice denartment Lately
regard,nfp the careless and reckless driv-
dnr about the citv. Mavor 7 Holmes Jack-
son has issued an order calling the at
tention of the motorists to the law regu-
Eating the operatiop NJ automobiles with
an tho c,+y Invite ora stotos mat that
Now will no str,ct,y epforced from, this time
nm Tho Navarro ord.r follows in full:
"Navor,s Office.
uprr,,ro.or w Sent 1910
Uc.,,,r,, ,.,,,,,,,i,,,, ha,,o haer made re-
.,.rtI, .o ~ no,ioo der,rtmem relative
" tha ,,,o,ot,or Of tho law governing the
onsrat,on GO AUTOMOBILES in this city. 1t
q, ~. ,,.on.ton - tbo civ officials IN
.t.,,t,,, .rsor,o tho ex,st,np law. rules.
.rd regulations In order that the safety
~ nodos,rions no we'll as the operators
.tor,sa,yas r,o, be nreserved The menu
hars ~ ,ha nol,ce force and other officers
have boon Interrupted IN devote especial
attention IN GOO that the law is strictly
.,o,onl,od Win
.The onerators Of motor vehicles should
S,niIiarize themselves with the statutes
.rd tho c,tv ordinances and attention
should he given TO the compliance of the
of the road eSDeCially to
n,.roting n car in the more conrested
narts Of the city. Operators should
str,ct,v complv with the requirements
GOVERNING the use of lights. signals muf-
S3er cutouts. and the precautions neces-
.arv TO he taken while passing street
cars
..Tbe state,s attorney. citv grand Juror
and citv attorney will vigorously prosecute
ali cases brought to their attention.
ord a. shou,d no remembered that i'm
n-oner,,, oner,ting an automobile or a
.to, ,o,,io,a so 90 IN erd.reer tho
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49, -. 49, ~ ,ioa,sa ~ dr,,,ars co
y,oIot;ng tho I.u
81 uoJ MES JACKSON
"Mavor -
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the message of the mayor, is Section /.
No. al. of the Vermont Statutes of 1910,
which REQUIRES that a person driving a
motor vehicle, and meeting another
vehicle, shall turn to the right to pass
that vehicle; that. overtaking another
vehicle, it shall be passed on the left
that, being overtaken by another vehicle
the vehicle ahead shall turn out to the
right to allow the rear vehicle to pass OF
the left; that vehicles shall keep to the
public highways, when turning either to
the right or to the left: that the operator
Of a vehicle shall. when approaching a
crossing of interesting highways.
bridge, sharp turn, curve. steep descent
or brow Of hill. have the vehicle under
perfect control and give timely sigma
with a horn, bell or other device fol
signaling: that person operating
vehicle on a bridge or public highway
-. whore there is not an unobstructed view
OF the highway for at least 100 yards
small Keep the vheicle on the right O.
INC center OF the travelled part of thu
highway.
Inc nrst IL sections of chapter IA of thu
'iy ordinance, winch deals with thu
oper@'ion OF automooiles within the cit,
""''s' reau as follows:
AUTOMOBILES AND TRAFFIC REGU
LATIONS
Section l. The word automobile" shall
include also motorcycle and the word
'other vehicle shall include all convey
ances propelled by muscular power ex
cept bicycles The provisions Of this ordi
nance shall not apply to railway electro
cars, or to nre, police. or ambulance We
hicles.
Sec @ The streets included within th
fixed and designated as the inner train
district: On the north by the south lin
of Pearl street. on the east NV tho west lin
of South Winooski avenue on the soutI
by the south line of Main street IN IN
west by the east line of ST paul s,reet
Sec. q No persop sbal, rim an automo
bile or other vehiole at a rate of snee
exceedinr 10 miles ner hour in tho inre
traffic district or ON North street he
tween North winoosti avenua and Mort
avenue
Sec A. Automobiles and otber yebic,s
.haII keen ia the rich, hand S;da ~ ~
road
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