The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
ORDINANCE No $40

ORDINANCE No. $40.
An Ordinance Regulating the Use OF
Streets, Alleys and Highways by
Vehicles of All Kinds, Including
Carts. Drays, Carriages, Wagons
Automobiles, Bicycles, Motorcycles
Motor Trucks and All Other We.
hlcles, and Providing Penalties for
Violation
Be 1t Ordained, by the City Coun.
Gil of the City of Keokuk:
Section /. In this ordinance the
term vehicle" shall include all carts,
drays, carriages. wagons, automo-
bles, bicycles, motorcycles, motor
trucks and all other vehicles pro-
PEELED either by muscular or mechan-
lcal power: except traction engines,
road rollers, fire wagons and engines,
police patrols, town ambulances, town
and government vehicles clearly
marked as such. and such vehicles
as are run only upon tracks or rails.
The term motor vehicle shall in
clude all vehicles propelled by any
power other than muscular power.
The term motorcycle shall in
clude all motor vehicles designed to
in contact with the ground, and of
not exceeding the weight Of five hun
dred pounds unladen- r
The term trailer" shall include
any vehicle which is at any time
drawn upon the highway by motor
vehicle, excepting any implements of
husbandry temporarily drawn, pro-
PEELED or moved upon such highway.
The term highway" shall include
any public highway, public street,
avenue, alley, park, parkway, drive
way, square or place, bridge, viaduct,
trestle or any other territory or struc-
ture, whether of public or private de.
sign, intended or used by or for the
general public for the passage of
vehicles.
The term "intersecting highway"
shall mean any highway which joins
another at any angle, whether or not
it crosses the other.
Section 2. Every person operating
a. motor vehicle on the highway shall
drive the same in a careful and pru-
dent manner, and at a rate of speed
that will not endanger the property
Of another, or the life or limb of any
person, and shall in no event drive
the same at greater rate of speed
than as follows:
(a) Fifteen miles per hour on all
highways in the City Of Keokuk
Section g. The Mayor shall have
placed conspicuously on every main
changes, signs of sufficient size to be
oil, by- Lo
highway, bearing the words, City. of
Keokuk," SLOW Down to is Miles"
and also an arrow pointing in the
direction where the speed is to be
reduced or changed.
Section 4. No person shall leave
standing on Fifth . street between
Main and Johnson streets; on Third
street between Main and Johnson
streets on Fourth street between
Main and Blondeau streets, and on
Sixth street between Main and Blon-
deau streets, vehicle OF any kind,
whether in charge Of driver or not,
to exceed twenty minutes at one
time.
Section .5. No person shall leave
standing on Main street vehicle of
any kind. whether in charge of
driver or not, unless the same shall
be parked with the light side of the
vehicle along the curb in such a man
ner that the outer edge of the rim
of the rear right wheel is not more
than fifty-four inches from the curb
and the front right wheel is as near
to the curb as the conditions Of the
street will permit.
Section s. The total maximum load
on any one wheel of any vehicle, in
Guiding the weight Of the vehicle and
the load it carries, shall be four tons,
provided the total maximum weight
of the vehicle and load shall not in
any event exceed fourteen tons. The
total load on any wheel Of any We
hicle shall be limited TO eight hun
dred pounds per inch width Of tire
in actual contact with the road sur
face, measured at the narrowest
point of the tire, on all highways
improved with a rigid surface, such
as concrete, brick or bituminous pave
ments on concrete base, and four
hundred pounds per inch width of
tire in actual contact with the sur
face, measured at the Darrowest
point OF the tire, on all highways
having earth, gravel or similar sur.
faces.
Section I. The maximum width of
any motor vehicle and its load shall
be limited to eight feet, excepting
loads of loose hay, straw and similar
farm products.
Section 6. No vehicle shall be 90.