The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-05-21
Ordinance No. ITO

sixteen years, unless accompanied by parent,
guardian, other adult person, and in
toxicated person shall operate, ride, or drive
any automobile, motorcycle, or other similar
motor vehicle along or upon any of the pub
lie streets and highways of the city of
It shall be unlawful, and it is hereby pro-
hiblted, for any person within the corporate
limits of the city of Edgerton. to drive upon
any street or highway thereof, any automo-
bile, motorcycle, or other similar motor We
hicle recklessly or at a rate OF speed greater
than is reasonable and proper, having regard
to the. width, traffic, and use OF the. street
or highway and the general and usual rules
of road, or as to endanger the property, life
or limb of any person, and no person shall
or other similar motor vehicle any public
street or highway, within the corporate linn
its of this city at speed exceeding fifteen
miles per hour; and provided further, that no
person shall operate or drive any automobile,
motorcycle, or other similar motor vehicle
through any cemetery or through any park,
or in passing any school ground within the
city where persons are or may be. in such
street or highway, at a speed exceeding eight
miles per hour; and provided further, that in
turning corners, or going around curves, at
street cross road, and where, for. any
cause, the view in the direction in which the
vehicle is proceeding shall be. obstructed,
when such automobile, motorcycle, or, other
similar motor vehicle is in motion, shall OBJ
serve the rule of the road by keeping to the
right upon meeting vehicles, and by passing
to the LETT or all VenICleS OVerCdken on any
public street or highway in said city, and at
all times giving to the vehicle passed or
overtaken, one-half of the road. At the in
this OF tRe ooerater or or
any vehicle shall have the right of way of
the operator or driver of any vehicle approach
ing him on such cross street or highway from
the left, excepting only. in cases where
police officer shall be in actual charge of
the regulation of traffic at such intersection.
1t shall be unlawful for any person within
he nSfN nS n INV Ifn.
mobile, motorcycle, or other similar motor
vehicle without sufficient, modern and i'm
proved nuffler to prevent noise, or with its
muffler open upon along any public street
or highway therein.
Section 2. Amy person or persons who
shall violate the provisions of Section One of
1636-54 of the Wisconsin Statutes of 1917, in
cases of intoxicated persons or Sec. 1636-50 of
said statutes shall be punished by fine of
not less than $40 nor more than 500.
Section 3. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to drive operate within the city
of Edgerton automobile, motorcycle,
other similar motor vehicle upon and along
any public highway of this city at rate of
speed exceeding 10 miles per hour while with
in $50 feet and passing upon the same ira
veled track of said highway, any other. auto
an opposite direction; and it shall be like
wise unlawful to go within three feet of any
other auto, motorcycle, other vehicle going
in the. same direction upon any single track
a
than ten miles per hour.
the provisions Of Sec ) of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by
a fine of not less than S. nor more than $780,
and in default of payment of such fine, by
ten days nor more than three months, or
both such fine and imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court
Section S. From thirty minutes after sun
set rtU he
shall be displayed the front of every
automobile other similar motor vehicle,
while being. operated or driven along or upon
lamp giving a reasonably bright light in the
direction in which said automobile or other
similar motor vehicle is going. and there
automobile motorcycle, or other similar mo-
tor vehicle one tail light, which shall display
red light visible from the rear. and it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate
drive any automobile, motorcycle, other
similar vehicle along or upon any public
highway of this city. at such a rate of speed
similar vehicle cannot be brought to COM
plete stop within the distance ahead that
the driver or operator thereof can, with the
aid of the lights from other sources, see
mobile, motorcycle, OF other similar motor
vehicle, while being used upon any public
highway of this city, shall be provided with
efficient brakes and an adequate bell, horn
other signal device, and it shall be un-
lawful for any, person to use any, signal de;
vice which shall not produce an abrupt sound
SUFFICIENTLY loud to serve as an adequate
warning of DANGER and it shall be unlawful
for any person operating any motor vehicle
or motorcycle to make or cause to be made
any unnecessary noise with any such bell,
horn or other signal device or to use the same
except as a warning of danger. The of
siren horns. except upon motor vehicles in
charge of the police and fire department of
the city and upon hospital ambulances and
fire insurance patrol, is hereby prohibited.
Section 6. Any person or persons who shall
violate the provisions of the next preceding
section, except provided in Sec. 1868 of
the Wisconsin Statutes of 1917, shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than $40 and not
more than SIS.
Section T. Whenever person operating a
motor vehicle shall meet on public highway
any other person riding driving horse
or other draft animal, or any other vehicle,
or vehicles, riding or driving a horse, or
other draft animal. shall each reasonably
turn to the right of the center of the beaten
track of such highway. so as to pass without
interference. Any such person operating
a motor vehicle or motorcycle shall, on over
taking any such horse, draft animal or other
vehicle pass on the left, side thereof and the
rider driver of such horse, draft animal or
other vehicle shall, turn to the right of the
center of the beaten track of such highway so
as TO allow free passage on the left. and If nee
essary account of road condition, such
driver of said draft animal other vehicle
shall stop for sufficient length of time to
allow said automobile to pass. Any person
so operating motor vehicle shall at the in
tersection of public highways. keep to the
right of the center of such highway. when,
turning to the right and pass to the right. of
the center of such intersection when turning
to the right and pass to the right OF the cen
ter of such intersection when turning to the
left
ANY person violating any of the provisions
of this section shall be punished by fine Of
not less than FIVE dollars $500 nor more
than hundred 0oO dollars. or by i'm
than three months.
Section 8. This ordinance shall be in force
and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
Jos. ]. Leary,
Mayor.
Passed May IS, 1920 +
Attest
Geo. w. Blanchard,
City Clerk.
Published May 81 1920.