Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-04-14
TRACTORS ON HIGHWAYS

Mr.. William F. Hunter,
County Highway Commissioner,
Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir In Re: tractors on high
ways.
In answer to your inquiry as to
what are the provisions of our laws
regulating the operation of motor
trucks, tractors and trailers on and
over highways I advise you.
That Chapter 493 Wisconsin Laws
Of 1919, now Section 1886 57b Wis
consin Statutes covers the question
you are particularly interested in and
that section is very plain, so plain that
no one can mistake the meaning OF
the language used, and reads as fol
lows, tc-wit:
SECTION 1886 57b. It shall be I'M
lawful for any person, firm or corpora
ton to operate, or to cause or permit
any of his or its agents or employees
to operate, any motor truck, tractor
trailer or wagon, on any public high
way or street, contrary to the provis-
lens of sections 1636-57c to 1636-57n.
as to equipment, size, weight, width
of tires, weight Of load, speed and all
other provisions set forth in sections
1886 SIC to 1886 SIN, inclusive. All
motor trucks or tractors, operating on
any public highway or street, shall
have tires of rubber or some material
or construction of equal resiliency, of
the width provided for in section 1886
SIC.
The penalties provided for violation
of the above section are found in Sec
tion 1886 SIM and read as follows,
to-wit:
SECTION 1886 SIM. Any person
firm or corporation violating or fail
ing to comply with any Of the provi-
sions Of sections 1886 sra tc 1867
n, inclusive, shall be guilty of q mis-
demeanor and shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars
for each offense,, and whenever any
motor truck, wagon, tractor or trailer
shall be operated contrary to the pro-
visions of section 1636-57s to 1886
SIN, inclusive, such unlawful opera
ton shall be deemed distinct and
separate offense on each day that it
is continued, and the owner, driver,
operator or mover of any such motor
truck, wagon, tractor or trailer shall
be responsible for all damages which
said highway, street, alley or bridge
may sustain as a result of said viola
ton, and the amount thereof may be
recovered in an action brought by the
unit of government wherein such high
way, street, alley or bridge is located.
The statutes quoted herein make it
very clear that it is unlawful for any
one to operate any motor truck, trac-
tor, on any of our highways, street or
alleys or bridges unless such motor
truck or tractor is equipped with tires
Of rubber or other material of equal
resiliency. 1t is also very clear that
each day motor truck or tractor is
operated over our highways, streets,
alleys o bridges contrary to these sta
tutes there is a penalty of $4,000 or
less and in addition thereto they are
also liable in damage to the village,
town or county for any damages they
do the highway, street, alley or bridge.
It is your duty to report all such
violations and to see that the viola
tors are prosecuted.
am making a number of carbon
copies of this letter. You can give a
copy to anyone you know who has in
the past or who in the future you have
reason to believe has violated these
laws.
Yours very truly,
GEO. E. O'CONNOR,