Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-04-12

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overlooking Of tractors, trucks
and trailers on county and state
highways. are given TO the public
as follows coming from a letter
written me By the district attor-
ney:
Mr. William r. Hunter,
County Highway Commissioner,
Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir In Re: Tractors on
highways.
In answer 70 your inquiry as 70
what are the provisions Of our
laws regulating the operation of
motor trucks. tractors and trail
Crs on and over highways ! adj
wise you
That Chapter 40 Wisconsin
Laws Of 1919. now Section 1886
sab Wisconsin Statutes covers the
question you are particularly in
terested 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. t0-wit:
Section l636-57b. Il shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation 20 operate, or TO
cause or permit any Of his or Its
agents or employees 20 operate,
any motor truck, tractor, trailer
OF wagon. on any public highway
or street, contrary 20 the pro-
visions of sections l636-57c TO
I6l6-57n. inclusive, or unless the
same shall comply in all respects
as 20 equipment size, weight,
width OF tires weight of load,
speed and all other provisions
set for in sections l636-57c TO
I6}6-57n. 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
resilicncy. Of the width provided
for IN section i636-57c.
The penalties provided for viO-
lation of the above section are
found in Section l636-57m and
read as follows, tO-wit:
Section 1896 SIM. Any person,
firm or corporation violating or
falling TO comply with any Of the
provisions of sections l636-57a
to l6}5-5Tn. inclusive, shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall
b. fined in any sum not exceed
ing one hundred dollars for each
oiTcnse. and whenever any motor
truck. wagon. tractor or trailer
shall be- operated contrary TO the
provisions Of section l6S6-57a 20
1855 san. inclusive. such unlaw-
ful operation shall be deemed a
distinct and separate offense on
each Day that IL 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 rs a result of
said violation. and the amount
thereof may he recovered IN an
action brought by the unit of
government wherein such high
way. street. alley or bridge is To-
Gated.
The statutes quoted herein
make It very clear that il is un-
lawful for anyone TO operate any
motor truck. tractor 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 resilicncy. Il is also very
clear that each day a motor truck
or tractor Is operated over our
highways. STREETS, alleys or bridg-
a. contrary TO these statutes
there Is a penalty of 500. 90 or
less and in addition thereto they
are also liable in damages to the
village, town or county for any
damages they do 20 the highway.
street alley or bridge.
IL Is your duty 20 report all
such violations and 20 see that
the vi0lators are prosecuted
am making n number of car
bon copies Of this letter. You
can give n copy TO anyone you
know who has in the past or who
In the future you have reason 10
believe has violated these laws.