The Redwood gazette., 1936-10-08
Cyclists Must
GetTag,Obey
Traffic Laws
BOULEVARDS ON BROAD
WAY TO BE DISCUSSED
AT HEARING

A bicycle ordinance, deemed
necessary after several cycle mis-
haps here this summer, was adop-
ted by the city council at its reg
ular meeting Monday night.
Effective November /, the new
ruling provides that all persons
riding bicycles must procure a city
license from the recorder at a
cost of so cents. The license is
revokable or the rider subject to
a maximum $100 fine or 80 days
in Jail if he is found violating any
of the provisions of the law. A tag
will be attached to the frame of
the vehicle and will be non-trans-
ferable except to other bicycle
riders in the family, to be listed
at the time of its purchase.
Rules which must be observed
under penalty of license suspen-
sion, fine or Imprisonment pro-
vide that the cyclist must obey all
regular traffic rules, stop at stop
signs and refrain from riding on
the sidewalks. Headlights and
back refectors must be attached
to the machine and riding two on
a bicycle or abreast is forbidden
The council passed resolution
calling for bids November 2 for
the sale of $21, 900 worth of certi-
ficates of Indebtedness for street
improvements including curb and
gutter construction and black top
treatment. Interest on the certi-
fcateS is two and a half per cent
and they are payable semi-an-
nually, to mature serially from
one to ten years from the time of
their sale.
Appearing at the meeting were
George T. Freyer, A. J. White and
A. j. Coleman, owners of proper
ty on Broadway street. They came
to discuss a proposed plan to wild
en- boulevards on the street to 20
feet from the present depth of IA
before curbing and surfacing are
begun. Mr.. Freyer suggested con-
Struction of a center lane about Is
feet wide, maintaining the present
boulevard width.
He asserted that the project
would beautify the street and be
of benefit to the whole commun-
ity.
Asked if he were in favor of as
sessing abutting property owners
for the construction of isles he an
swered, Indeed not. That would
be city proposition"
Mr.. Coleman and Mr.. White
agreed that center lane was de-
Sirable
Anxious for an expression of
majority opinion on any of the
proposals, the council asked that
all property owners ON Broadway
meet at 8 p. m. Friday in the city
hall to discuss the matter.
Other business transacted by
the council included the appoint
ment of Willard Duea to inspect
the street surfacing work now in
progress in the absence of F. H.
Anthony, city engineer who un-
derwent an operation Monday.
The body passed a motion to
ratify the action of the athletic
board in leasing the athletic field
to the school district and ordered
the construction of a block of
storm sewer on Lincoln street
from the Catholic church south.
Minor matters including the
granting of a special exception to
the building ordinance to H. c.
Woods in the location of his gar
age and the ordering of a fence
across the road near the edge of
the city gravel pit, were also in
cluded in the evenings business.
The request of Henry Wilkinson
that the council ask the German
Lutheran church to put in side
walk so that he might receive
mail delivery service was tabled.