The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-01-17

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Mculton. February IL.
ORDINANCE 435
An Ordnance Amending Section
10 Of Ordnance No. 333. OF the
City Of Kennewiek. Warrington.
Being IN Ordnance Entitled:
IAN Ordinance Relating 70
and Regulating Traffic and
Travel and Their Incidents
Upon the Streets and Other
Ways open 10 the Public: Pre-
scribin0 the Powers and
Duties Of Officers and Others
In Relation Thereto: Defining
offonsss: Providing Penalties
and Repealin1 Certain ordi-
naneos Concerned with OF Re.
latins 10 the Subject Matter OF
This ordinanco."
The City Council of the City Of
Kennewick Does Ordain as Fol-
lows:
Section 1. That Section IL Of
Ordinance No. 1873, of the City Of
Kennewick, Washington, passed
June LIST, 1887, and entitled as
above, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 70. Speed Regulations:
(a) Every person operating or
driving a vehicle Of any character
upon public street or alley, shall
drive same in careful and pru-
dent manner and at q rate Of speed
which is no greater than is rea-
sonable and proper under the con.
ditions existing at the point OF
operating, taking into account the
amount and character Of the traf-
fic, condition Of brakes, weight OF
vehicle, grade and width Of road
way, condition Of surface and free
dom of obstruction to view ahead,
and so as not to undu1y or unreal
sonably endanger the life, limb,
property or other rights Of any
person entitled to the use Of the
street or alley, or Of any child or
children Of immature years upon
or adjacent to the same, and in no
event, at a speed greater than
twenty-five miles per hour, ex-
cept upon the portions Of the ar
terial highways mentioned here
after.
b) Subject to the provisions Of
subdivision (O Of this section, and
except where q lower rate Of speed
is specified in this code, It shall
be lawful for the driver Of a We
hicle to drive the same at a rate
of speed not exceeding the follow
ing:
Fifteen (l5l Miles Per Hour:
1. In traversing an intersection
when the drivers view is obstruct-
ed, except ON arterial highways. A
drivers view shall be deemed to
be obstructed when at any time
during the last fifty feet Of his ap-
proach to such intersection he does
not have q clear and uninterrupt-
ed view Of such intersection and Of
the traffic upon all Of the streets
entering such intersection for q
distance Of two hundred feet
therefrom.
2. In traversing or going around
a curve or corner Of q street when
the drivers view is INSTRUCTED
within q distance of one hundred
feet along such street In the dt-
rection In which he is proceeding.
8. When passing a school house
on school days between 8 am. and
9 am, 400 am. and 100 pm,
and 200 pm. and $3.50 pm.
Twenty-Five (2S) Niles Pes
Hour:
Throughout the city, except a.
otherwise limited or extended by
this code. This includes any ar
terial highways designated as
State Primary highways within
the city limits Of the City OF Ken
newick. -
(c) The speed limits set forth
in this code shall not apply to au-
thorized emergency vehicles when
operated in emergencies and the
drivers thereof sound audible sig.
nal by bell, siren, or exhaust
whistle. This provision shall not
relieve the driver of such q We
hicle Of the duty to drive with due
regard to the safety Of all per.
sons using the streets, nor shall 1t
protect him from the consequences
Of q reckless disregard OF the
safety Of others. :,
Section 2. This ordinance shall
be in full force and effect five days
after its approval, passage and
publication in the official news
paper Of the City Of Kennewick,
Washington.
Passed by the City Council OF
the City of Kennewick this 18th
day of January, l946.
WINIFRED CAMPBELL,
City Clerk.
Approved this 18th day Of JAM
uary. 1916. ]. C. PRATT. Mayor.
Approved as to rorm:
Kenneth E. Serier, City Attorney.
Date of Publication. January IL,