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HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 7/22/1931��J�� :D:�� ESDAY, JULY 22, 1931 I Section 5. Gravel and Paved Streets. It shall be unlawful to move or oper- ate on or over any highway, improved II CITY COUNCIL with a gravel or paved surface, any vehicle which has projections of July 20, 1931 motor metal or wood beyond the tread or Mayor Fischer called a special meet- traffic surface of the tire, excepting a �� ing of the council for the purpose of vehicle equipped with caterpillar tread. considering an ordinance regarding Tractors, traction engines or similar vehicles may be operated which protection of streets. The councilmen were all present. motor have "V"shaped or diagonal cleats ar- An ordinance entitled "Ordinance 'ranged in such a manner that two or No. 84, Protection of Streets," was in- more cleats are continuously in con- the road surface and that the troduced by Councilman Doyen, who moved its adoption. Seconded by Nees- tact with weight in continuous contact with the sen. road surface, measured in the direction Roll Call: Ayes  Doyen, Haack, of the movement of the vehicle, does k:oolman, Neessen, Riekena. not exceed eight hundred pounds per Councilman Haack moved that the inch width of tires. (5068-5069) rules be suspended and that ordinance Section 6. Offense. It shall be unlaw- No. 84 be placed upon its final reading ful to move any house or building of and adopted. Seconded by Koolman. any kind over any pavement, unless Roll Call: Ayes  Doyen Haack, Kool- the wheels or rollers upon which such man, Neessery Riekena. house or building is moved shall be at Whereupon the mayor declared or- least one inch iri width for each one dinance No. 84 duly passed and thousand pounds of weight of such . adopted. building. If there is any question as to Motion made by Haack that the clerk �� the weight of a house or building, the . order four signs for use in compliance estimate of the engineer or mayor, as with ordinance No. 84. to such weight shall be final, and no There being no other business it was house or building shall be moved over �� moved to adjourn. any pavement without a written per- G. H. GEERDES, Clerk mit of the mayor being first obtained. - (5945) OftDINATCE NO. 81 Section 7. Offense. It shall be un- Protection of Streets lawful to drag or move anything over IAN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR .any roadway or pavement that will cut, THE PROTECTION OF STREETS, injure or destroy such roadway or or ALLEYS, AND STREET IMPROVE- destroy such roadway pavement. MENTS AND PRESCRIBING PEN- I (5945) Section 8. Penalties. Anyone violat- ALTIES FOR VIOLATION. ing any of the provisions of this ordi- Be it ordained by the Council of the shall, upon conviction, be sub - Town of Wellsburg, Iowa: Section 1. Tractor Engines. It shall nonce jest to imprisonment not exceeding be unlawful to move any tractor en- thirty days, or to a fine not exceeding the pine, having mud lugs or ice spurs at- one hundred dollars. Whenever the fine and costs imposed for the vio- tached to its wheels, over any bridge, lotion of this ordinance are not paid, culvert or street crossing. (5070). the person convicted may be committed Section 2. Speed Trucks. It shall be �� ' to jail until the fine and costs are unlawful to operate any vehicle, ex- paid, not exceeding thirty days. elusively used in carrying of rnerchan- dise or articles of freight and of ca- �� parity in excess of one ton in weight, ��, (5714) Section 9. All ordinances or parts of at a greater rate of speed than twenty I ordinances in conflict with the pro- hereby lmiles per hour if equipped with pneu- i visions of this ordinance are matic tires, or fifteen miles per hour I repealed. Section 10. This ordinance shall be if equipped with solid rubber tires, or in force and effect from and after its if the weight of the vehicle and load is Passage and publication as provided more than six tons, at a greater rate of speed than fifteen miles by law. Passed and adopted this 20th day of per hour if equipped with pneumatic tires or twelve miles er h .f �� July, 1931. p our i equipped with solid rubber tires. (4995) Section 3. Maximum Weight. It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle of any kind, over any street or highway, if the total load on any wheel shall be more than eight hundred pounds per inch width of tires measured between flanges of the rims. (4995) Section 4. Oiled and Graded Streets. It shall be unlawful to move or oper- ate on or over any oiled or graded street, alley, or highway, any traction engine, road engine, hauling engine, trailer, steam roller, truck, power ve- hicle, or other machinery or vehicle, having flanges, ribs, clamps, cleats, lugs or spikes attached to any of its wheels, unless such wheels be covered with metal shields, or unless sound, strong planks not less than one foot wide and two inches thick be placed and kept continuously under t h e wheels. This section shall not apply to , motor vehicles equipped with rubber tires or prohibit the use of mud chains �� on rubber tires. (5945) J. L. FISCHER, Mayor. G. H. GEERDES, Clerk Published in the Wellsburg Herald the 22d day of July, 1931. ." �� r ;trip NAr��^ who was ��ta��+nv `� the