Ordinance 377 - Regulation of Traffic0R)I1T!%"TC.' 710. 377.
ATT GiiDI=T uTC P<_OVIDIPIG 20 : 117 G?UiATIO}T OG' 131_pl'IC Oi? STP :TS
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;R 340 C ss' Iil'
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Be it O-r&-il_ed by t^ tie Cc cil cf t}.e Kall )e '
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A. The. terns Street _ _ �;_y t:: cri .t t of -,u'cljc
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1 i_t0Y_deil f61' Ve}71Cles, -,(;; L'12—.G _.,L'YS, urles Ct:aerY7ise ir-icated.
D.- The words Street I?=tersect:i :r aged in thise N �. = - _. rdi _��.,ce
the c--Wce wiiere stree',,s i_c,tersect �ou:J.ed by w__ e-_tersior of t}i_
cure li.:es cf
C.- The tern: Curb �_J 11 _ r_,1 tc t' bcu dries cf �, street.
�D.- The tare,. Vehicle shall _r)l.y to crse-dra�•ar_ eorveyar_ce,
e ce"J t L 'by carria-e.
D. - The terri Hcrse .ia l nl c raai;"l cr u' eas1. cl
burden.
s.- The tend Driver s}iali e"_;;1} t^ rider, driver cr lez.der cf
};CrSe; ZO =ErSC (:}1 y i;.ShC , dreJ;.'S, _Orcpels, O:u e; ].'(..te ,^, C1' vlhC 1S
it C_large --f a Ve:icle.
G.- T-ie ter.: Parked Sila.li 2. Vehicle Or t0 v7aitirf"
Ve}110,1eS drcaizi u?7 Ci.L Of ��:ii Cl2 Cf OI, T"-C ':Ier, not parallel VJl ti,.l the
curb, except cutsii'.e Of -Yi.e Ccr-,',es-�ed Distri Ct, ore vehi Cle,S
ve )irked �)urallel tc the cure.
H.- By t_e ter-:' Cc:,r -ted Dir_-rict .,:_.11 be .aes.._ t e f cescri.ed e.rea .;itai; :e Ci-'7T of };alis ell, to-;rit; Bounded on t}:c
'Nort:l by Railro�'.d Jtr'�,^tr or the Soul}h b'' Lsie north 1
� - ,;'ort: sic.e cf F1ourth
Sheet, Or t,le Last by es . I - of L Second ave;_ue Last, a>.rd or
t.,e 14'est by the Lust sire of Sececd _:venue ';;est.
rmerg c vehicle s:-_t.li yply fire depc.rtraa:^t a-,p'ratus,
police patrols, Trd
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SECTION II.
Passing, Turning, Kee:oir_g to the Right a rd Pollowir_g.
A.- A vehicle 'meetin+z -o t_.er shall pa::s to t' .e right.
B.- A vehicle cvertukir_g anotter s]2all pass to the left and not
pull ever to the: rigl-�t until entirely clear of it.
C.- A vehicle turning ii_tc a street to the right shall turn the
corner as rear tide right curb as practicable.
Thus:
D.- A vehicle turning into ar_ether street to the left si'ias.11 pass
around the point of intersection of the center lire of the twc street
Thus:
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'TOT THIS. i[!°,Y
E.- A vehicle turr_ir_g from one side of a street to the o tiler shall
do sc -cy ,i.akirg the turn_ at tale ir_tersectic__ of tv;o streets, d
�_cing so shall pass arourd the point cf ir.tersection and Lead
t.''e tic. „le direction -!s tiie traffic on that sic°.e Cj' t;.!.e street.
THIS ]' USY' 70T BE iJOINE AT TID] I'ITTBRSIXTION OF 1,11 pT,7-10Y 1'J:T._ A STFIEI'T.
Thus:
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F.-A vehicle shall_peep ever •. r.r a._ � �_�,.x us praeticaule to the ri t _;,
hand curb, cc as to lei ve the centel of the street clear f cr
overtUM traffic --the .-;looer the speed of the vehicle the
nearer the curb it shcuin_ tiawei.
G,- A vehicle or L street divided forLituCinL111 by N p..rVinL '•.L_
viaduct, or path sho_l '_keep to the -i,;;L,t cf such Civi:io_..
_
't:.- x "t'E', L�1Cle n- f_E; a"C:i:^d E " circle ^'?r.11 keep "i;C t n-;
.t fr�;
entr, r.ce tc exit.
I.- A vehicle shall not follcw another too Closely for safety.
J.- A vehicle sii_11 net back up cr c._,._ a street e - except irscfa_
as it it necessary in Le dtinL Lowy from the curb wiera it hoc -
stantinC or jur'ned.
Tic-T III
StcPYi €s, Standi -_ , Fa,rkinE.
A.- F. vehicle shall not step with its left side to the curb.
"- A vehicle whM net be _ crhei c_ sthcrwise stopped �?1 so as to
prevent, free pas=Le of Other ve:_icles in loth directions at tie
same time.
' C.- A vehicle shall net ;top i stre t except near the curb,
not so vs to obstruct E crczAnE MUM to allow ".i ther vehicle
or redestriFn to crcar its path. iT1e"'. 6tC]i_r_ed rear a. curb both
right wheels nest be us re£r the curb L•_ :Cnossi'i;le, excr ••,i110
pt
actually �US.ily loading Cr unlcadinE, vW7 It iLL.y b6 .,a Cr .',. 1rtC the
curb. If hcrs�-Grawn cnd wi'n :ae] 1
s, fine :iorsec steal
e tLM puruju1 ';rite-_ the cu-t, faced in thu direction traffic is
mcvir-E.
D.- ro vehicle shall be left star ing cr ar'.;ed, _„cent 1=.h.iie
actuvily being !coded or ur_lcaded, or while to?inE on cr dischsLin-
:,
passengerupon_ s oe: ,
-tI is F.iOI:"; _.,, CU�'b thereof in front Of any
motion picture show, t_ -,tui ' Ci' o r ±..ei't house. Dy f2cvt iE{
i eal, t ti i.0 ''Ot once "M ue __two siVE linen of the luil2in, cr
pertior of ca.ildi_ L used f cr L ;_:etic ictare sh, , te: , or cth_-
amuse. ent house.
E.- A vehicle, nhe _ O Tyec ct the curb it the cc _geateC diet_ict, Dust
net be headed ot riLht =1e. � the he curb, but ::,eoded :.t an ogle
W about f rt eE ^
c „._._ �_." iron wheel teuchirE or r;itAir
one foot of the curb. CAP_i:,e - �._ .,., cer.gested ciist_ict vehicles
acy be nl raced _�L _cilel to t s curb.
':o ve;.icle shall e _sec. cr left st.._c;i i`',.ii iaty feet
cf :ire hydrant.
G.- Yo vehicle shall be a.r1-,d cr left star_air:g wit'Zir_ t'..irty feet
of a corner cf any block it the congested distr-ict, the t.birt� feet
Lc be Treasured frog. the irtersectir=-: c.irb lire.
H.- i-o vehicle shall be parked in or cr the street in front cf c"ry '
alley.
SECTIOY IV.
Right of Flay.
A.- F,r::erg n,.cy ve}-_ides shall have the right of .,ray over veh.icles
Say i eretofere defined. 11'ire vr'hicle; shall !--.ve the riC. t c_ Tay
cv-r _:ll.
B. -A vehicle, uper the npre Ck). cf' fire apr,a.ratus, s',:, 11 i>r":;iiedic:.tely
drald :'1ea;.r to and perallel V:it;_ th.e ri"-ht curb �'ncC stcIJ until t:e
_cara.tus has parsed-
C.- All traffic or the streets, a•wer•.).es, and r blic
y, c' t.e City of H.-I isnell, shr.11 :. ;ve tiie ri ht c ever
all trsXf is thereor_ or or :.rother street E ppre chi 12?C t's_e '_eft, '
ai.di e.11 tr.ffic fre:n the left shall t_ive t_.:.F. r�„r].t i v, ,; to _.11
t ICLIi-_C prca;o_�.ir.L' frcrn the ri---.t.
D.-,. vehicle shall not occupy e.ry strees so as to costzuct tr sfic.
k7',-Pec:estr�c.:,s eke:,U llave the right. of way at street: ir_tersecticr_e.
rl_d corssin&z,, vehicles the right of way b.etweer_ i, ersecticr_s ar_d.
crosoir s.
F.-Fe destri.�a_s crea.,ir_g strE ets at corners shall pL:,ss ever suc,,. crtiom
of t',le street as dire included within the fires cf the siderrald forojecte4
and r_ct dia.gcrally.
G.-Pcdostric'ns traveling or the sidewalks she'll '_seep to t7re`right.
SECTIO17 V.
Signals. I
A. i. vehid.els dr'-ver, :ihen slcwir_g Cr stoppir_ sh_11 give �Iirely
..ilral Iy h.oldiro t7.o left ._,__rc. cut of the ve;.icle at an <a_! -le
oelcva the level of the :;r_culder.
B.r 11. veaicle+s driver, al-_er_ c="bout tc turn_ either froA;a c. stand still
or while in T.)oti cr_, shall dive E. tir.,ely sigr_:.;1 by holdir.� i:c:'r_d cut
of vehicle indicatii,e the directior it which tile tarn is tc be
that is, for a left lta:cd turf,, the c_r;ver c.1 :��ctcr veP)i 1 ohould_
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extaY�d .ais left hc_nd or c ,,, t_],� _._ v, ,.i ae ces
_drivir,, et L. levai
vlith his shoulder ar-ci fen r_;'It 'tc,,,__-:d turn_ the eiriver cf ve'r:icle
Nl_::.11 e,-te _d }lis ].eft }:u;-r.c'. cut cf -Ll e
ae
'rE:.1Se =�iS left ..�,:=d t6aOti'c' _.: 1!='V21. Of
C .-The Cr:77eT cY :�!C tC1' 4e:-
--Cie _e -
_,-:kculd ::cur_d n.is ._Or - belcra
s uc}iir.e ir_ c ior,
D.- The driver of s, T,104!,cr ve,I c..1e cal E ive a_:ple 1rc.rri2'?_ be cre
I';s The driver cf etcr t'e'.ic10 r..,00trt tc:ev�arta}<e JaSs
ve,icle slir,ll ive .-_:>1 1 ci_'• iF _ c _ b f > irg.
F.-It sh;_ 11 be t'].e d cf
tc
t:1P, t C iC@ any
sicr cr
tC Uz1rscr Cr prcperty
or €'r_,r v;it}1',which he inc,,, be corrected.
G,- Scur.d S4 Sn^I s L.le c'ic
- = .__e a fcr reces xy tia�r�ik.�.
TT �]„CTIC3 FI.
r:.- Every .:actor ti-e`<icle, r.'iii ei r
-I 1' er 0- the
"J is strr cts cf tlke citj of
_1-i ply t r
'tilt: .L;_-:rlO<! fr011'. Ci^e hcur palter 6U:'.set tc C:_e -cui, before
r P.C' 11—; or the rE"Lr _-':.eriacf Cr ttiic VhitJ light or t,'•:� lr0_^"i,
thereof, the 'V7}lite 11 'f!t5 c-f h'_''.1 Cif. :;1'_C.11 Je iiiS':ule at lecst
one hunCred fuft feet i._, the C.ircctic?2 i_ ..: _i Ci'_ sCzC _:70 tCY'
VE:}li Cle. is ;'Jrccee(irg or _�... lilrFii l�roVcdir ?, thPt 1i-otcrc -ciec S8all
be rP.glk7.rol to C,1SD1'e..y 0L0 1. or_'__; f_or t t}=erecf, chowinc
Vi Siblc,t CSt l.c:_st cy-e -nrc1 ref. f==t f'::-O-t in ti"le
directicY- iI: Ci}li Cik. 6d ld r',iCt c L'c c l-e s,__; rcct=e C'.i_
durd the eri CC t iex0 i I' bcf c1,6 k7e1'_ti r- e' .
D.-The fret liErlts cf si_ be sit. er equi_z,r_-C,.
With
c
C ^ -
1 ere ur;r- fret.
which 1'._u.y be � U'C-"L tl CC.1iy CC_1t Merl
CI'.--ver cl s C'r_
vehic7-e ti^iithir the li:I:itU Of Cit
t} -
y c_' „�1i hell, .,_ .._at:;lam--
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on the front of such vehicle lights of such L F-.ea_ -ee of oriahtn_ess
to tE:Yn to confuse Cli iTiE rS Cf vehicles a4: i7rCc'sCili nfc; C:C` i'::CY""]. i1L; in an
opposite d.i:_ecticn_ from such motor vehicle.
C.- Every motor veViele, except a motorcycle, driven uDor_ cry street
or the City sh .h be Trcvided with two sets of i :eperder.tly opera-tod
III
UrB.;.es in geed working order, either one of rhich, sets must be`
sufficient to stop the drive wheels of the vehicle and prevent.
it fron turning while the vehicle is in motion_. Every moturcycle
driven upon any stroet must be _ilrcvi jed with a brw;lc.e in good. CicrYir6
order sufficient to stop the drive wheel thereof and prevent it
from turning while the vehicle is in motion.
D.-Avery motor vehicle driven upon (ny street mutt be provided_ wit-1
horn or other crevice for signalling, sufficient under all
Co'".Otions to give tinely warnina of its anyrcac'h.
ACTION VII.
Speed.
A.-Y e motor vehicle shall be driver_ on any street at a Sronter
i to of speed thc_r_ fifteen miles per hour or on any crassw .lt or
street intersection at a Lree"ter speed than ten riles per hour.
B.- No horse shall le ridden or driven on any Street at a Zre,_ter
cote of speed than ter_ miles -rheur or on any crosow&IJ or street
intersection at a Erecter speed thsn six miles y r hour.
C. A vehicle in inking turns or in corssirg ether streets and
cross'd:Cl_'s and in paoOn[ other ve'Ydcle.s shall Cie se with great
caution.
D.- A vehicle shall not croon a sid.ewclk to or from an alley, lot,
or building, except very slowly and with great caution.
h.-7cthirL herein_ contained shall be construed to prohibit _f_icerc,
e; ratan, LnC vehicles of the fire lepaxtDort and yoiice '
Ge" w tment of the city from -y rocee On3 at such rate of speed as
ony be necessary for the proper discharge of their ren;ective Cuties.
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SIICTIOIT VII1.
Rectri ctior; it T e <_->rd tc Vehicles.
A.- It shall be urlLt=,'fu1 fOr ,._Y t;1e c1 .ir,teel=
rC'az s t "x _ - - -
c ive wr .:C cc_ Ven c .e u ,-.tree is cz
It shi.,il be ur7 es;ful i cr eraor_ e .usa Cr
Vehicle cvm_ed by hi.;: tC be __"ice-. -., treets cf Y.wlis ell
by any persor urd.er thic; &,Ee cf i,ct:k k r.re.
L. No Jursor_ sL�..l.l c-I�e__. ' LB C:.' rt11:, C--- —teYi )t tC CJ9Z•�,te Cr r'U.,
a ;C'LC"PCj C'ie rC'ki: _ ;e C6 tii=i'
L L+ ...e"t ccr_le
c
4i frCra .n.l'_y theT ;t7CSltiCf C-nc Le
seat thereof .
C.-In gall cases Vehicle 1 s b vit. eriver out cf
build.ir_S E�r.d aCm,'c a deti: 1'•, the c?.-'iver t_,ereo- must, — are
crivi—c sucl: ve:,icJe ..c :z5S . _cIr s' xc.er�;l�., slop such ve?.icle r.*it_l.ir
tia'ee feet cf tl:e 3idew,,-l1•',
hcrr Cr C't'ler uev1C6 -i'ei: 11� --C. b �l�i .'rG-? i' ^_CC :;.r0.
iLlydec-'ate.ly drive sucl: ve''..icie i C ':S s:`eC,�:. cf
ct tc exceed tlsee _:kile:s p:>"r Hour.
Ha -person, Vil'llle ir_t CXi"C:A6C., ^'i2811 C-r".ve c'ny VE:1:iC18 C"" Tl%e
anync_s _r ct-,;r _,i:;- -Y e
't- t.
i'rL r t:"L^ Cp er2,ti or. Cf a `';Ct Cr
V E'.'i 1.1 Ule, shL.11 drive ,.r e:ry street witilir t_'ke
irr_er fire linits of t]-,, Cite
P. ;o Vehicle shL-li be :91CCp_,C'Cl YJl t'' it, 1Cf- SiCie GC ti1C Crixrb.
G.- 117o horse or vei s:he:.11 ':e stcp -, "
xicle i -1 it t_lirty feet Cl ar
fire hyd.rL;nt.
H.-T?c ve''_i,cic be ::tr'__ f sC to Cbs`"ruct c.ry street cr
cr-s.: "wcl1
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J. --'To Ve].ic'le she-.li be E. i''_Ver aCrOr';; - -ticse Ce'lor iy,, tC t_2r•
City, excey t ever suit.:,_-. oc trio ,r:ce 1'CT cerssir: s:,-c:. :cse,
prcvided by
I .-10 persor: Shall lec'Ve 1lOtOr Vt',hicle. Sta'.'C'irj. ir= =y street
with the e;^_E ire :-unnlrf , U;aeS:: SUCK TIlOtOr Ve;'11G1e �'Je G:ttE_^_C.ed Dy
p rsor_ proficient ir_ the operc-Aicn_ cf sucli motor vehicle.
v.-Svlzer_ever a Tnotcr vehicle is stcp,pcd or pc,rked vrithir: the city
1ir;its z1,. lights .;h_ l be tuir_ed off cr d.inned.. '
I:. -It shall be unlawful tc _ rk any vehicle or the olapcsitc: side
of the street facir_g fire er_trc.r_ce of any fire sta.ticr_ fcr the
space of ore -half block.
SE CTI07 IX.
1To persor shall throw cr drop any tack, rc.il, glass,
crecr:ery, tin_ can, or loose beard or. ary street.
iECTION X.
The liayor, wher_ he ccrs'id.ers the ;:)ublic safety requires it,
rjE.y further regulate or prohibit in .,,,hole or it part traffic on
cry _cart of any street for c. -r, :�ricd Cf time r_et e;,cee;'_ir; ter_ days.
SECTIOPd XI. '
Ary person viclatir_g any of the -.rcvisicrs this Ordir_.rce
shall, u.:)cr corvictier_ thereo;, be pur_ished by a fire cf not less
tihar five dollas•s r_cr T;1cre t?:Ian_ one hundred dollars, cr by
i prieor,ier_t it the city jail for a period not exceed_irL�, fifty
days, cr both siicr fire sr..d irprisorinert.
Si,CTION XII.
Ordi-_cxce Y umber 340 cf the City cf Yalispell ,;.._. Ell other
rdiru. cos :.r_d _certs ,cf crr':i r; _ ces ir_ conflict I:-Tr,'Wi to ...re `lereby
SECTIO1 =I.
Ir tiie cpiricr. of t:ze City Cou-r_cil the pace e cf t;'!.is
crc7.ir_�,_ce is r_ece;eary fcr tie irLieCiate preserv,-Aior of t'_l.a ,ublic
"ety d r.r eT.rrer�; :rcy is, therefore cecic.reC: tc
erQin.-nce shall' tslce effect witair_ 10 days from its :bass,. e surd
�C�ova,l 1 y the Yayor.
Passed or first ree.dir;- this
Porllally passed wrd cpp-cved this
day cf
day cf
i9133.
1^U3.
163
State cf Menton
County of Tlanl d SS.
City of __ Aspen
I, A. G. St: nsy, C130k of the City of Zt-.lisnell
1: c'n ra.,, c,c :ere y ce1 i ' t_ ton the Onj dLy of SeptF cor 192
,
I POOM L copy of the irregoina U_HO_nce _:o. S76 it m,, cfrice rnz
thut sLne rjnAned pc ted for __ .d cf five c.z,; s thereafter, , _cd
that the fore„cir_g record jR a ture copy of the crdinance as
uwsed sy tko Council.
Dated this /Qat — day afi 1923
G. =i:;l, City C rk.