100 years ago

may 6, 1909

Ordinance No. 341

Passed by Council May 3, 1909

Published in Marion Record May 6, 1909

An Ordinance Relating to Automobiles and Other Motor Vehicles.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Marion, Kansas.

Section One:—That it shall be unlawful for any person to drive, run, conduct or propel any automobile or other motor vehicle propelled by steam, electricity, gasoline, gas or other such substance on any street or alley within the City of Marion, Kansas, at a rate of speed exceeding ten miles per hour.

Section Two:—Any person driving, running or in charge of any vehicle mentioned in Section One of this Ordinance shall cause the same to come to a full stop whenever it shall appear that any horse or other animal driven or ridden by any person on any street or alley of said city is frightened at or is about to become frightened at said vehicle, and shall cause said vehicle to remain standing still until such horse or animal has passed.

Section Three:—Every vehicle named or mentioned in said Section One, owned or kept in said city and running on any street or alley thereof after sundown, shall be equipped with a white light in front that can be plainly seen at least one hundred yards, and shall have affixed to and kept on the rear end thereof in a place where the same shall by plainly visible, the number of said vehicle in figures not less than six inches in length, with the letter “M” of same size placed beside said figures, and after sundown every such vehicle shall be equipped with a light attached to the rear and thereof in such a position as to cause said number to be plainly visible for at least one hundred feet from the rear end of said vehicle; and the owner of person in charge of or driving said vehicle shall sound an alarm on approaching any street crossing at least fifty feet therefrom.

Section Four:—The owner, lessee or person having charge of any vehicle mentioned in this ordinance kept in said city of Marion, shall upon the taking effect hereof, cause the same to be registered with the City Clerk, who shall assign to said vehicle a number and shall enter said number in a record to be kept by him in his office, together with the name of the owner or lessee of said vehicle and his place of residence, and the owner or lessee of said vehicle shall annually thereafter cause the same to be registered as aforesaid in the office of said Clerk, and shall pay said Clerk a registration fee of one dollar for each registration so made by him.

Section Five:—Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

Section Six:—Ordinance No. 305 relating to Automobiles is hereby repealed.

Section Seven:—This Ordinance shall take effect upon its publication in the official city paper.

Approved May 3, 1909

Isaac Good, Mayor

Attest:

Thos. W. Bown,

City Clerk

Grant township had more common school graduates than any township in the county at the last diploma examination, having 19. They also have the scholarship of the county, being won by Miss Emilie Bauer, who secured the highest grades at the examination.

Ed Freeland is putting down a cement walk on the east side of his place on Walnut Street.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vinduska are the parents of a daughter, born last Sunday.

F.L. Dockstader of the Palace Livery received his new Buick automobile last Tuesday and will run it in connection with his livery. It is a fine twenty-two horsepower car and is at your service, driven by a careful driver. It has been in demand since the minute it was put in commission.

The installation service at the Presbyterian church is being held tonight.

The cement sidewalk by the Methodist church has been completed.

The old schoolhouse at Lincolnville is being torn down, preparatory to building the new one.

Friday night was the coldest weather known in these parts for this time of year. Nearly all fruits were frozen and other vegetation injured more or less. But at this writing it seems to be warm enough to suit us.

There are a good many cases of measles in town.

A good watch would make a very desirable graduation present. For prices and style see Bowen, the Jeweler.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman of Elk were in town Saturday, completing arrangements to have the bodies of their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Riggs and daughter Louisa, moved from the old cemetery to Highland cemetery. The beautiful stone, the tree with the vine growing around it, that has been on exhibition in front of F.R. Frobenius’ place, is to mark their resting place in Highland.