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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6515ORDINANCE NO. 651F «- N AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6312; FIXING THE ROUTE THROUGH THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO BE USED BY CERTAIN TRUCKS TRANSPORTING FREIGHT ON U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 70 AND U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 65; FIXING PENALTIL'S FOR VIOL M ONS; REPEALING ALL ORDI- NANCES IN CONFLICT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IT QRDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE .,ROOK,,.-. SECTION 1. From and after the passage of this ordinance all freight or other commodities transported through Little Rock on U. S. Higtray No. 70 by 'L-,-.lick shall use the following route: When approaching Little hock from the North, said trucks shall proceed South from the Broadway bridge to 9th and Broadway, thence west on 9th Street to Cross Street, thence South on Cross Street to Wright Avenue, thence west on Wright Avenue to Asher Avenue, thence west on Asher Avenue to the city limits. When approaching Little Rock from the South on Highway 70, said trucks shall proceed east on Asher Avenue to its junction with Wright Avenue, thence east on Wright Avenue to Cross Street, thence North on Cross Street to 9th Street, thence east on 9th Street to Broadway, thence North on Broadway to Broadway bridge and across same. SECTION 2. From and after the passage of this ordinance all freight or other commodities transported through Little Rock on U.S. Highway 65 by truck shall use the following route: When approaching Little Rock from the North, said trucks, shall proceed from the Broadway bridge south on Broadway Street to llth Street, thence east on 11th Street to Rock btreet, thence south on Rock Street to East Twenty -first Street, thence east on Twenty- -first Street to Barber Street, thence South on Barber Street to its junction with U.b. Highway No. 65, thence West on U.S. Highway 65 to the city limits. When approaching Little nock frnm the South on Highway 65, said truaks,shall proceed east from the city limits to the, junction of 'Barber Street with Highway 65, thence North on Barber Street to East Twenty -first Street, thence west on East Twenty -first Street to Rock Street, thence North on Rock Street to 11th Street, thence on 11th Street to Broadway,-thence North on Broadway to the Broadway Bridge. SECTION 3. Ordinance No. 6312 is amended in accordance with the foregoing provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this ordinance. .4 SECTION 4. In the event that any shipment by truck on any of the U• S. Highways mentioned City of Little Rock is destined of Little Rock, the appropriate 1 and 2 of this ordinance shall on it nearest the point of dest route may b.e a boundary. above originates outside the �bt ar_pbint within the City routes as described in Sections be followed until the point ination is reached when said SECTION 5. -In the wwabt that any shipment by truck ,on any.U. S. Highways mentioned above originates within the City of Little Roch and is destined for a point outside the City of Little Rock, said shipment is transported on the appropriate route as described in Sections 1 and 2 of this ordinance, at the point nearest the place of origin,..bf,'said shipment and said route shall be followed thenceforth. SECTION 6. "Truck" is defined to be any vehicle or common carrier for hire propelled by an oil or gasoline engine, and designed to carry a load of one thousand pounds or more exclusive of the empty weight of the vehicle. SECTION 7. Any person, firm, or corporation who drives or operates a truck in violation of the terms of this ordi- nance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court shall pay a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) not more than One Hundred Dollars 0100.00)0 SECTION 8. The regulation of traffic on t'De streets of Little Rock being vital to the public- peace, health and safety an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED: January 18, 1943 ATTEST: y er . APPROVED: Mayor. I