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Whereas, Ea�t Locust Street from Main Street ta North Fit'th
Avenue and Fifth Avenue fro� East Locust 3traet to East �inn
3treet in tha Gity of Canton, I113nois, are also the roadKays oY
two Illinois 3tate Bond Is�ue Routee, namely, Nu�bers 9 and 78;
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Whereas, these two 3te,te Routes are used by vehicular traffie �
going bath north arid south, and east and weat through a�d 3n said
Cit�y; a great deal of said tratfic being heavy truck$, and ffiueh
traPfic ie conatantly incre�sing; and
Whereaa, the Qanton Intarnational Harveater Plant is nes�r
Fifth Anenue and a greQt deal of ita matar3ala, supplies, and
manuPactured prcducts are tranaported by heavy trta.cks, which
constantly uae these streets for trangportation; and
Whereas, the�e said streets are narrow, having the Pollowing
widthe from curb to curb, to-wit;
Eaet Locust Street from Main Street to North Third
Avenue 36 feet
East Locuat Street from North Third Avenue to DTorth Fitth
Avenue 2b feet
Fifth Avenue Prom East Locust 3treat to East Chestaut
street 37.7 fe�t
Fifth Avenue from Eaet Chestnut Street to Eas� Linn
Street 30 Peet
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Whereas, ae nea.r ag aan be determined, the properties
ad�oining �eaid streets are used for the following purposes,
to-wit;
assolin� Service Stations 8
Busin�ffis 28
Churehes !�
Dwelli�gs 115
and that ia eeveral of the dwellings, businease� are eonducted
and that severe�l of the businees e�tablishmsnta or churchea have
no parkiag t'acilities availeble; and
Wherea$, theae said streets are paved with concrete but
because af age and constant and heavy use are in b ad conditi,on
and ar� in ne�d of replacensent or repair for which funda me� be
availa.ble from either the State at` Tllinois or Fed�ral Govarr�ment
if p�rking is prohibited og said streeta; and
Wherea�, the Mayor and City Council of the C3ty oP Canton,
Illinois, for the rea.son� abone set forth find i� ia necessetry
beoauae of trat'fic conditiona, now, �and in the f'utur�, to prohibit
the parking on both sides of said streete.
Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CDUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CANTON, ILLINOIS:
3ection l. DEF'INITIONS. - Whenever in this Ordinance
the following terma or words are used, they shall have ascribed
to them the Following meanings:
Good� - All per�onal property permitted by law to be
tranaported on the public streets and highwa9a.
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ORDINAIdCE NO.�Coat �d.
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Park or Parking - To �at�nd a vehicle for a period of ti�tte -
greater th+�n i� reasonably nece�sary for the actual loading or
unloading of paaaengars.
Pa$senger - Any person other than the driver occupying
a nehicle.
Side, or Side of Street - Thst portion of said street
or highway lying irmnediately ad�acent to and abutting the curb
line of �a�id strea� or highway.
Yehicle �* Every device, upon which any per$on or gooda
ia, or ma�'�ransported or drswn upoa a $treet or highway.
Section 2. PARRING PROHIBITID - No pereon ahell park �
�vehicle on either si e o ast cus Street from Main Street to
Ncrth Fifth Avenue or on either side of Fi�th Aver�e Prom East
Loaue� Stre�t to Eeat �+inn Street in the City oP Canton, Illi.nois,
eacept for ein in�erval oP no lmnger than ten minutes for the
purpose oP loading or unloading passengere or gooda, provided,
howev�r, �het the �'oregoing exception ehall not apply to that
portion oP East Locust Street �rv�n Ncrth Third Avenue to North
FiPth Avanue in said City, where, because oP the narroWneas oP
that por�ion of eaid street, there ahall be r�o parking on �ithmr
side except Por the actual loading and unloading of passengars.
Ssction 3. FOSTING OF SIGNS - The 3uperintendent of
Street� shall, immed a e � a er e ePfective date of this
Ordinance, poet eign� along aaid streets apprising the public
of the proviaions of this Ordinanee.
3ection !�. PENAIl�Y - Any peraon who aha�ll be fowad
gu3lty of a viclativn"�`o�any of the provisions of thi� Ordinance
ehell be sub�ect to a fine of not less than Five Dollars (�5•00)
nor more than Two Hundred Dollars C�200.00) for each offense.
�ection 5. EFFECTI�E - This Ordinance shall be in
ePf�ct ten days after�s�pa�ssage by the City Councll, approval
by the Mayor and publiaation aacording to law and aPter the poating
oP signa as providad by 3ection 3 of this Ordinance.
_�ED BY TIiE ITY COIII�CIL at a reguler meeting held an
the ..,� da� of A. D. , 1965.
APPROVED BY HE MAY�R this ���,. d�y of A. D., 1965.
APPR4VED
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