[Adopted 1-8-1929]
The transportation, towing or moving of any
device, article, machine or structure in width in excess of eight
feet and of a weight or construction likely to damage the street surfaces,
subsurface structures or other street appurtenances and those structures,
poles or appurtenances lawfully erected upon any street easement over
or along any street, avenue, place, highway or other public place
in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, used for purposes of highway passage,
is hereby prohibited except under the following regulations:
A.
No such transportation, towing or moving of any such
device, article or machine in width in excess of eight feet shall
be carried on on any holiday, Saturday or Sunday.
B.
No such device, article, machine or structure shall
be transported, towed or moved on any such street, avenue, place,
highway or other public place used for purposes of highway passage
on skids, drags or other nonwheeled vehicles or upon any caterpillar
treads or tractor treads or on any other type of wheels other than
rubber-tired wheels of a sufficient number and size so that the load
upon the street surface shall at no time be in excess of 1,000 pounds
per square inch under said wheels, or any of them. Should the nature
and character of the device, article, machinery or structure be such
that it cannot be moved on rubber-tired wheels, then such vehicle
shall be transported, towed or moved on planks or skids not less than
two inches in thickness and laid continuously before the device, article,
machine or structure so that it at no time shall come into contact
with the street pavement and so that the load upon the street surface
at the points of application shall at no time and place be in excess
of 1,000 pounds per square inch.
C.
The transportation, towing and moving of any device,
article, machine or structure as above described shall at all times
be under the supervision of the Chief of Police, who is hereby authorized
to make such additional requirements therefor as, in his opinion,
special circumstances of each case may require.
This Article is to be liberally construed for
the prevention of interference with highway traffic and for the protection
of streets and highways in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson. Should
any part of this Article be in conflict with or in contravention of
any law, rule or regulation of the State of New York relating to highways
and to traffic thereupon, the balance of this shall not be deemed
to be affected by such conflict or contravention.
