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Show MAKE STRICTER LAW ON AUTO SPEEDING Because It it virtually impoealble to secure a convict 1011 under existing speed ordinance! of autoists and others who exceed the speed limit, the city commission today revised the ordinance by eliminating all reference to an exact ex-act speed limit. The new ordinance provides that no self propelled vehicle shall be driven on any street of the city at a speed that it Is not reasonable and proper, nor shall It be driven in such manner as to endanger life and limb. Opposing the new ordinance was Commissioner Henry W. Lawrence, who held that too great latitude is giveavto the drivers of the vehicles that are to be regulated by the ordinance. Mayor Park and Commissioner Keyser took the view that the old ordinance eould not be enforced literally. It was argued ar-gued that the term reasonable speed changes with different conditions. It was contended that other citiee have adopted and ere enforcing with succese such sn ordinance as that adopted this morning. A specific speed limit was made, however, for vehicles at street crossings cross-ings and oa bridges and viaducts. A ten mile limit was fixed for such cases. The ordinance requires that all motor Cropelled vehicles must have the num-er num-er dicplayed conspicuously at the front of the car as well as the rear |