Through Streets and Stop Intersections.  


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  • (1) 
    Designation. All enactments by the Common Council, pursuant to Secs. 349.07 and 349.08 of the Wisconsin Statutes, designating and establishing arteries for through traffic, or designating stop intersections or designating a yield right of way intersection, or designating intersections controlled by traffic controlled signals, or designating automobile stops for the protection of school children, are incorporated into this Chapter by reference, and the City Clerk shall keep a record of all such enactments, including any amendments or additions thereto.
    (1a) 
    Turns at Traffic Signals. All enactments by the Common Council, pursuant to Sec. 346.37(1)(c)1. of the Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the regulation of vehicular turning movements at a red traffic control signal, are incorporated into this Chapter by reference, and the City Clerk shall keep a record of all such enactments, including any amendments or additions thereto.
    (2) 
    Erection of Signs. A stop sign shall be placed on each street intersection, such street or portion thereof, designated as an artery for through traffic. Every stop sign shall be located as close as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the approach side of the intersection, or, if none, at the nearest line of the intersecting roadway.
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    Vehicles to Stop. Every operator of a vehicle approaching an official stop sign shall cause such vehicle to stop in the manner prescribed by Sec. 346.46 of the Wisconsin Statutes.