In the fall of 1926, Susanville installed stop signs at the intersection of Main and Weatherlow Streets, citing safety concerns and to control speeding somewhat. It was by and large ignored. That was going to change. City Police Chief, Lannie Long made it known that beginning on November 21, it would be enforced and tickets issued.
Motorists for the most part obliged and those who did not yield to a full stop were initially given a warning. However old habits are hard to break, and soon motorists started going back to their old ways and and breezing through the stop signs. A crack down had begun and tickets issued. During the week of December 16, 1926 nineteen tickets were issued for failure to stop, including well known local attorney Hardin “Finn” Barry. The fine $5.00. By spring motorists were generally in compliance, and tickets became less frequent.