The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-13

These are some OF the important
provisions In the new ordinance for
the regulation of automobiles prepared
by Chief Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Richard I. Lawson. The measure
viii 60 before the common council
committee or ordinances for consid-
GRAFTON. Monday, and will be reported
to the council Tuesday night.
II don't know whether the commit.
tee or council will indorse that pro-
vision, designating the business dis
trict of the city as all that territory
lying inside the four-mile circle" said
+ Mr.. Lawson, but / put II In, anyway.
certainly think IL ought to stand. IL
II stands, II means that no automobile
win be able to travel faster than 10
miles an hour within q radius of four
miles Of the city hall. The state law
provides that the speed OF automo-
biles In the business district Of any
corporation shall be 10 miles an hour,
is miles an hour outside OF the busi-
ness district In the city and 25 miles
In the country. We cannot change the
provisions OF the state law In regard
: to the speed Of automobiles in business
districts, but think we have the right
to say what territory shall comprise
the business district. I would like 70
make test case on the point, any
way
The four-mile circle in Detroit takes
IN all territory bounded on the east
N BY the boulevard: on the west by
Peter Cooper-ave.; on the north by
Bancroft-aye., and or. the south by
the Detroit river.
The ordinance Is not expected to-
pass the council as presented. For
instance, u is likely that the provi.
4 sion for autos to keep six feet away
from street cars, as provided In the
z police regulations, will be eliminated
II the clause, suggested by Aid. Sher.
q man Littlefleld, for autos to stop on
approaching stationary street car
At crossings, be allowed to stand. The
\ later provision will 60 before the
council, even IL turned down by the
z committee, Aid. Littlefield being de-
termined to push this provision as the
most important In the ordinance.
II shall see to II that my pro
4 preaching q stationary street car on
4 street crossings, goes before the
B council" said Mr.. Littlefeld. IF the
committee should decide against the
provision. shall bring 1t In through
minority report. The provision TO
make the machines stay six feet
away from the cars when passing
them may be all right In way, but
Il cannot be as effective as the pro-
vision bringing the autos to stop.
Anyone standing on the rear platform
would know whether an automobile
stops at street crossing, but II
would be difficult to tell whether II
kept six feet away In passing. There
fore, there would be more likelihood
not the auto drivers respecting the
fopping ordinance than the provi-
N 10 keep six feet away from the
Police Commissioner Croul is
ting the stopping provision pretty
IA: he thinks IL Ii going to inter
NJ with his traffic regulations. II is
fact. however, that the six-foot pro
vision has not been respected in the
Daof. and when I asked Mr.. Croul In
the ,committee meeting why II had
hot been enforced, he mumbled some
thing, but don't know Just what II
was. He 10 enforcing It now, though,
because he doesn't want my ordinance
to 70 through. The people want It,
though, and so do many drivers OF
automobiles.
Recently have had owners OF au-
fomobiles come to me and state that
!. the stopping provision In my ordi.
nance was good thing for the pub
lie. hope 1t will go through, be-
cause am satisfied that something
Of the sort II needed to protect peo-
pie from certain automobile drivers
who. apparently, have no regard for
\ the rights OF those on foot"
Mr.. Lawson suggests in the six
foot provision that the dead line" be
marked by the placing Of white bricks
In the pavement at the crossings. He
argued with The Times that the dead
line would be Just as effective as tho
stopping idea, but finally admitted
that II would be OF little service when
covered up with snow.
Mr.. lawson hopes that the provi.
sions against the emitting OF smoke
and gasoline fumes by autos, and ex
pIosions In the streets. will be allow.
"a TO stand. Most explosions are caus
\ ed by defective carburation and Mr.
Lawson Is convinced that they can be
prevented
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