The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
MERCHANTS WANT CITY TO WIDEN
 FAIRFIELD AVE

At a public hearing before the ordi- nance committee of the common coun- cil held last. night in the council chamber to discuss traffic ordinances. the Bridgeport Business Mems associa- ton submitted the following recom- mendations:t
 from Main street to Water street by three feet; one foot to be taken from the sidewalk on the south side of Fairfield avenue and two feet from the sidewalk on the north side That teams be prohibited from backing up to the curb on any street in the center of the city without a special permit.
 That between the hours of a. m. and D. m., motor vehicles be limited to one hour at the curb of streets in the center of the city and be prohibit ed from parking at all within 25 feet of the corner of street.
 That vehicles laden with materials which protrude beyond the tail board be prohibited from turning the corner of Main street and Fairfield avenue.
 These recommendations were in an swer to resolutions submitted at the last meeting of the common council which propose ordinances to cover the situations. Another ordinance has been proposed to compel automobiles
 
 passing through the center of the city. On this proposed ordinance the busi- ness men had no recommendation to make.
 The recommendations of the busi- ness men were presented by John T. Hub bard, the secretary of the associa- ton.
 F. T. Staples of the Bridgeport Au- tomobile club, who followed MT. Hub bard said:
 'I am opposed to making straight traffic rules at Main street and Fair field avenue. do not believe such rules will relieve the situation. If the trolley cars ran straight at this point it would relieve the situation some. They interfere more than do the vehi- cles. If this was not a transfer point there would not be as much conges- ton there. do not think Bridgeport ought to make rules that will not harmon1ze with those of other cities in the state.''
 Others who opposed straight traffic at this point were s. c. Parker, man ager of the Rowland Dry Gods Co, R. T. Rock, F. D. Bell, Ralph M. Frederick, l.. R. Brown, and B. L. Graves
 The latter favored doing away with the traffic officer at that point. He likened the officer to a bronze image.
  point interfered with traffic instead of keeping 1t moving.
 S. c. Cole, real estate operator, sug- gested sending traffic down State 1 street and through Water street as a means of relieving the situation.
 Supt.l c. H. Chapman of the Con l nectfcut Go. denied that the trolley | cars interfered with traffic by turn Ing corners at Fairfield avenue and Main street.
 Formerly all cars from Stratford l and Fairfield came in and turned city oops. Now we run all those cars straight down Fairfield avenue rom Fairfield to Stratford. The East Main and Oak street cars which formerly turn ed the corner have been re-routed in to Golden Hill and Water streets, thus avoiding the corner in the center of the city. The only cars that now turn the corner at Main street are the Bar mum avenue cars and the State street Connecticut Go. can do any more to ! alleviate the situation at this point 7 E
 When the discussion of the ordi-1 nance against parking vehicles in the center of the city was taken up, F. w. 1 Bolande opposed limiting the parking of vehicles to 5 or 20 minutes as he said this time limit would not be fair ! 0 merchants. MT. Cole thought the ,ime limit should be one hour. F. D. | Bell told how traffic is regulated i.1 Fifth avenue, New York. s. c. Parker 'aid that vehicles moved in and out of Cannon street more rapidly than vas supposed and while the street was 1sed for a parking place cars were lot left there for very long periods. MT. Parker told of a record of which le kept of the cars that came in and put of the street from December g to December IA. The first day 82 cars were parked in the street; 2nd day, 6; 3rd day, 93; 4th day, 84; 9th day, '21.
 George s. Hill, president of the po- Ice board, said something would have o be done soon to keep Cannon, John nd Middle streets free and. prevent ng their use as parking stations.
 Thirty minutes or possibly an houc 5 time enough to allow any vehicle 0 stand in these streets" he said. | After a diseussion of the headlight uestion the Hearing closed. The com aittee will report it's decision at the ( ext meeting of the common council.