The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-02
'FETHERSTON TELLS
MODEL D. s. G. PLAN
Street Cleaning Commissioner
Describes District Which
He VIII Install.
MOTOR LAW INADEQUATE
Safety First Society Believes
Automobile Problem Is
Mostly Traffic.

About .hfty members OF the citizens
Street Irsnic Committee Of Greater New
Nori' and their guests attended an infor-
NAL luncheon at the Automobile Club of
America yesterday. at which J. 7. Fethcr-
sion. Commissioner of street Cleaning.
spoke on the model district which he pro
poses to Install IN that section of the city
known Ms No IN his department This
district IL bounded by the East River.
| Twelfth street to with avenue north To
Twenty second street. west to Sixth ave-
nue.. north 10 Forteth street and south
Of Fortieth street to the East River. In
this model district. and providing the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment can see
clear TO grant the appropriation. the
Commissioner wishes to install modern
equipment for street cleaning. flushing.
sweeping. refuse collecting and for the
handling of garbage in improved types
Of receptacles enclosed and mechanically
operated.
The open dump now located immsdi-
ately adjacent to Bellevue Hospital will be
removed to Twentieth street, where a
properly enclosed dump will he con-
structed, This equipment will be de
SlEufb WIN proper regard 10 It's utlUtN
for snow removal, and in addition to the
substantial savings in maintenance and
interest on Investment tho elimination
Of nuisance and menace to health result.
Ing from open collection cans open collec.
ton carts and open waterfront dumps IL
IL expected that great Improvement will
be secured In opening up the streets
quickly after such snOwstorms as pre-
vailed during the last winter.
pbotoRrunha axhibifp1 lax the Cpntp,ie-
soncr were exceptionally interesting.
Examples of the present manner In which
refuse IL allowed to stand. awaiting the
collection carts. and the lNck of equip
ment in his department for the proper
cleaning Of the streets were conspicuous.
Among other speakers were w y. Emo,
the traffic expert and = W. Taylor OF
the Rider aud Driucr.
The resolution to repeal the ordinance
requiring the installation OF oil separators
in all garages has been reported out OF
the Welfare Committee of the Board OF
Aldermen by vote OF to q The auto
mobile dealers and garagemen who have
been fighting the ordinance are highly
pleased with the progress made thus far.
They confidently expect that when the re-
peal comes up next Tuesday for action
in the Board of Aldermen 1t will
he sustained and the separators will be
done away with.
The Safety First Society believes the
present motor vehicle law is inadequate
and that the problem OF automobile regu-
/ lation to-day IL mainly traffic problem.
and as such involves the study OF hui
man characteristics and human emotions
That the driver should be licensed in
stead OF the car IN the contention of the
socicty's officers. who would provide that
the drivers license fee be graduated in
accordance with privileges granted, to cor
respond with the present method Of grad
uated taxation upon the car.
They contend that 1t IL no longer n
problem OF machine design or machine
regulation, nor Is 1t problem OF regu-
ldting the glldcd and irresponsible minor
ity. The principal use Of the automobile
license number AT the present time is to
identify the vehicle in which some Of
fender against the law IL riding. There
after II remains to Identify the offender
himself. This Is only one of several
amendments TO which the committees of
the Safety First Society have given con.
/ sideration and n complete draft of the
proposed amendments will be announced
shortly
William Bondy. chairman OF the COM
mittee on legislation and enforcement, has
sailed for "A six weeks tour OF Europe.
where he will study the traffic conditions
and Investigate automobile laws and regu.
lations for the purpose of Incorporating
any which seem desirable In the amend
ments to the motor vehicle law Of this
State. Mr.. Bondy will meet Ogden l..
Mills president of the Safety First So
ciety. who IL now in Europe. and will
report his observations and recommended
lions upon his return early In August.