New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

Parking ordinances and censorship of moving pictures took the attention of the common council for a large portion of the two hour session last evening. The parking matter came first and it seemed that nearly every member of the council had an idea on the subject and was willing to un- timber when the chance offered. The following resolution offered by the ordinance committee preCipitated the debate and in the end it went through with one slight change. No vehicles shall be permitted to stand or remain longer than 40 minutes on or along Main street on either side thereof be- tween Lafayette street and Chestnut street and no vehicles shall be permit ted to stand finger than five con- secutive minutes along the west side of Main street between Court street and Walnut street or along either side of Chestnut or Church streets between Main and Elm streets or on West Main street from Main to Washington street providing, how eVer that the foregoing shall not pre- vent vehicles standing on the north and west sides of Central park along and near the park curb or on the
 
 Center church property, provided that vehicles standing in front of said Center church property shall be placed near said curb and extend di- agonally therefrom and provided fur ther that this ordinance shall only apply to and be in force between S:30 a. m. and 6:30 D. m. on each day except Saturday and Sunday and shall be enforced on Saturday only between S:3O a. m. and 9:30 D. m. and shall not apply to vehicles on Sun day. The owner driver or person in charge of any vehicles violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not exceeding $50 for each offence.
 Debate is Started.
 Councilman Porter started the ball arolling when he objected to the wording of the ordinance as relates to parking cars opposite the Center church property. He thought the reading should be in front of the church. But the main attack was di- rected by Alderman Jester who op- posed the 40 minute proposition on the ground that the time is too short 1 He maintained that New Britain needs
 
 a measure would tend to hurt the | Another thing he thought 1 the specifications too detailed and cited In the time honored Philadelphia lawyer to explain the rule. He amended to fix the time limit at one hour or 60 minutes.
 Councilman May was against the five minute clause on the west side 1 of Main street between West Main and i Court and on West Main from Main to Washington. He thought the limit 1 altogether too short and said 1t would be impossible to do business under such a condition. Councilman Lan- ders said everybody had their own mo- t1Ons as regards restricting autOmO- ! bile traffic. He had some ideas of his own, but thought the board of public safety had given the matter much consideration and was willing to back up their report. Councilman Lenehan wanted to know what pro- visions would be made to protect cars parked on Washington and East Main streets. He cited a recent theft of 1 an automobile in Washington street.
 Councilman Curtis favored adoption of the rules and passing an ordinance making them legal without publica- ton on the ground that changes ! would soon be necessary causing extra expense for further publication. Cor poration Counsel Cooper was at first inclined to doubt the power of the council to do this but finally con- c1uded that the action could be taken 1
 Councilman Porter declared that :