Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-02
HOW TO PARK AUTOS
Town and Village Officers See
Demonstration on Main Street
Proposed Traffic Rules Considered
Much Interest Shown in Meeting
Called for Purposes Of Discussion.


That there is interest in the proposed
traffic regulations was demonstrated
Saturday evening when q dozen or so
men discussed different ones of those
proposed by the village commissioners
and selectmen and eventually adj
journed to Main street, where Barney
Mead, with the assistance of drivers OF
other ears, gave a demonstration of the
/ different methods of parking cars.
1t appeared to be concensus of opin.
ion that the first article suggested:
"No vehicle shall pass another
unless there is a clear way of at least
100 feet in advance of the car ahead. -
was unnecessary. This, like the ma or.
lty of the other proposed articles, had
been taken from a Massachusetts town
ordinance.
The real debate came over article 3
No vehicle shall stop with its left
side to the curb. No vehicle shall stop
in public street except with its right
side close to and parallel with the
curb. -
Mr.. Mead argued for the parking of
cars ON Main street at an angle. George
w. Clapp, who had with him written
suggestions for changes in some of the
rules, advocated such parking with the
front wheels turned in towards the
curb, while Mr.. Mead wanted the cars
left slanting at an angle but so that
the rear right wheel would be next to
the curb.
/ Those who favored such methods OF
parking urged that many more cars
could be parked on Main street, es.
lpecially on the west side, where there
IS more room between curb and street
railway tracks than is possible if the
ears are run with their sides up to the
curbing the entire length, and, i'll adj
dition, the cars can always be started
without the necessity of other cars be.
ing moved, as is often necessary now
About $50 adjournment to the street
was taken and many gathered to see
the demonstration of parking cars,
conducted by Mr.. Mead, w. f. Haskell
and one or two others. 1t was urged
that there are times now when automo
biles and teams are so close together
along the curbs that it is impossible for
n driver of an auto or team to drive up
to the curb to permit a passenger to
alight and that being forced to stop in
the line of traffic would make the OPP
orator of the ear or driver of the team
q law breaker, according to the pro-
posed rule. Parking at an angle would
increase The number of cars that could
be lined up on the street
1t seemed to be generally considered
that article 6: con Main street be-
tween the bridge and the fountain all
vehicles shall keep to the right of the
street car tracks when possible was
unnecessary.
1t was further agreed that article -:
% The driver of any vehicle shall start
and. stop upon signal from police of
!, Ulcer was entirely superiluous.
| Parking on Elliot street was consid-
: cred under article Il: Ono vehicle
shall be allowed to stand on Elliot
street in front of the engine house.
1t was suggested that this be ampliied
to forbid the leaving of teams or au-
tomobiles on the north side of Elliot
street within 80 feet of Main street
, corner.
A newly suggested rule forbidding
the use of muller cutouts within the
village limits met with hearty apprO
val by ALL and it will be incorporated
in the set of rules.
What those present wanted mostly
! was to have the possible deadwood cut
out of the proposed regulations and
ONLY the absolutely essential rules for
this community promulgated. The com
missioners and the selectmen will once
more go to work on the revision of
the regulations.
Among those who were present dur
ing the evening were Col. j. G. Estey
Attorney General H. G. Barber, Bar
9 ney Mead o. d. Stowell Freeman
Scott. George w. Clapp, Charles A,
Smith, Ferris R. Vaughan, S. w. Edg
EFT and one or two others.