The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-17
No Serious Opposition Over
Traffic Rules i'm Vii
lage Meeting
CONSTRUCTION TO
BE REASONABLE

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Rule About Vehicles Stopping with
Right Side Close to Curb-Less Than
100 Voters Present.
Less than 100 voters assembled in
Festival hall last evening to pass traf-
fic regulations at the special village
meeting called by the village commits
sioners for that purpose. BY adding
the words ''when practicable to art
lcle , and by adding another bv-law
| prohibiting the placing Of coal ashes
IN the streets there was not much
/ dlthculty III passing the ordinances as
/ drafted b. the commissioners. What
opposition developed was good ma
tured and merely for the purpose of
clarifying the general situation.
When the meeting was called to or
der by Chairman +. w. Gibson of the
village commissioners there were 81 In
the hall and few more came IN dur
ing the early part Of the meeting,
which lasted 40 minutes. Clerk w. H.
Perry read the warrant, and on mo-
ton OF Horton D. Walker Judge \. T.
Schwenk was elected moderator
After the moderator had read the
warrant once more Mr.. Walker moved
that the ordinances as read be adopt
ed.
L. f. Holden wanted to know if the
rules applied to all streets In the vii
iage and Chairman Gibson replied that
the commissioners had tried to COM
pile as few and as simple rules as pos
sible and, to that end had studied the
rules. complied by towns and cities
where traffic regulations had been in
use some time. He thought Mr.. Holden
had IN mind High and Chaplin streets
when he asked the question, for the
street railway tracks run close to the
right hand side of the street on those
streets and it would be impossible to
stop car with its right side "close
to and parallel with the curb, - as re-
/ uIred. The commissioners expected
that the rules would be construed rea-
sonably and decided to leave the en-
tire matter up to the voters. He sug-
gested that the articles be taken up
! separately.
: Mr.. Holden did not think that was
necessary. He thought if the words
''when practicable were added to
article , it would meet his approval.
+ This article read as follows: . No We
hicle 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.. Gibson said that article f.
which forbids the scattering of metal
T glass and other substances in the high
| ways, he had discovered was covered
by Act 1873 of the Acts of 1910.
Mr.. Holden said that he rather liked
3 to have the article left in for it
might tend to discourage the use in
the streets, of coal ashes with the
nails that are frequently in them.
In, hot so1o .
|. as 1t read, would prevent an automo-
g bile from stopping in front of his
), store without being liable to fine of
# $50 He explained that almost con-
tinually during business hours some
e car is standing close to the curb in
d front of Robbins & Cowles's store and
d that another car could not stop close
t to the curb and would, therefore, be
$ liable to fine.
e George w. Ciapp thought the arti-
II ele was intended to relate to the park
II ing of cars on the street.
E. Mr.. Holden suggested the adding of
Ie the words sswhen practicable.
DR.. Charles G. Wheeler thought that
y when practicable would not cover
g the case. He thought certain business
"a streets ought to be specified. There Is
e no need, he believed. for such string.
!. ent rules to apply in Esteyville, for
y instance.
John b Dunton did not believe in
the muller cut ont restriction He
!. thought if machine was going III
Union hill, for instance, with a load
TX the driver ought to be allowed tC
open his eut-ont
The motion of Mr. Walker with tn,
re amendment of Mr.. Holden to max
it article 2 read s'when practicable !
~ was put and carried with one dissent
is ing voice.
as Oscar f. Benson wanted Bullock am
y, Whipple streets made one wa,
e. streets because they are so narrow
suggesting that the commissioners de
eide upon the matter of direction o
traffic in each.
It. George +. Whitney opposed the ide,
of and Mr.. Benson 5 motion was lost b
he a large majority.
C. Mr.. Holden wanted a paragraph in
oy serted about coal ashes being sprear
IS in the streets. Clerk W. II. Perry sug
Ill tgested that the streets were unde
b. control of the road commissioner. s
er W. Edgett told of picking up in tn
gh tires of his machine more nails tha
'ol he could carry in his two hands be
rt- tween the Princess theatre and Gree
street.
as Mr.. Holden 5 motion was carrie
oil, unani nously ald the meeting then al
Ic- journed.
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