The Detroit times., 1917-01-30
Traffic Committee Will
Restore Ban On
Some Streets
POLICE SUGGEST
OTHER CHANGES
Would Permit AutOistS
To Left of Safety
Zones

The trafhc regulation situation
was returned 20 ts former status
by the ordinance comm tee Mon
day morning. The committee nov
favors $3.50 plan ihat also
Is favored ~ the police depart.
ment. II does away with hour
parking or the more coEgested
streets in the business district.
bringing into effect the nopsrk
ing" plan OF Commissioner of Police
James Couzens on some thorofares
and establishing one.way traHc on
Others. with parking Oh one side o.
the street
In addition 10 The members OF the
committee. Secretary George Wal.
ters and Inspector William Rut-
ledge. OF the police department
Mayor Marx and several citizens
representing various civic oTgsniEa-
tions were present az tho confer
ence, which was called a. the in.
stance o. the police department
head 70 thresh out various clauses
in the proposed enactment that
were not favored
The committee decided 20 shmi
nate bodily that section OF the ordr
nance which would prohibit auto
mobiles driving 10 the left Of ssfe'y
zones The striking our O, this
provision was urged particularly b.
Inspector Rutledge
1T has been my observation
said the inspector. that II IS Far
safer for the general public 10 have
automobiles drive 20 the LEFT OF
safety zones than 70 The right.
When people are waiting FOR
street car few usually stand In
the zone, while the more tinid ones
remain on the curb. As the street
car nesrs. these people move sud
denly toward the zone, exposing
themselves to the danger OF being
hit by approaching machines"
With much discussion concerning
the width Of s'resfs. The volume q
traffic and other matters thai enter
into trafic problems. the commit.
tee. with the assistance OF Inspector
Rutledge and Secretary Walters. de-
cided 70 eliminate AL parking from
the following streets
SAte-st. from Woodward 10
Cass. Gratiot-sve. from Woodward
10 Brush. Grand Riycr-ave west.
from Woodward 20 Cass. Congress
St. from Woodward % Criswold
Woodbridge. from GrisVold 20
Bates: Iarned-st. from Woodward
10 Wayne: CiiTord-si from Wood
ward 10 Adams Hscomosf from
Randolph 10 Brush. and Farmer-s;.
from Bates 70 Grauot
On the following streets ~ was
decided 20 allow parking on one
side. Grand River.ave east. from
Woodward to Randolph Bates-st-
from Atwater 70 Randolph.
The committee Win leave il up
to the police commissioner 10 de
eide II one.way trafsc Is 70 be estao.
lished on other thorofsres
The commissioner dces a whole
lot OF things be hasn't The power 70
DO" commented Aid Sherman Lit
leheld. and expect be will con
tinue 70 do so think the commit.
tee had better leave Il up 20 him.
Il believe that the plan We have
mapped out Is eminently fair 70
all, said Aid James s. Holden.
providing the auto owners i've up
10 II strictly. u they DO not can.
sec only one result return 20
the 'no-parking plan that Commits
sioner Couzens tried ont I. ,0r one
believe that the commissioner plan
was IDEAL altho was put 10 con
siderable Inconvenience 30 times
Aid Charles 4 Kooher Told thr
committee that Detroit has loo
many traflc ordinances. a. peu a.
other kinds. and thought The best
plan would b. 20 tie good heavy
rock to tho ordinance book and sink
| II 20 he bottom % the river