Evening journal., 1917-10-09
MARKET ST. IS Open
At NIGHT TO AUTOS
Street Department Adopts
Resolution Today TO
This Effect
CHANGE SOME
TRAFFIC RULES

There are no parking restrictions on
Market street from 6 o'clock at night
until 8 o'clock the next morning. ac-
cording TO the ordinance passed this
morning by the Street and Sewer Di-
rectors.
Chief Of Police Black and the police
force object very strongly TO this re-
moval Of restrictions during the even
ing. saying 10 is more dangerous for
pedestrians shan during the daytime,
and Market street properties so block
AIDED will be more slowly reached In
case Of fire.
President Sparks made the statement
this morning that the street Depart
ment itself favor restrictions during
the evening. but public sentiment SEEM
ed TO be Overwhelmingly against them.
The ordinance as passed reads:
Section That on and after Octo.
Der % 1917 it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to permit a
vehicle Of any kind TO stand on the
westerly side OF Market street be
tween Front street and Eleventh
street and on the easterly side OF
Market street between Front and
Tenth streets for a longer time than
sixty (60) consecutive minutes be-
tween the hours OF a. m. and 6 p.
m. Sundays excepted
Section ANY person or persons
removing a vehicle from any given
Place on the street before the expira'
ton OF the period named, and return
ing it for the purpose OF evading the
provisions OF this resolution and not
for a bona iide purpose shall be con
sidered as violating the provisions Of
the resolution and be subject 10 the
penalties prescribed.
/ Section 3-1hat Section ] shall not
! apply 10 vehicles engaged in loading OF
unloading goods. wares and merchan-
disc on the street mentioned therein
provided such vehicles stand on the
said street only for so long a time aa
may be necessary for the transaction OF
: the business in which they are actually
/ engaged.
Section THAT vehicles standing on
the street abutiing the square bounded
/ by the easterly side Of Market street
the northerly side Of Tenth street, th,
westerly side Of King street and The
southerly side Of Eleventh street. shal
stand back to the curb at an angle u
forty-hve degrees headed in the dircc
tion of traffic on the side Of the stree
upon which they are standing.
Section Amy person OF persons vio
lating these rules and regulations shal
be subject to the penalties prescribed 4
Article NJ of the resolution TO whic
this Is an amendment.
Nariouh traffic laws were revised b
the Street and Sewer Board. today.
Orange street will cease TO be on,
way tranlc street at Tenth street.
seems better 20 permit traffic bot
ways between Tenth and Eleveni
streets.
/, One-way traffic hours on King stree
on market days, have been extende
TO 4 o'clock In the afternoon, lnstea
OF 2 o'clock, to conform with stat
law.
Any sections OF traflc laws provlc
ing for warning Of viOlatOrs befor
arrest Is made, are repealed as On
Municipal Court has ruled such warn
ing is discriminatory.
4, There viii be no special city ord
nance rearding lights on motor vehl
cles, as the State law Is suflcienil
detailed.
, The former ordinance regardln
noises caused by automobile signal.
I permits. on ordinary occasions. Onl
reed bulbs and other signals no longe
in use on automobiles The ordl
finance is replaced by a regulation read
ing, "All unnecessary sounding q
bells, horns. and signals, is prohibited.
a petition from Or. Benjamin /
Neasey, that Market street physician
should be exempt from the parkin
regulations, as they needed 10 kee
n autos in front OF their Offices 70
/ emergency calls, was rejected Tn
4 board explained such exemption woul
4 be considered discriminatory unde
= the law
William B. Megear. president; Charl'
/ TOpkis and Clarence c. killcn. secr'
n tary, representing the Chamber
j Commerce, paid a visit TO the boar
meeting this morning.
~ Mr. Topkis, on behalf Of the MercaI
! tile Section Of the Chamber OF Con
Inerce, thanked the department for n
u paving Of Market street. saying II WI
N appreciated by the merchants and
= credit TO the city.
y President Sparks replied that 10 WI
= a genuine pleasure 20 the board 10 r
= ceiye the appreciation OF the me
chants.
J. Mr.. Killen brought an invitation fro
the committee In charge Of "Dress-l
q Week" for the Street Department
= take part in the parade on Thursd
u night.
: President Sparks replied that q
u Street DepaHment would gladly c
y operate in the parade.