Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-01
CITY TRAFFIC MOVED
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Seventh street between French and
Washington. Traffic cast.
Eighth street between Market and
Washington. Traffic west.
Ninth street between Market and
Washington. Traffic east.
King street between Front and Tenth
Wednesday and Saturday of each week
between the hours of n. m. and p. m.
Traffic north.
Madison street between Front and
Ninth on Wednesday and Saturday Of
ca h week between the hours of n. m.
and 1 y. M Traffic north
Madison street between Front and
Ninth on Wednesday and Saturday of
each week between the hours OF a. m.
and p. m. Traffic north.
Another new regulation that is cxpected
to give the traffic officers some trouble in
making the public acquainted with it is
that with reference to turning on Market
street, between Front and Tenth. This is
prohibited on account of the congested
condition of traffic or that street and those
desiring TO change direction will have TO
turn out and go to either King or Shipley
and make the circuit of a block.
Funerals are included with police, fire
department, traffic emergency repair,
ambulances, and United States mail We
hicles as having the right of way in any
street and through any PROCESSION.
REGULATION OF SPEED.
With reference to speed, the city
authorities are limited in the enforce
ment of the law by the State statute on
the question, which prescrlbes Is miles
an hour as the limit, and half that at
crossings and intersections Of highways.
A new regulation prohibits the driver or
operator of a vehicle passing on the left
of street car whether the car Is IN
motion or stopped to take on or discharge
pas sengers. 1t also provides that the
vehicle shall stop not less than five feet
from the rear of street car headed IN
the same direction and remain stationary
until the car has started; provided that
the vehicle may pass such a car where
safety zone is established by the proper
authorities. or where the car may be
passed at distance of at least eight feet.
Persons under l6 years of age are pro-
hibited from operating any vehicle, Here
'oforc this inhibition by city ordinance
only applied 10 motor driven vel icles.
For the purpose of preventing con-
gestiop on Market street, commercial We
hicles of all kinds are prohibited from
operating on that thoroughfare, except
such vehicles rs have business there
that is. for the purpose of loading or m
loading passengers or merchandise.
PARKING OF VEHICLES
The parking Of vehicles on the westerly
SIDE of Market street between Front and
Eleventh and on the easterly side between
Front and Tenth is prohibited for a longer
period than as minutes, between the
hours of s q m. and & p. m. Heretofore
the limit was one hour.
Vehicles parked ON the easterly side OF
Market street between Tenth and Eleventh
the northerly side OF Tenth street between
Market and King the westerly side of
King between Tenth and Eleventh and
the southerly side of Eleventh between
King and Orange shall be placed backed
to the curb ri an angle Of As degrees
headed int he direction OF traffic, on the
sides of the streets on which they are
standing
Another change in parking regulations
is that permitting parking of vehicles
on both sides of one-way trait c streets
headed in the direction Of traffic and
parallel with and close to the curb. The
ap. LEGATION OF this new regulation 10
Shipley and Orange streets Will be given
a trial to see how il works, and IL is
possible that il may be amended or
changed. ne rule permitting parking
on one side only on Shipley and Orange
streets it was felt worked an injustice,
especially on Shipiey street. on which
the traffic is southeriy and would throw
the parking all ON the west side. whereas
the east side could better stand the
parking, on account Of the fact that that
side OF the street is principally the rear
of Market street establishments.
The new rules and regulations are
based on what experience shows TO be
the needs and requirements OF a city the
size OF Wilmington. and IN their cornpila-
ton the regulations of other cities were
consulted and their best features IN
corporated in the resolution recently
passed They are believed 20 be what
the city needs in handling and controlling
the heavy and rapidly growing traffic
on its streets
The Board Of Street and Sewer Com
mssioners gave considerable time TO the
discussion Of new regulations II IS
that the public will soon become
accustomed 10 the changes that have
been found necessary by the increased