Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-18
ISSUE PARKING RULES
TO RELIEVE. TRAFFIC JAM
Orders Promulgated by Public
Safety Director Completely Re-
wise Existing Regulations.

| Eichmcnd's phenomenal growth
within the past year and tho cnor.
nous increase i'll the trafhc OF tho
city have caused Director of Public
Safety William NJ. Myers to issue
seven new traffic orders. completely
revising tho parking rules in much
Noi the downtown section OF the city.
colonel Myers stated that the changes
were ordered because tho present
conditions have become intolcra bic.
due TO the greatly lncrca Scn traffic
and that something had to he done
10 further protect tho public. Fol
lowing arc the orders:
TO further facilitate the move
custom of automobile owners and
operators to park their cars APP
rarentlr as fancy seems tn dictate.
,hority vested in mo by law. the fol.
lowing traffic regulations arc ordered
effective on and after ]: o'clock. mid
night. May IL. 1920:
vehicles viii h.. as FAR possible. uni
Viii m psrhEs r smTr city, IL dTS Shsi m
no iuith.r than ak &C.. inches thcr"trom
hicl".. Tho only EXCEPTION i 10 to this method
raIiSinE viii be- by trsfic order AMI d.
.. In no instance shall any vehicle I've
,Ttt SE rSSrkrd for ionTsr ncri"d Than
tween The hours Of ,c'cl"eE y. ri: and
%-@ f nnd z ds,h f s,9s rci
:; The north side ot Isrcad Street. BE-.
no vehicle viii he allowed /" park in this this
z"n" between tho hours Of /: o'clock noon
!. SO ychicio viii 10 allowed to park
sds n sEt srs sTf's
M wos; and sa carr oT S,5sss
VEST sids Of Munfcrt street, between
w;s, Side Of Herr" street. between
tTS@s AyrTue Of "na rG MsTs hs.nue
Marshall and Krnnd street,
q - degrees a, the fciiowinr lesirn n1a
r SGnn rs s' Sinh IF s,4ss, street between
wcs; :t,'c q Second street. between CLAW
West sidc Of THIRD street. between Gay
ana Main Streets.
cav, %FS and f?i Of s T%.5h s'rs'' '''''"
wc., side 81 I.,',h street, between Broad
West sidcs 81 sixth Street. between Grace
Rr"nh and Mars",l strccts
pI EsS' side Of S!p,s s,re2t between
E''eT Tss,c scs viii T,h'Th, he angie
%: q" degrees al tho following designated
Fas, side of EIGHTH street, between Main
ant car" Streets.
Eas. side, ~ smith Street. between Main
and CARY Streets
. y" vchicic will .tor in the line ~
moving traffic for any reason "th.r ,hnm
emergency to prercnt an accident ~ AT
~" signal nr comm,nh OF nnlicc n,Nic"-
The hazardous custom rf como drives
~ let of or take o. passengers IN ~.
lin" Of moving tranc will r",s" anil
for this purpose. No vchtc'"s will stop
on tho cross walks at stree; int"rsrc-
iicuS
Tho emergency created hy tNc CON
stru"t;on OF tho Federal Resolve
Bank Building NO l"nr"r cN!stiue
"oracrsnhs and of Traffic Order
40. :. issued by the Director Of Pub
lie Safety on Juno -. designating
Ninth street. between Grace AVID
Frandll" streets. as one way-'rat-
&c stree. and prohibiting III" park.
Ing ~ The cast side ~ said s;r"nt Is
revealed. :'nd II" following traffic
regulations ordered effective;
/. Sin,h stree; is op-n tn traffic moving
in oi'hcE direction.
I: No vehicle will h- allowed to ra-k
an thu wcst side Of Ninth street between
Road and caral Streets.
Vehicles will no allowed - PARK on IN.
east eide III Sirth Street whom parked IN
acc". dance with traffic regulations.