Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-07
NEW TRAFFIC
RULES hDOPT TED
Parking on Smith and State
Streets Will be Limited to
Is Minutes Other Changes

A new ordinance regulating traffic
within the limits of this city was u
unanimously passed by the Board OF
Aldermen last night. One OF the pro-
visions of the new ordinance is that
no vehicle shall remain parked for
a period more than fifteen MINUTES on
either side of Smith street. from High
street to the Central railroad tracks or
on State street from Smith street to
Center street.
This clause has been decided upon
by the aldermen owing to the heavy
traffic, congestion and vehicular jams
which are to be found on Smith street
especially during the busy afternoon
and night hours.
Another provision in the rev or
dinance is that no vehicle shall back
in any block to make a turn, II by SC
doing it interferes with other traffic
The vehicle must go around the block
if it desires to change its direction
under these conditions.
Police, and fire apparatus to-
gether with ambulances are given the
right of way over all other vehicles.
Vehicles must not stop in any street,
unless they pull into the curb, pro-
viding however such a stop is made
necessary to prevent an accident or
for some other good reason.
Vehicles cannot stand within ten
feet of street intersections. The
ordinance prohibits any vehicle
backing into the curb to unload un-
less it is impossible to do so while
the vehicle is standing parallel to
the curb. No vehicle can remain
backed to curb for more than
fifteen minutes A provision is
made to have this ordinance strictly
enforced and all violators fined.
An ordinance appropriating ST.
900 to be raised by bond issue, to
pay the cost of erecting retaining
walls at the foot of Catalpa ave-
nue. and Market street. and for five
receiving basins and a storm sewer,
were unanimously passed on. its
first reading.
An. ordinance calling for the ap-
propriating of $4,000. through a
bond issue to pay for the resurfac-
ing of Market, part OF Rector
Sheridan and Prospect streets. was
also unanimously passed on its nrst
reading
The first steps towards repairing
State street. from Smith street TO
Pulaski avenue by resurfacing 1t,
were taken last night, when the alder
men unanimously adopted resolu-
tion notifying the Public Service
Railway Company to either replace
the present trolley rails over the por-
ton of State street with new ones or
relay those in good condition. in order
that the city might go ahead with the
resurfacing.
A resolution to reduce tax revenue
bonds by $4,000 was also adopted.
A communication was received from
Commissioner OF Labor L. T. Bryant,
informing the board that the clerk
of the employment Office here would
be paid b. his department.. COM
mencing July /. The communication
was spread on the minutes and a
copy will be sent to Mrs Jesse Davis.
in charge of the office here. The city
has been maintaining this Office for
the past two or three months and the
state has now again taken it over
A communication from the Travel
lers Insurance Company was received
and the clerk instructed to in
vestigate before taking any definite
action. A letter offering estimates
for interior furnishings for the
orphans home was received from
John Wanamaker.