Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-27
LITTLE INTEREST
IN ONE-WAY DRIVE
Meridian Street Project Post
poned by Committee.


in the plan of Louis Carnef1x, city eoun-
Gilman, to make Meridian street one
way thoroughfare for automobiles.
AT the public hearing of the special
committee of councilmen having the mat
ter under consideration at the city hall
last night, the public was conspicuous
by it's absence.
The members of the committee Coun-
cilmen Carnefix, Peake. PettiJohn and
Brown were present.
After waiting a time for some one TO
appear for or against the proposed ordi-
nance, the committee went into executive
session and by a unanimous vote de-
cided to recommend to the council an
indefinite postponement of the ordinance
Councilmen Carnehx, chairman OF the
committee. presided at the meeting
PLAN DECLARED
NOT PRACTICAL.
Councilmen Wilson and Miller also at
tended and gave their views on the Ordi-
nance.
Most of the committee was IN favor
Ct the ordinance, but Miller and VIII
son spoke against 1t as being imprac
ticai
Councilman Pettijohn said that in his
opinion an amendment to an ordinance
already in effect having to do with park
ing on restricted streets and making
streets a storage place for automobiles
would solve the problem in North Me.
rldian street.
He said garages and car owners should
be prohibited from parking their cars
along the street, thus clearing the thor
onghfare of automobiles and giving a
fair field for travellers.
made 1t a practice to store dozen or
80 crippled" ears all day IN front OF
its place and for a quarter of a square
IN either direction, because It did not
have space within the building to housA
the cars except at night
In his opinion, the clearing of the
roadway Of motor cars would improve
the situation.
He said this plan was IN force fl
Baltimore, Boston and other cities
CARNEFIx SPEAKS
FOR ORDINANCE.
Councilman Carneax spoke in support
OF the proposed ordinance. and pointed
out that the making OF Meridian street
one-way street would eliminate CON
siderable OF the traffic congestion.
He said. however, there was no use
to consider the subject unless some one
had a real solution for the problem.
He lsmented the fact that the public
took no more interest IN the proposition
than It had
III we should go ahead and pass this
ordinance. the public affected would then
wake up and swoop down on us with all
sorts Of objections and substitutes" he
said.
Councilmen Miller and Wilson spoke
in the same vein, saying the ordinance
was impracticable
They both declared that inasmuch as
the bulk Of the motor cars in Indnnapo-
lis were owned north ard east Ct Ne
rldian street Il was natural that there
should be congestion on this street
They neither had any suggestion Of a
remedy, aside from placing traffic officers
a various places along the route
Councilman Brown admitted the prob
lem was n difficult one. and he thought
the public affected should express itself
before any final actlon was taken.
Councilman Peake said he was In favor
Of the ordinance.
The committee as a whole signed the
report for indefinite postponement.
FAVOR MARKET
FOR SOUTH SIDE.
Incidentally. during the session. the
matter Of a south side market came up
for informal discussion.
Councilman Brown. chairman Of the
committee looking into the establish
ment Of such a market. told other mem
bers Of the council that he was strict
~ In favor Of esta blishing q south mar
ket as a permanent institution.
we can't have too many markets."
he said.
Councilman Miller voiced the opinion
that in establishing n south side mar
ket 1t would set a precedent whereby
other parts of the city would also de-
mand permanent markets.
I'm In favor Of IT," Brown said
II West Indianapolis. Irvington
Haughville or the north side want mar
kets, I'm for them.
I'VE ought to make It easy for the peo-
pie to buy as cheaply as possible.
Get the producers and the consumers
together"
Several members Of the council will
visit the present south side market this
week to get line on how it is patron
lied.