The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-20
THE ANSWERS.

avenue?
THE ANSWERS.
Paul Heinz, judge city court-"It
looks very impractical to me. 1t
seems to me it would make accidents
more frequent and driving more dam
gerous. 1 don't think it would work"
Oscar Carlson. undersheriff Il
think it would be all right if the city
commissioners, or whoever passes the
ordinance, would be responsible for
the accidents that would result from
it's enforcement"
Rad M. Lee, police judge don't
see how it would better conditions any
and 1 believe it would be far more
dangerous and inconvenient than the
present system. 1 think an ordinance
regulating the length of time car
may stand parked would serve better.
Yes, it looks impractical to me-
Fire Chief Joseph Hanlon-"Such a
parking plan would be much better
for the fire department. AS it is when
a fire happens on the busy part of the
avenue it is impossible to get thru i'm
mediately with our force. I should
like to see the plan tried out"
Mayor H. J. Corwin-"Personall 1
am not in favor of it. 1t seems to be
an extremely hazardous proposition"
worse than it is
Street Commissioner w. S. Hancock
- am anxious for the plan to be
tried out. It appeals to me as a good
proposition. The only thing to do is
worse than it is.
Street Superintendent J. F. Snyder
II have my serious doubts about the
practicability of the plan. L hardly
think it will do"
p A Fairbanks, commissioner in
Shawnee county of the Midland Trail
association-''To be frank with you,
I don't think the idea is practicable.
Two-thirds of the people who park cars
against the curg now, wouldn't stop
where they mean to if the curb didn't
stop them. If they try to park in the
center of the street they'll be running
across the track or into the street cars.
It's country town idea that won't
work on Kansas avenue where the
street car tracks are"
Robert Pierce, chairman of the city
planning board-"Well, we must have
relief from some source, for these mer4
chants. I'd like to see the idea get
a fair trial, and then be discontinued
if it doesn't work But we must have
be better TO have the cars parked next
the sidewalk, and time limit set on
them. 1t would mean expense for
while, keeping extra policemen watch
ing the cars, and it would mean ar
resting some people, but after that
there wouldn't be any difficulty"
A. L. Oliger, secretary Kansas State
Automobile Trades association-'Its
the most impractical thing I ever
heard of from the automobile stand-
point Nine drivers out of ten can't
stop within six inches of given line,
would be driving right into the build
ings every day. 1t means all sorts of
damages from the street cars smash
ing up automobiles. 1t means that
there WILDE any number of accidents
when women and children try to get to
the curb from their cars, using the
main street as a thorofare. 1 hope
the city commissioners are not COM
sidering such an ordinance seriously"
w. H. lines, president OF Topeka
Automobile Trades association
think it is an utter impossibility. 1t
would amount to narrowing Kansas
avenue by the width of the street car
tracks The repair shops would bene-
fit and we'd all have to lay in an ex-
ira supply of bumpers and tenders.
But it would be hard on the drivers,
and it would be far more dangerous
for women and children.
Mrs. Damaris Payton, public health
nurse-"No, 1 do not approve of it.
1 think it is too dangerous"
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