Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-01
Traffic Jan, Laid
to Lax "Judges''
Continued from PAGE Ono


to save a ffty-cent garage bill We
want absolute prohibition Of parking on
Chestnut street.
Mr.. Chapman told of numerous per-
sons who parked their cars for hours.
The champion, he said, was man from
New Jersey, who kept his car on Chest
nut street for nine hours.
Mayor Moore asked whether the cases
had been called to the attention Of the
police.
Yes" said Mr.. Chapman. "but the
police tell MS there is 10 use arresting
the men. They take the prisoners TO a
magistrate and the men are permitted
to go. The patrolmen do not think It
worth while to make an arrest"
Robert u. Sterling, representing st.
Marks Church, Locust street between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, CON
planned that the automobiles parked
daily before the church interfered with
funerals and weddings.
Solving Philadelphia traffic problem
is like trying to find the fourth dimcn-
sion or putting ten eggs in basket that
will only hold seven, said Superin-
tendcnt Mills today prior to the meet
ing.
1T will take master mind to iron
'b' oul NlulHC DlbDlPll, ~ UWtlpu. Dcs
cause all the remedies suggested have
been either impractical or turned down
by the city government.
The city of Paris, which also has a
hard traffic problem. ia considering the
construction of moving sidewalks. Mr..
NILS said this was not feasible. TO do
that, he asserted, we would have TO
elevate the sidewalks to the second or
thlr RtnrV rnhl,1o
IN the street lanes, and this would be
vast engineering problem.
Mathematical Problem
"ETen tho elimination of parking in
the heart OF the city would not helm
conditions" said Mr.. Mills. 1T is
simply a mathematical problem. You
can only get 50 many automobiles in
given space. The business men want
no parking in the business section and
It has been suggested the city turn over
the, park opposite City Hall for a great
parking square, but that suggestion has
been turned down.
Tho building Of underground en-.
RACES has been suggested. but that, roo
is not practicable. 1t would involve a
vast engineering feat. as the founda-
tons OF our large buildings are almost
to China now"
Mr.. Mills said every city has Irs
own peculiar traffic problems. and Phil.
ndelphia = is unique because it has two
great cross-currents Of traffic.
Compares City with New York
"New York" he said, "is much more
fortunate. Traffic there is almost nil
north and south on Fifth avenue. be-
cause Manhattan Island is long. mar.
row strip of land. 1t was very simnlc
to handle traffic in Philadelphia n fcw
years ago, when there We're only 60, 900
licenses issued. but il has
become as much n problem now ne
squaring the circle.
1.-The Market street II was desivneJ
to act as feeder for tho nrono.oJ
Woodland avenue IT, The cnglnNors
planned the construction with that
purpose in mind. But now the NTartat
street Il is up to 40 per cent of ire
capacity and will be to 100 per cent
before the Woodland avenue II *
Luilt.
"PhladcIphia traffic problem Dc
one Of vast proportions, and we nv.
working with all our energy TO find ,
solution. II has been suggested tb.t
parking be allowed on tbe
paYem"nts around City Hall. but ,hat
has also been turned down, so wc viii
have TO just keep on trying for thn
keystone that will fit tho arch"