The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-07-19
COUNCIL STUDIES
TRAFFIC PROBLEM
Nay Change Parking Regulations o,
City. Other Traffic Changes Being
Studied.


cussed changes in the present auto
mobile parking law, the sale of gaso-
line on Sundays and the speed law
Each OF the subjects, which we're
brought to the attention Of the coun
'cil by the mayor, brought forth a d-
vision Of opinion FROM the city solons.
AT Mayor Diaps request, no action on
any Of the questions was taken Mon
day night SO that councilmen may have
time to make their own Investigations
The question Of changing the pres
ent system Of parking in the city was
one Of the most difficult problems the
council must solve, most of the alder
men present Monday night thought.
Mayor IDial, in presenting the subject
to the council, offered plan to which
he said he sad given much thought
and which met the approval Of many
citizens to whom it had been explained.
Mayor Dial's plan is that cars should
park on the square at an angle and
that such spaces for parking be mark
ed off. The plan further calls for all
cars coming into the square to bear to
the right all the time while on the
square. Cars backing out from whore
they had been parked should proceed
forward and to the right. This plan,
Mayor Dial said, was orderly and
would eliminate cars from striking
each other as they do now with cars
parked in haphazard manner. Alder
man Gray was the only councilman
favoring the plan, while other mem
bers of the council were either op-
posed to the plan or passive.
The question Of whether or not
dealers should continue the present
practice Of selling gasoline on Sunday
also caused considerable discussion.
Permits for the purchase Of gasoline
on Sunday was the principal feature
of the councils deliberations. Most
aldermen thought that the operation
Of auto cars was practically as essen
tial at this time as the operation Of
cars must be run on Sunday, drivers
should prepare them before that day
with gas or whatever else is necessary.
Council fininally decided that residents
in the city must have a permit to buy
gasoline on Sunday but that tourists
may be permitted to get fuel without
the permit. The council also decided
that local dealers Of gasoline arrange
between themselves the hours which
they shall remain open on Sunday and
also which one Of them shall be open.
On the speed ordinances in the city,
Mayor Dial submitted that 1t is his
intention that all traffic laws shall be
strictly enforced and that some chang
es are necessary in order that the po-
lice will have less difficulty in determ-
lining the speed lint Mayor Dals re-
quest to the council was that the speed
on the square be limited to ten miles
an hour. At present the limit on the
corners Is ten miles while off and
between the corners it is fifteen miles.
Mayor Dial said that the police are
complaining that it is very difficult to
ascertain whether or not car is trav-
cling within the limit when there are
two speed limits On one street.
No action was taken on any Of the
questions presented by the mayor, he
having requested the council that II
not be hasty and that it investigate
fully all the details that present them
selves
A report from the clerk on the
amount of taxes still unpaid showed
that it amounted to s1,396.07. Most o.
that amount, Mr. Crews said, was
against individuals and firms who are
now bankrupt. In one or two cses
executions may be necessary in order
to force collection. The council ad
yised the mayor that he use his owl
discretion on that issue.
Several cases OF extreme poyert.
were brought to the attention of th'
mayor in one Of which the family wa
quarantined on account Of small pox
The council instructed that the mayo
and board Of health handle each case
Arthur ODell Dead
Arthur O'Dell, we'll known colore'