The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-21
NEW STREET LAW
SPLITS COUNCIL
New Alignment of City Fathers
Expected in Wake of Traffic
Measure Introduction.
OLD MEASURE REVIVED
Capitol Ave. and Meridian ST.
and Michigan and New York
Ste Made Preferential,

Possibility Of a fight which would
disclose a new lineup Of city council
men about which there have been
rumors for several weeks today APP
peared in the wake Of introduction Of
a new traffic code ordinance In
troduced IN the city council last night.
A traffic code was introduced on re-
quest OF the board of public safety
six months ago. It lay IN the safety
committee without action until Coun-
Gilman Lloyd D. Claycombe declared
it was dead. He had the new meas
ure prepared. and introduced 1t.
The safety committee has Council
man Benjamin H. Thompson for chair
man. President Theodore J. Bernd
referred the new bill to the law and
judiciary committee Of which Council
man Walter W. Wise is chairman.
Thompson and Wise are on opposite
sides Of the new lineup. which is re-
ported to be as follows:
Bernd, Claycombe. Wise and Ira L.
BrambIett in one wing and Otto Ray,
William E. Clauer. John E. King,
Heydon ". Buchanan and Thompson
in the other.
II the re-alignment Is as reported
IL was expected the majority with
which Thompson is supposed to be
joined might show It's hand by do
feating the new traffic code, at the
same time registering its displeasure
at Bends placing 1t in Wise's in
stead of ThompsOn's committee.
Provides Flush Parking
The new bill IS different from it's
predecessor in only a few particu-
lars. Flat-to-the-curb parking is pro
vided throughout the congested dis
trict except in Washington St, be-
tween Southeastern Ave. and White
River where 45-degree angle parking
is fixed.
The congested district is extended
TO include Washington St, from East
10 West SITS. Limits now are only
from Alabama ST. to Capitol Ave.
From .. m. TO a. m. there would
be no parking time limits except that
a vehicle could not be left in one spot.
anywhere in the city, longer than
twelve hours.
Parking would be prohibited in a
tTenty-five-foot space in front Of the
entrance to any church, hotel, the
alter, public meeting place, DEPART
ment store or Office building.
No left-turn corners in the down
town district. now unofhcially in ef-
feet, would be legalized.
Red SpOtlights Banned
Use Of red spotlighLs on any but
fire department or police vehicles
would be prohibited
Vehicles would be required to stay
500 feet away from moving fire ap-
paratus and 600 feet away from fire
trucks at q fire.
No parking would be permitted on
The north side Of streets as follows:
Thirtieth, Fall Creek to White River.
sixteenth, Monon Railroad to Senate
Ave st. Clair, L. E. & W. Railroad
to .Iate Ave; Clifton, Roach 10
Thirty-Fourth SITS; New York. Ran
dolph st. to Emerson Ave, and Bird,
Ohio to New York SITS.
As in the first ordinance the new
bill would make Capitol Ave. and
Meridian St, from Washington st. TO
Maple Road. and Michigan and New
York SITS. from the Big Four Rail
road to Emerson Ave, preferential
traffic streets.
Penalty would be not more than
$500 fine and not more than $50 days
Imprisonment