Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-28
NORWICH MERCHANTS OPPOSE
ONE-wAYl STREETS FoR RI.

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committee of FIVE representing ,r,a
NorwFch Retail MerchalasY Bureau
tnrolish their spokesman, c. Edward
smith, informed the traffic rules cor,,r1,st
tee OF the court of common council. ~ a
nearing in the council Chamber Nor ssv
afternoon at 5 o'clock that the rnercb ,,ts
are opposed to the establishment OF ona-
way streets in Norwich. The Merchants,
bureau, through its committee, informed
the council committee that they hal dts
aoproVed five Of the reeommenda lions
IlsDoe py the traffic Committee Of the
chansber of commerce which wera pre-
sented to the council committee at a re-
cent hearing.
Shouldn't Take Selfish Standpoint
After listening to the five recornneaf,a-
ions offered by the Merchants Bureau as
substitutes for the disapproved sections
Mayor Lerou who was present A.
the hearing took occasion to inform, tbe
Merchants Bureau committee thai Id
hadn't seen thing they had introduced
| that would be a benefit that they ha1isst
remedied conditions on lower t3roadway
or at the bank corner and that they
shouldn't look at the matter from a seifish
standpoint
When John M Lee suggested that the
merchants be taken into consideration in
the framing Of the new TRAFFIC regulations.
Corporation Counsel Edwin w Higgins.
who is a member of the councils traffic
rules committee said the sole consider
| alton Of the committee should be the puF-
| lie safety. The Merchants Bureau COM
mittee left their recommendations with
| the eduncirsi committee and Chairman
Arthur l. Peade said they will be consld-
cred blythe committee.
I, AN four members of the councils
COMMITTEES, Alderman Arthcr l. Peaie
chairman Alderman Gilbert S. Raymond
Alderman William S. Murray and Corp
oration Counsel Edwin w. Higgins. were
present at the hearing which opened
promptly at FIVE o'clock
On Main Street Parking Limits
Chairman Pea1e stated the object Ct the
hearing and said the COMMITTEES was
ready to hear any suggestions.
Alexander Sharp of the Reid & Hughes
company entered a Erotest against tn.
present Is minute parking limit on MAR
! street from Rose place to the Aliing Rub
Der store. He asked the council commit
Il tee to extend the limit from Is 10 81
minutes He gave as the reason for thl
request complaints made by customer
that they haven't time enough to shci
IN the Boston store and claimed that /
Is minute parking limit means that TIL
store loses business.
Mr. Smith representing the Merchants
Rsires1 Of the chamber of commerce pre-
scented a number of recommendations Il
L behalf of the bureau. He informed TIL
committee that the Merchants Burea,
had on March 20 heard report Of m
chambers committee on traffio reg1iia
lations There were 10 sections in the re
port and Mr. Smith said that after som
for a revision of several OF the sections
to wit. Sections 8. 5, ST and Il. All 9th
or sections of the report OF the chamber
special committee were approved.
The recommendations OF the chamber
4 traffic committee and the action there 4
by the Merchants Bureau in sections Z
/ 5, 6, Z and IA were read by MI Smith a
i follows:
Section 3-Broadway, from Main I
Union square. no parking and no turaira
J around OF any vehicle in this sectior
Voted dbv Merchants Bureau) to dieap
prove and recommend instead that park
! Ing be permitted on easterly side 70
80 minutes,
Section 5-Main street from Broadwa
to washington square one way street sc
ing toward Washington square, /
minutes on right side, headed toward
l w dSnAnEIOH HBQudT6. NOItQ kDY NC
: chants Bureal) to disap,,rove and re
commend Instead that parking be per
i Initted on easter side for 80 minutes.
! Section 5-Main street from Broadwa
! | to Washington square. one way street &
: | ing toward Washington square Vote
! iiGby Merchants Bklreau) to disanprov
and recommend instead that parking 4
permitted on both sides for Is minute
: from a. m. to Z p. m. on all days OF I'll
z week EXCEPT Saturday, on which da
j parking regulations will be in effect frol
: a. M to 8 p. m.
Section 6-Water street, thirty minute
= both sides. Voted 10y Merchants Bl
8 reau) to disapprove and RECOMMEND thi
!. parking be permitted for thirty minut,
: on northeriy side OF Water street
Q Section Market street from Main
4 Water, one way street headed towart
Water street Voted Cby Merchants Bl
reau) TO disapprove and recommend tbi
lpresent regulations be kept in force.
4 Section 14-Franfxlin street frol
: Square to Boswell avenue, right side u,
!. restricted. Voted (by Merchants Bureau
to disaNcrove and Recommend that parj
ing be permitted on Franklin stree
i from Main to Willow. for Is minutes. at
!. beyond Willow street be unrestricted.
oppose one Way streets
= 1t was voted MIR. Smith said. thst Ii