South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-14

chants AFFAIR committee Of the
Chamber OF Commerce has shown
interest On the measure. espe-
Gully iu respect 20 the 30-min-
ute feature. The members. accord
ing 20 an announcement made Mon
day. are satisfied with the general
program but declare themselves IA
vora bic 10 an extension of this
limit 20 one hour. The announce
meut follows:
Resolved. that the merchants
Affairs com n13ttee Of the South Bend
Chamber OF Commerce Is heartily
in accord with the ordinance now
before the city council which viii
regulate the parking OF vehicles In
the business section OF this city. and
we feel that the enactment Of such
an ordinance will be OF real benefit
% the city.
After a careful study Of the stu
alton. however. we believe that a
so minute period should be adopted
in order that said ordinance have
the general support Of the mer-
chants and that the users Of vehi-
cles may not feel that the ordinance
is too drastic.
The committee believes that all
Of the merchants will be glad 20
keep their cars out OF the restricted
district and give the greatest
amount Of space 10 the shoppers
from this city and the rural sec
tions for transacting their business.
we also are In favor Of providing
a central parking space for ma
chimes just as soon as the proper
arrangements can be made.
MERCHANTS AFFAIRS COMMIT
TEE.
A. TT. Heller. Chairman
Dave FfschgrUnd
Milton Freudenstein
Lyle Humble.
The measure. except for the one
hour feature. designates Michigan
St. from IAsalle av. TO Division St.
W Colfax av. and W. Washington
av.. from Michigan to Main SITS,
jefferson blvd. from Main st. 10 Lin
coin way r. and Wayne St. from
Michigan ST. to St. Joseph ST
Exclude Sunday.
II prescribes a time limit for
parking OF automobiles from 8
o'clock in the morning to o'clock
| IN the evening for the first FIVE bust
ness days Of the week and from 8
a. m. 20 p. m. on Saturdays. No
section Of the measure IS in force on
Sunday.
Cars in the preferential district
must be parked parallel TO the curb
with a distance OF four feet between
cars.
The purpose OF the measure is
primarily 20 relieve congestion. It's
enforcement is expected to lift the
city from appearances or a small
sized town to a city becoming a
community Of South Bends silo. IN
clusion of Wayne st. VIII also per-
NIT Of freer traffic for the fire de-
partment on calls from the central
station.
The fight for the Inclusion Of Main
St. among the preferential streets OF
the ordinance ended a week ago
Monday night when Main st. and
other merchants adjacent to this
street appearing before the councils
/ committee meeting were overruIed.
Since then. no organized sentiment
for the inclusion Of Main St has
been heard, those in favor of such
an amendment declaring themselves
as willing to bide their time, boost
for the ordinance as it Is and if
Main st. is found Disseminated
against and traffic conditions on
Main st. become worse by its en-
actment they viii go before the
I council and ask amendment. II
1 conditions warrant, they say. they
will then ask that Main St, from
COlfax to Jefferson blvd. be in
cluded among the other principal
congested thoroughfares presently
provided for