Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-20


REGULATION OF PARKING
TIME 8 A NJ TO P. NJ
The bill leaves a 45-degree angle park
ing on washington street between South
eastern avenue and White River and head
on parking along the outside curb in Ghe
Circle, as at present. IN reducing the
parking limit to one hour it makes this
regulation effective from a. N. to z
D. m, instead Of from 8 a. m. to $50
p. m, as at present, everywhere in the
congested district, excepting the Circle.
In the Circle one hour parking is made
effective from 8 a. m. to p. n, instead
Of twO-hour parking from $3.50 a. m. to
80 p. m, at at present.
The only other places in the city where
angle parking would DE permitted, if the
new ordinance passes, are che center Of
Market street between Pennsylvania and
Delaware streets and the center of Ken
lucky avenue between Washington and
Maryland streets, where the As degree
position now is used
PROVIDES FOR NEW
NO-LEFT-TURN CORNERS. ~
Nine new ''no-Ieft-turn' corners are
designated IN addition to the four at
Washington. and Illinois, Washing and
Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio and Penn
sylvania and Ohio streets now estab-
lished. The new points named are Wash
ington street and Capitol avenue, Wash
ington and Meridian streets, Washington
and Delaware streets Maryland and
PENNSYLVANIA streets, Maryland and Illi-
nois streets, Market and Illinois streets,
Market and Illinois streets. Ohio and Me-
ridiaa streets, New York and Meridian
streets, and New York ana Delaware
streets.
The ordinance would prohibit parking
from q. m. to 7 p. m, on the west side
Of Illinois street from Washington street
to Court street. the east side OF Illinois
street from Washington street to Pearl
street. the east side of Meridian street
from washington street to Pearl street
and the west side of Pennsylvania street
from washington street to Court street
No parking would be permitted in front
OF thn. entrance Of any hotel, theater,
moving picture house or public meeting
Mace Present provisions for business
houses to be issued mo parking" signs
for marking reserved places In front OF
their buildings are unchanged. The po-
lice under Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank
have taken up all such signs, but the
ordinance permitting them never has been
repealed.
FEW EXCEPTIONS TO
STATE TRAFFIC LAW.
AS provided in the State traffic law,
the vehicle on the right would have, IN
der the new bill, the right of-way at all
street intersections excepting in Capitol
avenue Illinois and Meridian streets from
Georgia street to Maple Road, wherein
north and south traffic would have the
right of-way and except in East New
York and East Michigan streets between
Highland and Emerson avenues wherein
east and west traffic would have the
rfpht-of-way. All vehicles approaching
any Of the Ave streets in the designated
limits must come to full stop before
entering or crossing such highways the
ordinance provides The five streets are
specifically designated as preferential
traffic Streets" in accordance with the
State law giving cities the right to make
such distinction.
The present city right-of-way regula-
tions give traffic in all north and south
streets the right-of way with the follow
ing exceptions: All boulevards, the entire
length of Washington street and Massa-
chusetts. Kentucky, Indiana and Virginia
avenues: East New York street between
the Big Four Railroad and Emerson ave-
nue. and corners where silent policemen
are located At "silent cop corners traf-
&c on the RICH has the rigbt-of-way.
Bird and Hudson streets from New
York to Ohio streets and Chesapeake
street from Delaware to Ohio streets are
added to the present congested district
one-wav thoroughfares. Movement IN
Bird and Hudson streets would be to the
north only and in Chesapeake street to
the west only.
ARMS SIGNALS SAME
AS STATE PROVIDES.
Arms signals would be made to cor
respond with the State regulations.
From a. nj to p. m. all vehicles
loading or unloading merchandise or ma
terials in the congested district must
stand parallel with the curb, according
to the bill. They now are permitted 20
back to the curb provided that if horses |
are attached they must be turned parallel
with and facing the direction Of the traf
fic stream.
The ordinance would prohibit the IN
loading Of coal on Washington, Illinois,
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