The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-08
PLAN TO PRoHBrr PARKN9 ON
MARHET AND MAIN STREETS
Is pEFEArED BY SEVEN
TO FOUR.
would Drive Business Away From
Stores, II Argument-Leaves Or
d1nance worthless, #
Is Claimed

Is Claimed
WhceinS's new traffic ordinance was
virtually killed last night when couh-
Gil voted down the committee : recon-
Greudatiou 10 prohibit parking on NarNe'
and Main streets. This action came
only after heated debate on the io9T
vi council BY a number Of counciImcn
This VAS tho feature OF tho ne" or
d!nance The committee. OF when
Councilman Cunningham Was chairman
met various times and spent c"nSidera-
bic time in preparing the new ordnance
and believed this section the meat 81
the entire thing With the striking oui
OF this section il - likely that counci!
mex, Tuesday night Will be asked ny
kOme members OF the committee O.
Nm" the entire measure.
Il am very much disappointed with
tho action OF COUNCIL last night ~ re-
fulRE TO accept That section OF the ORD
nance that would eliminate AL OF inc
congestion on Market street" declared
councilman Cunningham Every per-
SoAnt course. has right 70 ms own
opinion, but I have given this traffic or
d.aancc a thorough study AMI Sr"n;
moro timc on Il than on my own ruSl-
ness and now have to regard all IN >
work as done FOR nothing
Mambers Comment
Tho four members OF coua'., who
voted 10 allow the section prohibiting
marking on Market street were. Cut
E,ncham, kress, Metzner and Mayor
,,honey. MAYOR Thouer stated last night
that he was very much disappointed
over the action OF council and felt as
though the hard work and study by the
committee was all for nothing. The
ordinance is almost Us good AS none
With this section out Of H. d"c.ardeu
Mayor Thoner. 1T IS shame that the
main feature Of the traffic ordinance
had to DO killed" remarked Councilman
Metzner. Council might just as well
put a match to the ordinance next Tues
day night" declared Councilman Krcss.
The city clerk read the new trLIiG
ordinance as far as section 90. "he''
Councilman Cunningham took the fi"V"
and said: Mr.. Mayor. iuaSmuch as IN:
,-afRc ordnance so far has amounted
- nothing and there are many more
sections 10 be react move you that VI
discontinue reading the ordinance untIl
next Tuesday a;cht." kreSs seconded
the motlUn-
Objection.
The FIRST ooyr"uon 10 The ordinance
vas rnadI by Councilman OTTO. who
stated that section FIVE WAS ttrSt drafted
- not Include the north side % Ninth
street In the congcsted district. 1t Wa
nnally decided TO allow both Sides o.
Ninth street in tho ccHScSt"d diStrIc'.
Tho next objection came when section
30 was read. which prohibited any vc-
iItcles but trucks and wagons To- stan!
~ front Of the owners place o. bust
NCSS. Mr.. otto asked IL that Included
raxicahs not being allowed 10 stand m
c-ont OF their offices. lie was told ihAt
C1c machine would be allowed at one
tine NreSs raised the HOint that uH'
der the rcadias OF that ordinance no
,aN;cahS would be allowed to stand IN
'front.' OF the owners place OF business
yecause il only stated TRUCKS AM
wagons" The motion lost however.
Rcd the section remained the sa,rc.
rhe CeNt objection and the most Stri-
Gus vas when the clerk read section 50
'%ty Manager Charles II Bowler called
attention Of couCril 70 Il petition rl"ti
'SIth him and signed rs thirty-rtue
hUS;GeSS men who objected to prohibit.
ing parking on Market street. Council
imam Cunningham stated that these pc.
;!tioners had plenty OF time 10 Tile their
ynmp!aint with the committee before
as they were asked 10. but said ne
So nuld rot object to having the petition
u
'jcicS DC allowed 10 stand on Market
street for one-halt hour.
Tho Mo:on.
Councilman OTTO moved tina: tic Scy-
t'on be amended to allow parking for
,ne-halr hour on Market street Coun-
Gilman Schcnk seconded the notion
C?uncil'aau SlcGregor then amended
ne motion but including Main street
The motion was then put 10 4 vote
Those voting in favor o: the motion
were Gill!gan. Ulrtch, OTTO. Srh.uk. VIII
t.ams, AcGreSor and McCoukcy. Those
voting agains, ,hc motion WIRE Gun
bingham. kress, MetIne- and Mayor
Thoncr.
Section - which prohibited parking
on certain streets in the congcStcd dis
c-ict only after 8 o'clock l.. ". was then
read Councilman NC+ircGor moved that
The section be changed TO allow parking
:or onc-halt hour on these streets. J;
%aS adopted. Councilman kreSs then
moved 10 include Eleventh street be-
;~ecn Chapl!nc and Main streets aufl
fourteenth street between Market and
Main Streets. as streets where parking
IS allowed co. one-halc hour. II was
;Acn that number of yncmOers oc COIN
O. spoke on the ordinance. Councilman
Cunningham declared tina. tho feature
Of the ordinance had already been killed
and that < was practically worthless.
fIe said that a serious fire on Markc;
street some day would cause regret by
many members OF counc:l.
Bad For Business
Councilman Otto said that 20 puc A.!
ordinance into effect not allowing park
.ng on Narke, street would run business
away from the business huVSes on Mar
ket street. Councilman SchcnE spoke
along the same lines rs Councilman
QUO. Mr.. Cunningham said lie studied
me traffic laws OF most every h:E city
md in many OF them, including ITttS-
uu-Sh. there were a number OF streets
where machines were not allowed -
stop one minute.
councilman McG-ego- stated that
;le-c were but few women who could 20
stopping n ore-aaI! hours timc and
rhat the. would not shop with the MAJ
Ect street business houses II no: al
owed 70 stop on Market street in their
machines.
|: was then econ that coun,!. began
- ak out Of order. u.aay members
,.IrtinE 70 talk Without asking permits
Ion from the mayor and il Was acCes-
sary co. him - call them 70 order
Councilman Kr"Ss. asking for the floor
-,a,cd that !aaSmuch a. Coua&i. Nc
C;rcgor stated orc-haif hour wou!d not
no sufficient t.ro 20 60 shopping. II"
moved that IL 10 made or" hour instead
% 4 hal: hour. Tho motion. however
was lost. Those voting f"- th: motion
were krcss. Otco. Cunningham, Mctln'r