Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
EOb[|C' ARGUES
TRAFFIC CHANGES.
oHicials, Business Men and
Motorists Flock to City
M ~ Hall Hearing
PARKING IS MOOT QUESTION

The finance chamber on the fourth
Moor of City Hall was crowded this
afternoon at the start of public
hearing on the traffic ordinance now
before Council.
Representatives Of motor clubs and
business and civic associations were
among those present to uphold or criti-
else various featurcs Of the measure.
The principal bone Of contention is
he time limit for parking motors in
the central zone. Police Superintendent
Mills. objccting to the proposed one
hour parking limit, has amendments to
the original bill. cutting the parking
time to fifteen minutes in the central
section and an hour in an outer zone.
Another amendment calls for complete
revision of the onc.way streets in the
business district.
The traffic committee Of the Key. conc
Automobile Club has considered the
superintendent amendments, and the
organization representatives will voice
their opinions at the hearing.
Councilman Won Tagon. who has the
listen to any shortening OF the one
hour parking limit in the business dis
trict.
~ stand unaltcrably for the full hour
limit on all streets" he ''nid. 81 have
been told by leaders Of the merchants
associations of streets other than Chest
nut that they wore satisfied and that
they would take care of all customers
who were driven away from their stores
by such a rule
The ordinance as now arranged re.
tains the left hand turn out Of Market
street. by use of the traffic control. AT
the right hand curb. II allows no left
hand turns into Market street from n
one. way street.
1t also prohibits all turning around
on Broad street. except nt trntti".ron
troll stations whi"h will he cs'nN!i>hel
at the street intersections. Tie mo-
torist will enter the control n the right
side Of the street and on Si:i.ll tuvn
around according to desire.
Mr.. Mills wished this ruo ~ ann'y
from South street to Erie avenue. bat
Mr.. Won Tngcn said that Diaw onl street
war far enough north.
The Superintendent prop 81 70 rc-
verse the present traffic =" n'nt"n> on
Locust street and make th"t 't"""' =
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been accepted. At present trnii.r on that
street is only permitted III t'r or 'r l.,
direction. Tho desire to re irrc tl'
traffic congestion on Walnut st'"ct va
cited BY the SunerintcndCnt ~ his rca
son for changing the flow of traffic. The
rush on Walnut street. he said. IN
duced him to introduce I.ocu,' street
as n re'icf street for the overflow from
Walnut street between the hours Of
IA. NJ. and r. NJ.
The superintendent. according :"
agreement, in the former discussion Of
the Won Tagen ordinance offered
amendments to provide for certain CEN
trail city streets in respect to one way
trnfic. The ordinance ns II previously
stood would only establish one way
traffic on those streets on which trolley
lines operate and in the direction in
which the trolleys run.
One. Way Streets
He presented an amendment which
makes the following streets one way
thoroushfarrs in addition to those pro-
vided for in the ordinance:
Ninth street between Spring Garden
and Columbia avenur-nnrth-b bound
trafic only.
Juniper street between South pcHn
Suunrc and Vine street-north.
Juniper street between South Penn
Square and South strcct-sOuth.
Cherry street between Second street
and the Parkway-west
SAMSON street between Eighth and
Twenty fourth strcets-wCSt.
Green street on the portions on which
trolley cars do not opcratc-cast.
Poplar street between Delaware ave-
nue. and Thirty first street--ea>t.
Parrish street between Fifth stree
and Thirtieth strcet-wcst.
Brown street between Delaware ave.
nue. and Twenty ninth street-east.
Wallace street between Ninth ant
Thirty. first strcets--west.
Callowhill street between the two
rivers-east
Wood street between Broad an'
Twenty fourth streets-west.
Wood street between New Market anc
Broad streets--cast.
Vine street between the two rivers
west.
Race street between the two rivers
east.
Filbert street from Seventh t
Twentieth street-west.
Clover street, Twelfth to Thirtecnt
street--west.
Moravian strcct-Broad to Fifteent
Otreet--east.
Chancellor street from Broad to Elf
teenth strect-west.