Evening journal., 1923-01-23
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CAR PARKING
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About a year ago a similar resolution
was introduced. It was given its
first and second reading but action
was indefinitely deferred.
c. w. Venting, real estate oper.
ator at OF Shipley street, appear
ed in behalf OF the real estate men,
declaring 1t was most urgent for
them to have their machines parked
near their places of business as
frequent calls were received to show
properties which required immedi-
ate acti-l. He said he did not be-
lleve the machines should be left
standing at curbs throughout the
entire working hours of the day
simply to accommodate those own
ing them to get to and from their
work. But there were frequent
calls on real estate men that re-
quired their immediate attention.
He suggested that a special license
tag from the police department, al
lowing cars 10 be parked for more
than the period prescribed IN the
resolution. be given the owners of
machines.
Emmett s. Hickman. a real estate
operator at Ninth and Orange
streets. wanted to know how the
resolution II passed would affect
property owners residing or having
their places of business outside OF
the parking zone. To relieve a pos
sible congestion OF curb lines in
these sections, he suggested that
parking resolution be passed so
that only one side OF the street
could be used at any one time.
Commissioner Pierson replied this
would work an injustice on the prop
erty owners on the side of the street.
Mr.. Hickman suggested the directors
include in the resolution provisions
for changing the sides of the streets
to be used for parking twice annual
lv. President johnson welcomed the
suggestion and said # would receive
the attention OF the directors before
the passage of the resolution.
Written protests were received
from Harry J. Harkins. manager OF
f1NAtA uuA OlAAt III W nun AAt HRAAANNN@
out that hotel managemet had been
trying to get motorists from 9TH
er States to visit the city He felt the
hour parking privilege would work
an Injustice to out-of-town patrons
of the hotel. causing them to curtail
their visits. He suggested that spe-
,ial privilege be granted these mo-
orists.
other communications of protest
we're received from 5. Harrington
Iones. 5I9 West Twenty-sixth street;
Mrs. Isabelle NJ Brown, 1903 West
Fourteenth street, the latter sug-
costing the main trouble was caused
by men parking their machines at
Rodney Square throughout the en-
tire day. Mrs. c. NJ. Lynch, Middle /
town, and Fred NJ. Gassert, secre-
.ary of the Five Points Civics AZ
sociation, also protested.
The Five Points protest follows:
January 18th, 1928.
Directors Of the Street and Sewer 1
Department,
Wilmington, Delaware:
Dear Sirs:-At a meeting OF the
Five Points Civic Association on
Friday evening, January 18th, ref /
orence was made to the proposed |
automobile parking zone as contem-
plated by your body. 1t was the /
opinion of the members of this as
ISOLATION, many of whom are au-
omobile owners and residents i'm
the suburban section adjacent tot
that the proposed re-
,tricted area is such that hard
ship would he experienced il the /
proposed measure is enacted into a
aw.
"Appreclating your efforts and
'ealizing that the present parking of
is more or less abused,
We feel that the proposed parking
lrea should be so arranged TO cause
is little Inconvenience as possible in
,ur shopping public.
we would therefore suggest that
'non-parking signs be placedbefore
he front and rear entrance of the
business houses in the shopping dis
riots. We believe that such rule