Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1928

tablished. each being properly marked
by parallel lines eight feet apart.
1. Across Water street at tho en-
trance to the Maine Central Railroad
station.
2. Across Water street from the
entrance Of the Augusta Opera House
to the entrance Of the Federal Build
ing.
8. Across Water street from the
Augusta Trust Building to Kenney
g. GreenwOOd's.
a. Across Water street at the
south corner of Oak street.
S. Across Water street at the
north corner OF Oak street.
6. Across Water street at two
points between Oak street and
Bridge street at proper intervals.
Z. At Bridge street. crossing
Water street, from the north corner
of Bridge and Water and from the
| north corner of Bridge and Water
streets.
8. Across Water street at the Co.
, lonial theatre.
9. Across Water street at the
overhead railroad bridge.
10. Across Water street at Bond
| street.
II. Across Water street at Ed
wards Mill Park.
| H. Across all intersections as fol-
lows:
a. At the railroad station-two
places.
b Across Market Square
C Across Oak street.
d Across Bridge street-both
sides of Water street.
G. Across entrance of Town Land
| ing.
Section6-safety Zones
A. We recommend that safety
zones be established at all car stops
on Water street, same to be five feet
| in width measured from the track
| outward and of sufficient length to
| take care of the loading and unload
I ing of passengers and that such
| zones be designated by white traffic
lines painted on the pavement.
| = Il. We recommend that automo-
biles be forbidden to trespass within
this zone when same is occupied by
| persons waiting; for cars, or entering
or leaving same.
Section 7-Curb Markings
A. Designation. We recommend
| that curb markings and fence mark
| ing be used to designate parking
spaces as follows:
l. Market Square. On the north
side of the square at the curb and
on the south side at the Opera House,
! exclusive of space at the entrance TO
! the fire ladder storage room and at
| the entrance to the entrance to the
! Soule Building basement.
/ ., Center of Market Square. We
recommend a double row of parking
spaces in the center Of Market Square
extending from the drinking fountain
in a westerly direction to within a
] ~. 80 ~tfrt,f nF
way of the Maine Central Railroad,
! To take care of the passage OF NOV
ing cars there should be one or two
cars less on the south side of this
central parking area than on the
north side.
! 5. Commercial Street. We recon-
mend that the fence on the west side
of Commercial street from winthrop
street to Oak Street be painted with
strips at proper car distances ana
that lines be irlaid in the surface OF
the street in continuation of fence
markings either by digging down 4
! few inches and filling with crushed
rock, which should then be painted
white, or by using some equally cf-
fective method to designate parking
spaces. We suggest that these spaces
be numbered by painting number
Of the fence for each space for the
convenience of visitors.
4. Oak street On tho north side
I of Oak street adjacent to tho First
! National Granite Bank for the ac-
! commodation of two or three cars
parked parallel to the curb.
| Is. Renewing Markings. We rec
ommend that all markings be con-
stantly renewed by re-painting as Of
! ten as is necessary to keep them dis
tirCt.
Section 8 Signs
\. Parking Limit. We recommend
that sign bearing the legend.
"Parking Limit Is Minutes" or some
other suitable words of similar i'm
port he placed at the curb on both
sides Of Water Street at intervals of
approximately % yards for the guild
ance of drivers of automobiles and
other vehicles.
Il. No Parking. Wo recommend
that spaces where parking is ahso-
lutely prohibited be designated either
by painted curb markings or by
signs bearing the words. mo Park
ing Here" or words of similar mean
ing.
Section Rines Hill
4. Crossing at Top. We recon-
mend that crossing for pedestrians
be established and properly marked
at the top of Rnes Hill following the
customary course Of pedestrian