Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
TOBAN MARKET
STREET PARKING.
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persons shall be permitted 20 park
any vehicle upon any street with
in said Restricted parking district
for longer time than sixty conse-
cutive minutes q hour between the
hours of a. m. and p. m, sun
| days excepted"
A committee. w. X. Raker. chair
man; George Kaehn, George C.
/ Hughes and Samuel H. Caufman.
who were appointed at a meeting OF
| the Five Points Civic Association,
/ last week. presented protest against
the proposed restrictions. They said
| they believed 1t would be most in
convenient regulation If enforced on
residents of the suburban districts.
1t was pointed out that It would be
| impossible for shoppers to complete
I their buying within the period OF
one hour. They suggested that King.
Market. Shipley and Orange streets
be restricted without the hour priv
ilege, but the intersection streets be
left open for parkig, with the own
ers of places OF business being priv
LEGGED to place no parking signs,
and the autoR obilists he forced to
heed the signs.
The secretary reported several
other communications both for and
against the adoption of the pro-
posed amending resolution being re
ceived. 1t was decided to lay all
communications over until next
week when they would be eonsid-
cred as well as the verbal protests
then presented.
Section SO of the new resolution
provides for penalties for persons
evading the regulation. The section
follows:
Amy person or persons remOv- /
ing vehicle from any given place 4
on any street to which Section 80 !
applies before the expiration of the |
period named. and returning 1t for
the purpose of evading the provi-
sions of said section and not for
bona flde purpose shall be consid-
cred as violating the provisions of
this resolution and he subject to the
penalties prescribed"
Section 81 OF tho old resolution is
to be partially stricken out and
new section 81 inserted. This section
will change the western limit OF
sixth, Seventh. Eighth and Ninth
street. now one way streets. from
Washington street TO Madison street.
The new section follows:
20 Sixth street between French
street and Madison street. Traffic in
a westerly direction.
(g) Seventh street between French ,
street and Madison street. Traffic in :
an easterly direction. ,
(h) Eighth street between French {
street and Market street. Traffic in !
IN easterly direction. Eighth street r
between Market street and Madison ?
street. Traffic in a westerly direc- q
ion.
- Ninth street between Market ,
Itreet and Madison street Traffic in {
IN easterly direction.
In speaking OF the necessity OF the Z
new regulations, Director >
ir!er. who was acting president in {
he absence of President johnson, I
aid many drivers OF utomobiles
park their machines along these
streets. especially Market street, .
the day and even extend
ng into the evening. About one
year ago number of citizens. said :
o he interested in "a city beautiful" I
letitioned the directors to prohibit r
around Rodney Square. :
This resolution was presented and 3
'eceived its first and second reading.
IN presentation of the resolution for I
lnal adoption. by motion. action was ,
Indefinitely deferred. which resulted
n its death.
1t was said that from general sp- =
Dearance the business thorough
fares are constructed for a favored
few Director Grier said that sew
sral mornings and afternoons re-
,ently he had taken the numbers OF c
me machines parking at Rodney
Square and found them always the ,
same.
Director Sparks said that on fire.
luent occasions he had driven to the
central part of the city on business
which would require n few minutes,
and found It impossible to find
place along the square in which TO
at The curb. Many times he has
counted as MANY as ton cars with
women sitting In the machines knit
ing and apparently enjoying the =
parade OF - the business !,
blocks.