New Britain herald., 1924-06-04

was forced to go around the park to
 do so. After his first drive around
 the park under one-way system, he
 said that he became interested and
 walked over to the center on several
 occasions to observe the manner in
 which the system worked. He watched it from all points for
 time on each occasion and at no | time did he see anything that resem- l bled a congestion, according to his statements, excepting at the time re- l ferred to previously by Mir. O'Connor l He said that he was present when that holdup occurred, but that was an exceptional case. He also registered his disapproval of the plan for cutting off the north end of the park, saying that nothing could be gained by such an action.
 \. A. Mills Approves
 A. A. Mills expressed himself in favor of one-way traffic, saying that he found it was easier for his ma chimes to travel in the center of the city under the system and that mem- bers of his family find it very much safer crossing the streets as they only have to look in one direction for ap- preaching machines. Before the one way system was inaugurated. he said that his wife had two narrow escapes from being run down.
 W. W. Leland Registers Opposition
 One-way traffic is o. K. if you want the machines to move quickly through the center of the city was the open ing statement by w. w. Leland who told the committee that in putting one-way traffic in effect on the Main street of the city, they were doing something that has not been done in any of the cities much larger than New Britain. He said that the center is the battle-ground of the merchants and asked if it were wise to rush the automobiles by. He said that he thought it would be better to keep the automobiles in the center of the city as long as possible instead of rushing them through.
 No Traffic Problem-McDonoug
 If you put one-way traffic in ef- feet, you will serve notice upon busi- ness men and property owners in the center of the city that they have been thrown into the discard' was the opinion expressed by Attorney Patrick F. McDonough. He said that the question was business proposi- ton and should be approached from a business mans angle. He reiterat- ed statement he made at preceding meetings that New Britain has no real traffic problem to grapple with.
 Business Dropping Ofi-FaTley
 William J. Farley said that mer- chants north of West Main street were almost unanimous in the state ment that business has decreased as result of one-way traffic. He said that the property on Main street north of West Main is the most highly as- sossed property in the city, and he was vigorously opposed to any ordi- nance that would .have a depreciating effect upon it He suggested that the ordinance committee consider the traffic problem with a committee of business men and work out some scheme that would be satisfactory to everybody.
  claimed some Of the members of the committee had taken in the matter. He said that he had heard several members of the ordinance committee say that they would listen to the poo pie who have protests against one- way traffic, and then put it through. He branded the attitude as unfair.
 Mayor Compliments Committee.
 Mayor Paonessa was present at the hearing on invitation of the board, and complimented the committee on the manner in which 1t has conduct cd the hearings and expressing his en- tire confidence in the committee. He said that last year he had a confer cnce with officials of the board of public works to see if some plan could not be formulated that would give moro room in the center of the city. He said that his idea Of a solution 10 the congestion in the center has been more room and not one or two way traffic.
 He said that one thing that would | have to be established was safety zones for people boarding and leaving | trolley cars along the park.
 Revise Recommendations.
 Following the hearing Of arguments | for and against any of the proposed i traffic ordinances, the committee went | irto executive session considering all | of the proposed ordinances excepting i the one-way traffic. IL was decided 10 ! leave consideration of that for later 1 meeting.
 Parking on Court and Walnut | streets was changed from the north | side to the south side of the street in 1 view Of the fact that protests had been | that parking on the north | side would prevent people having !. driveways from using them.
 It was voted to prohibit parking on | the south side of Myrtle street to the | Russell & Erwin driveway, and then 1 allow unlimited parking beyond the i driveway. In allowing the Arch | street buses 10 retain their station in | front of the Center church, the com | mittee asked Chief William c. Hart Of | the police department to see if some | could not be effected 10 have one of the north end busses stop | at the north end of the park.