New Britain herald., 1924-05-02

| opportunity to study the effects 'of the one way traffic about the park Satur- 1 day nights when the regulation is in force, and they have experienced a marked falling off in their business during those hours as a result. He claimed that one of the reasons for traffic congestion on the west side of
 the park is the fact there are many
 machines parked there all day. He said that this could be eliminated and several other schemes for relieving
 the congestion could be tried out
 before making such a drastic step of putting in a one-way ordinance. He
 said that he, or the other merchants
 involved, would not be reconciled to
 the ordinance until all other means of relieving the congestion had failed. Chairman Nair asked him if he had any objection to an experiment of two weeks, and he said that he could not see the further need of any eNperi-
 menting, as the Saturday night one
 way traffic which has been in effect
 for some time has been sufficient to
 note the effect. NJ. Irving Jester told the commit
 tee that he could see no necessity for a one way traffic ordinance about the
 park at this time as he did not think
 that traffic in the center was heavy enough to warrant it. He also said that 40 minute parking on Main street was not any too long, as that
 did not give people any too much time 10 transact any business in the stores or banks.
 He dwelt at length on the proposed limiting of parking on Arch street, saving that on one side of the street at least, cars should be allowed to park without any time limit. He Gaid
 that 50 minutes was not sufficient
 time for men to call upon the auto mobile companies and transact bus ! mess. He pointed out the fact that automobile concerns predominate the
 section to be limited by the proposed ordinance and said that their needs
 should be considered.
 $. M. Dayids0n's Views.
 S. NJ. Davidson expressed himself in favor of the one-way traffic ordinance hut opposed any change in the park ing limit. He said that he felt that cne-way traffic would make the traf- i fic move faster, thus relieving the l congestion, and at the same. time making it safer for pedestrians to cross the street if the machines were all coming from the same direction.
 Women doing shopping would be con-
 siderably handicapped by reducing the parking time limit. according to
 Mir. Davidson, as they do not have op- portunity to do very much shopping l with even a 40 minute limit.
 Chief Hart told the committee that l during the two weeks experiment period he would have temporary signs l put in place and would detail traf- ! fic man to the car stand to take care i of the traffic there. He told the 1 committee that he would furnish it
 with enough police to enforce any
 ordinance they passed in the interests
 of relieving traffic congestion.
 The committee and Chief Hart will
 consult with officials of the trolley
 company in an effort to remedy some l of the inconvenience experienced in
 boarding cars. The chief told the committee that the company had already agreed to have the cars pull
 further north for people to board
 them at the park. An effort will be
 made 10 effect an arrangement that will make it possible 10 get on the
 cars from the park side instead of
 from the street.