Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-06
PASS ORDINANCES
TO FACILITATE THE
HANDLING TRAFFIC

regular meeting of the WaterVille
| city government held last evening
which will considerably expedite the
handling of traffic in the city this
summer.
The most important of these was
the making of Center street a one
way thoroughfare. DR.. E. w. Boyer
| addressed the city fathers on the ad-
visibility of taking this step and the
ordinance had a unanimous passage.
The ordinances are as follows:
BE it ordained; that the following
| sections be added to article " of
the street traffic regulations and
| rules for driving to be known as
| sections 16, 16, II, is and 10.
Section 10. Center street shall be
a one way street running from east
| to west with entrance at Elm street
| and exit at Pleasant street.
| Sec. 16. City Hall square shall be
| confined to parking only and not to
! be used for a thoroughfare. Entrance
| shall be made only from Main street
and exit only on Front street.
Sec. II. No vehicle shall be al
| lowed to stop on the east side of
Main street on the southwest cor
ner of the Hannaford property to
| the northeast corner of the Central
Fire station property for a longer
period than is necessary to take on
or let off passengers.
Sec. IS. Parking on Silver street
| from Main street to Spring street
| shall be beside and parallel to the
curb only.
| Sec. 10. The municipal officers
| shall have the authority to control
and regulate the driving and park
ing of vhicles on Main street and
! adjoining street, and shall designate
! by proper sign, mark of signal, the
manner, distance and time of park
ing in said streets.
| -
Sec. 5 of Article ", stopping,
standing and turning is hereby
amended by adding the words, "or
| hydrant," SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 5. No vehicle shall stop or
stand within the intersections or
any streets, nor within ten (1O) feet
of a street corner or hydrant.
The following men were appointed
special police: Z. c. Lashus Chester
Lashus, Eddie Pooler. ]. w. Jones,
Kenneth Tallmadge and Raymond
| Bragdon.
| 1t was voted to continue the paw
| lilS Ol SIdllllS OAoCho OlI I%OShWOOo
| street about 80 feet and another or
der that was passed called for the
| installation of street light on Vet
| Gran court.
| Orders were taken up as follows:
The order for the construction of
a tar and gravel sidewalk on the
east side of Pleasant street, from
| North street to the junction of Main
street: also for the construction of
| cutters between the new paved street
and sidewalk, to be laid in crushed
rock and properly graded so that
the water will drain into the basins.
was referred to the committee on
streets and sewers. This order was
made up following petition receiv-
ed and signed by several citizens
living in that part of the city.
The order for the construction of
a sewer on Allen street was referred
to the committee on streets and
| sewers.
| An order appropriating the sum
| of $3.50 for the use of the w. S.
Heath Post. G. A. r., and $25 for
the Spanish war veterans. the above
sums to be used in the observance of
Memorial day, was given passage.
An order for the continuation of
| the TAR sidewalk on the north SIDE
of Park street to Pleasant street was
referred to the committee on new
sidewalks.
An order granting permission to
| the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co. to lay and maintain
underground conduits and man.
| holes under the surface of College
avenue, from the end of present con-
] duit a I Cha Min street tn Oak street
was given a passage.
Licenses for the operation of pub
lie cars were given to II. V. Pooler
and Abraham Joseph.
| Roll of accounts No. 4944 was