New Britain herald., 1926-07-13
VOTE ID REJECT
 TRAFFIC PLANS
Ordinance Committee Holds
 Hearing on One Way Idea

The ordinance committee Of the common council, after a public hear ing last night, voted unanimously to reject the recommendation of the police department and the Chamber of Commerce committee, that one way traffic be inaugurated on Main street. between East Main and Com mercial streets, full length, going north. The project had not single champion at the hearing, practically every business house on Main street in the section affected appearing in opposition, and Chief w. c. Hart of he police department told the com mittee he did not wish 10 insist on it's adoption. He believes 1t is an ex- cellent way to relieve congestion on Main street during the noon and supper hours every day and Satur- Jay evenings from 2 to g o'clock, but as the business men claim 1t would hurt their trade, he would not object if 1t Is rejected.
 The committee voted to recom- mend 10 the common council the fol- lowing amendments to the traffic and parking ordinances: West Main street, north side, from Main to Cedar streets, minutes parking. 24 hours daily. Center street, west side, no parking until after 6:30 p. m. i; North street, north side, from Hart ford avenue to Spring street, no parking until after 6:30 p. m; Glen street. east side, from Main to Pearl streets, no parking until after 6:30 D. m.; Lake street, north side, from Washington to High streets, no parking until after 6:30 p, m. no parking In front of all theaters, for t2l7 feet on either side of the cen ter of the entrance, effective "A hours daily; no left turns from Park street into Franklin Square, and from Elm into Park street, from 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m., from 4;30 to SIS p. m, and Saturday evenings from ' to o'clock; no left turns from Main into Chestnut and from Chestnut into Main, same hours, unlimited parking on Hart ford avenue, west side from North 10 Stanley streets
 The farmers market on Com mercial street, both sides, between Center and Elm streets, is working satisfactorily, Chief Hart said, and 1t will be permanently established by ordinance.
 The north end busses will take on and discharge passengers at the west curb, west side of Central Park, from the white line marking the north side of the cross over at Court street, to point 120 feet north, and the busses operating on the south end lines will have their station on the east side of Main street, from the north line of the First Church property to a point 120 feet souther- ly.
 Chief Hart recommended that tax icab stations be established on Wash ington street, west side. from Crow els corner 10 a point 75 feet north erly. westerly 75 feet, but adoption Of the recommendation was held in abeyance pending an opinion from the corporation counsel as to the power of the common council 10 specify space on the city streets for this purpose.
 Chief Hart called the attention of the committee to a dispute concern ing the location of the bus station a the corner of Chapman and Jubi lee streets He said there is i'll feeling between the owner of the bus line and the owner of property at the corner, and two legal firms have accused the police department Of showing favoritism in the matter. IL was voted to have the chief submit a list of bus station locations at the end of all local bus lines, and they will be established by ordinance. Use of the specified stations to the ex- clusion of all others will then be re- quired.
 The committee voted to recom- mend to the common council that the board of public works be re- auested 10 widen Main street, from the railroad tracks to East Main street. and 10 notify the police de- partment that the recommendation of Chief Hart made some time ago, for the installation Of traffic lights at the corners of East Main and Main. Myrtle and Main, Commercial and Main, Church and Main, Wash ington and West Main. Main and Court streets, are favored, the com mittee members expressing the feel