New Britain herald., 1926-07-09

on other days when all left turns were permitted at the corner. From the standpoint Of traffic clearance one-Way regulations on Main, Com marctal and Center are ideal. the sergeant said.
 Councilman Caldwell said he had
 observed the effect Of the one-wav regulation on Main street and there is no denying the assertion Of the sergeant that it had the effect Of clearing the street rapidly. Main street seemed dead" the councilman said. He questioned the desirability or clearing traffic from business district with such despatch. Eiim- inatIon Of left turns al Washington and Wes. Main streets seems desir- able. Councilman Caldwell said, be- cause few cars coming out of Washington and turning left into West Main street hold up the entire stream of vest bound traffic on West Main street. and the same condition follows the left turning Of cars from West Main into Washing ton street.
 Webster HiH Situation
 Alderman Nair asked Sergeant King If he had any recommendation relative 10 Webster Hill, The ser geant said motorists going up the hall into Arch street must step on it" 10 make the grade, and therefore the corner Is dangerous, but it does not seem advisable to direct traffic only from Arch street into Webster Hill because cars would then be obliged 10 go down Rockwell ave- nue and make the bad turn at To- cust and Arch streets, 10 get into the section west of Arch street, in the vicinity of Hart, Griswold, etc. The corner Of Arch, Rockwell ave- nue and Locust street is 8 very dan- gerous place, Sergeant King said, and he believes it would be well to consider prohibiting parking of cars on the three streets within 50 feet Of the corner. When there are cars anu II Ith5 pal ihEl LliNt ilN IG " ~4A nigh impossible for touring cars to make the turn and trucks cannot possibly make it. It would be well, the sergeant said, if Webster Hill was closed entirely as a thorough fare and Hart street extended into Rockwell avenue. This. however. is not the function of the police de- psrtment, he remarked.
 Chief Hart said the corner of Glen street and Rockwell avenue is said to be developing into a dan gerous spot because Of the parking of trucks in front of a wholesale house there, He will have Sergeant King look into it and make re- port.
 Alderman Nair inquired of Chief Hart if the latter had a report ready relative to the taxicab stand situation, which was called to the attention of the committee al re- cent meeting by Chief Hart. The chief said he believes that If the Burritt hotel is to provide taxi service by having station on Washington street, it strikes him that the Hotel Delaney should be permitted 10 give similar service. However. If the taxicab company which was formerly stationed next to the Burritt hotel obtains head quarters on private property the taxicab owners who work from the Hotel Delaney will probably be obliged 10 make similar arrange ments, as taMcabs are not allowed to have stand on the streets. Sergeant King said the suggestion has been made that taxicabs park in the jitney stations after 11:30 ?. m.
 At the committee meeting follow i ing receipt of the recommendations of the police department represen- tatives, Aldermen Nair and Maer1 ! made their criticism of the traffic | policemen. Relative 10 the pro- posed regulations, Alderman Nair l said consideration will be given 10 the opinions expressed al the hear 1 ing next Monday evening. and if there is not good representation 1 present, the committee and the | common council cannot be blamed 1 If the decisions are not 10 the liking ! of the public.