New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
MERCHANTS OPPOSE NEW PARKING LAW
Declare Public Taxi Stand
 Causes Harm to Business
COUNCIL HEARS PROTEST
Itincrant Business Men Discharged From Custody-S2, ,501 Collected In Fines During Janunry-Bear In New Quarters at City Stables.

NeW QuarttTs dt Cits SldpIcs-
 At meeting Of the city council last evening. strenuous opposition was voiced to the ordinance recently adopted by the city fathers prohibit ing the parking of all vehicles, ex- cept public service cars, on the south side of North Main street from point 10 feet from the corner Of Main street to point 75 feet north erly. William J. Tracy, who yester- day acquired 8 one-third interest in the old Root property located on the corner of Main and North Main streets. was the spokesman for the opposition, while Attorney Joseph P. O'Connell appeared in the interests of the taxicab drivers.
 A petition signed by the George L.lley Co.,. William J. Tracy Frank c. Hayes Joseph Hayes, the Gwillim Store, Huttons. Inc, Peter Carros. P. Reisor. C. Bergeron, Edward Qunlan. the City Hardware Co.,. the Presto Lunch and others. was read by City Clerk Steele. in which the council was asked to rescind the vote taken at its meeting ON Tuesday, February 8. Their contention was that patrons Of their establishments would be handicapped by the inabil- ity to park in the restricted area and that their business would be to q certain extent injured by drivers of the public service cars standing in the doorways or in front of the i display windows. Mr. Tracy pointed out that such an ordinance would not only prove 8 detriment to the store owners but would tend to de- crease property values. He believed that the merchants as we'll as the landlords were entitled to consider ation in view of their being taxpay- CTS and the amount of money tied up in their businesses. He suggested that public taxi stands be located at various parts of the city, alloting a | location to each driver and not se- gregate them all in one particular spot.
 Attorney O'Connell stated that he believed an amicable solution could be arrived at by the appointment by 1 the mayor Of a committee to confer with all the parties interested and 1 thrash out such objections as now appeared to be evident.
 At the same time. he called atten- tion TO a check made last year b. Traffic Officer Aldie Brault 1T which is was shown that on Friday July g, only six people alighted from automobiles to enter the stores in the area in question, while on Sat urday July 10, there were five, and on Monday, July 12, there was but | one person who entered any of the stores after parking his automobile. After short discussion, Mayor ! Wade appointed the ordinance con- mlttee consisting of Councilmen Homer H. Judd. Charles R. Ander- son, and E. F. Merrill to act as a committee with himself to confer with representatives of both sides or Saturday, February 26, at 3 p. m., in the city court room, at which time i he believed some definite arrange ment could be decided upon.
 Petition Sidewalks and Curb
 At meeting of the city council last evening, a petition was received from six property owners on Wyllis street asking that sidewalks and curbs be laid. The matter was re- ferred to the street committee fol investigation and report at the next meeting.
 Want Hydrant Installed
 A petition was received from fl property owners located on Levi. and Lexington streets asking that 6 hydrant be installed at the corner oi the two streets. When such protec' ton was afforded. they stated. theil ire insurance would be reduced ap' proximately 62c for each hundred dollars. The matter was referred to the fire commissioners to look into and submit their recommeuda tions at the March l meeting.
 Ordinances Passed
 An ordinance prohibiting perpet ual parking on the streets of the cit, was passed by the city council with out objection. The aim of the new ordinance is to discourage owner! of automobiles from leaving theil cars parked on the streets all nigh or in case of accident for severa days.
 Early in the winter several car; of little value froze up or wer' stalled in snow-drifts and the own CTS feeling that their property wa not worth the cost of hauling then out, permitted them to remain where they stopped. Under the nep ordinance any police officer or th' superintendent of public works vii have authority to move the car tt the nearest garage, the cost for th'