Putnam patriot., 1928-12-06

II Is their privilege. He said that he
agreed with Mr. Chadwick that II the
people can't be satisfied on parking
let the people assume the risk. There
is always n fire staring us in the face.
II the truck is hindered going down
the street and life is lost they will
be sorry" He said that every chief
in the United States is allowed to
park his car near a hydrant: also
chiefs Of police and city officials.
All or None
Captain Jarvis was Of the opinion
that If one or two cars were 10 be al
lowed to stop in the fire lane the
ordinance might ms well be repealed
as one or two cars mike hazard.
He thought that automobiles should
be allowed 10 park north side OF
Union street as there are now SO few
horses; also from Citizens bank on
south side as far as the bridge. He
thought that either people should be
allowed 10 park as long as they want
10 or not at all. With conditions
as they are THE police are lost" he
said.
Mrs. w. j. Bartlett appeared and
protested against fire lane extend
ing but a few hundred feet on Main
street, "As II all of the fires are GO
ing to be down that street." she said.
She also urged the council to inter
pref the meaning OF "To load or un-
load" phrase in the ordinance. She
claimed that il customer came into
/ 4. h..
to ''load." She told of a car with
chauffeur sitting in il being ordered
away from in front of her store and
said that she looked upon the situa-
ton as one of injustice to her. She
told Of the cars parked on Richmond
street abutting her property and
stating that il was at times impossi-
BILE to get in and out of her own
yard. She said that she was not find
ing any fault with that and was will
ing to put up with the Inconvenience
What she did object to was TO having
her business intefered with by the
Tpolice and stated that she had lost
hundreds of dollars during the pre-
sent campaign. Mrs. Bartlett said
that trade is being driven from Put
nam to Willimantic, Southbridge and
even TO Providence.
Town Wide Open
Alderman Dean said, eve don't
want TO drive anyone away. like
to see the town wide open and move
that all ordinances be withdrawn"
Alderman Dubois said he did not
like to criticize the police but "They
went from one extreme to the other"
He said that he agreed with Mrs. Bart
lett that trade is being driven away.
Captain Jarvis said that the police
are getting all the blame but that
he didn't see why. 1--WE are following
out orders. II isn't Sponcey or Lizard
Tor any other officer. They are carrying
out orders"
The mayor said there had been
criticism against the police for en-
forcing the laws and for not enforc-
ling them. He alluded to the criticism
at the last meeting and stated that
il was he himself. who ordered the
police TO enforce the ordinances. "Ill
take the blame for having the ordin-
ances enforced" said the mayor. He
said that II the people would observe
the rules and try to cooperate there
would be no trouble. He said the
whole eitizenry rise up and object TO
the police enforcing the rules and or
dinances. They arise as one man.
They are going to beat someone
They consult lawyers 10 soc whore
they can beat the law and get ahead
Of II. This is the wrong spirit for a
community" he said.
Alderman Dean said that he had
consulted with the corporation coun-
ell and with the prosecuting attor-
iney and found that their attitude, and
that Of the judge Of the city court, is
that an automobile can draw up to
any store in town. load and unload,
and that If not over fifteen minutes