New Britain herald., 1928-07-14
Bristol News
JUDD LEADS FIGHT
ON TRAFFIC lights
Police Commissioner Believes
$1,000 Was Wasted by City
CHANGES WILL Be MADE

UHANuuO MILL DU MAUI
Parking in Forestville Center Ma,
! Be OComell-Missett
and Magnell-Kane Weddings
Next Week-Express DELAYED.
Traffic lights installed several
! weeks ago on North Main street
| were the subject of argument at a
| meeting of the board of police COM
missioners last evening These lights
are located at the junction points OF
North Main street and Meadow.
Center. and Race streets. Commits
sioner Homer H. Judd. since their
installation, has termed them i'm
! practicable and has advocated either
their removal or their operation
only at specified hours when traffic
is heaviest He informed the board
last evening that he had received
! hundreds OF complaints from auto
mobile owners because of traffic
conditions on North Main street
| since the. lights were installed and
that. in his opinion. $500. the
amount expended for the lights, had
| been thrown away.
Chief Ernest T. Belden. Mayor W.
Raymond Crumb and Commissioner
Charles r. Anderson disagreed with
Judd. Chief Belden stated that he
! had received only three complaints
because OF the lights and both
Crumb and Anderson expressed the
opinion that the signals. up to the
present time, had worked out ga, is
factorily Anderson charged Judd
with being personally prejudiced
against the lights. which the latter
denied.
The commissioners agreed. how
ever that the red and green lights
were necessary only at certain times
during the day. II was suggested
that they be used from $50 to 7:15
a. M, from l1:45 a. m. to 1:l5 o.
M and then again from 4:45 p. nj.
to Sis p. m. Chief Belden pointed
out that it would be impossible to
discontinue the red and green light
service at 7:15 a. m. due to the fact
that only one policeman was on duty
at the time and he was in charge
OF the office. II he was detailed to
do the work, 1t would be necessary
to lock up the office for IS minutes
The mayor then suggested that
| the lights be permitted to operate
until a. m. when Chief Belden
and Detective Sergeant Daniel Nc
Gillicuddy report for duty. The chief
said he would personally see that
this program was carried out. At
all other times during the day II is
planned to use the yellow flashes at
each signal. TO caution drivers when
| approaching the side streets in cues
ton.
This arrangement will be given a.
months trial and a report made at
the next meeting of the board.
Request Parking Restrictions
A request that parking in front
OF sotres in the Kent block in the
center of Forestvile be restricted to
80 minutes was received from Gaze
Kent. owner of the property. A SIM
liar request has been received from
Raymond J. Casey. proprietor of the
Maple End Shoppe on North street.
Both requests were referred to
Chief Ernest T. Belden for investi-
cation. 1t is probable that 80 min
ute parking signs will be placed in
both locations for a short period to
see how the plan works out. II sat
isfactory. the ordinance committee
will be requested to draft ordinances
to cover both points.
Object to Parking
| A letter from Attorney Joseph P.
O'Connell, In which it was requisite
that parking be restricted in front
Of the property Of Mrs. Patrick Car
ey on School street. will be referred
to the ordinance committee OF the
city council with the recommends
ton that such an ordinance be
drafted
Numerous complaints have been
made In connection with parking al
this point. according to Chief Bel
den. and although no parking signs
have been placed there. they have
been ignored because Of the fact that
no penalty was applicable because OF
the lack Of an ordinance.
Special Officer Suspended
| Mayor Crumb read a communica
ton from Chief Belden In connection
with the suspension Of Special OFF
Ger Albert Bachman, who, the let
ter stated. had been convicted in the
local police court for driving an au-
tomobile while under the influence
Of liquor. Bachman's powers az a
special officer were limited entirely
to the plant Of the z. 1ngraham Co
where he Il employed The police
committee. upon the motion Of Com
missioner Charles R. Anderson. vot
ed to sustain Chief Belden in his &C
| tion.
Application Filed
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