New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
PROTESTS ARREST t FOR PARKING GAR
Businessman Who Refused to
 Pay for Tag Fined S2

Burton Porter of 100 RussWlh
 road, who refused to pay s2 at the desk at police headquarters yester-
 day for parking in a mo parking
 district in front of store at SIS
 Main street, was fined S2 and costs
 by Judge Stanley J. Traceskl Ill
 police court today, the charge being violation of the city ordinance on
 parking.
 Officer John NJ Liebler, who
 Tagged" Porter's car, testified that he had warned him against parking
 several times, but yesterday after noon he saw the car unattended i'll front of the store at 1:45 o'clock and it was at least 15 minutes later before Porter drove away.
 Porter claimed that the duties of his position as superintendent Of a number of chain stores in the city require him to make calls and he seldom stays more than five or ten minutes. He felt he should be all lowed to leave his car outside, but Judge Traceski told him mo park ing means just that, and Prosecut- ing Attorney J. G. Woods observed that Porter apparently thought the parking ordinance was like the flexible tariff "You're no better than anyone else" MT. Woods told him, and Porter replied that he was aware of that fact, but he was cit- izea and a taxpayer and if his car vas to be tagged" he wanted every other car which parks in front of the store to be treated similarly.
 After court, Porter conferred with Chief Hart about the situation, and was assured that the police would rot interfere if he merely ran into the store for a minute or so, but he could not leave his car in restrict ed area for five or ten minutes be- cause the ordinance does not permit Of it.
 Claims He Stopped Car
 Carleton Walker. A. of 57 Harri son street, pleaded not guilty to the charge of disobeying a boulevard stop sign at Lincoln and West Main streets but was found guilty and fined S2 and costs, Judge TraCeski withholding the consideration he gave to others who were similarly charged in remitting S. of the costs.
 Walker testified that he stepped of the brake and clutch of his car as he approached the stop sign be- fore entering West Main street. but it was not necessary to shift gears although his car came to stop. Officer Peter McEvoy. according to Walker, was in a store at the corner and therefore could not have seen whether he stopped or not, but the officer retorted that he was not in the store to which Walker rejoined that he might not have been inside the store but he stepped from the 1 doorway to stop him. The incident | happened at 7:45 o'clock this morn- ing.
 Those who were fined s2 and costs, with s5 of the costs remitted, were the following: Anthony Didonato, IS, of 28 Lafayette street, Water bury, arrested by Officer Doty at Burritt and Myrtle streets; Oswald Schubert, 20, of 24a Linwood street, arrested by Officer Doty at Lake and High streets; Marcello J. Morello, 21. of 172 Columbia street, arrested by Officer Gigliotti at the West Main street entrance to Walnut Hill park. They pleaded guilty. Driver Fined
 Avis Jacob, 24. of 47 Thorniley street. was fined slO and costs on the charge of driving a car with defec ( kn charge of speeding. Sergeant T. J. Feeney testified that he arrested him on Elm street after observing that he attained speed of 38 miles an hour, and found the emergency brake useless. Judge TraCeski re- marked that speeding in a car with defective brakes was a dangerous practice.