The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-06
GRACE PERIOD
IS ENDED FOR
CITY AUTOISTS
New Traffic Code Will Be
Enforced RigidIy
Monday.
NO EXCUSES, Is EDICT
Tow-In, Crane-In Trucks
Ready to Pick Up
Offenders.

Last few hours Of their final re-
prieve" from enforcement of the
new traffic code were being enjoyed
today by indianapolis motorists, as
police prepared to enforce the code
rigidly Monday.
ToW-in and crane-in trucks Of the
indianapolis Motor Inns, Inc, which
holds the city contract for impound'
ing improperly parked cars, were
being tuned up today, ready tc
Swoop Monday on the first luckless
motorists who violate provisions Of
the new code.
All police traffic officers have beer
instructed to send for one Of the
yellow police town" trucks tx
drag away the first automobile they
see parked in the downtown con-
gested traffic district between z ana
9:15 a. m, or cars parked double, il,
alleys, in safety zones and in front
of fire plugs, theaters and similar
places where parking is banned.
No Excuses, Is Rule
Motorists have had severa.
weeks to get acquainted with pro-
visions of the new law and no ex-
cuseS will be considered Monday,
Captain Lewis Johnson, in charge
of traffic, said today.
To recover inpounded cars, mo-
florists must obtain a. release from
City Clerk Henry o. Goett anc
must pay So, if the car is towed-
in, or $3.50, if it is craned in. Oh
this amount, the city will receive
81 and the tow-in garage will re-
ceive the remainder.
The area banned for parking be-
tween and 9:15 a. m, to halt all
day parking, is bounded by Senate
Vermont, Alabama and South. Sun
days and holidays are excepted.
No parking at any time will be
permitted on the Circle and it's ap-
proacIleS and around the plaza
block in which the obelisk il
located.
Banned Other Places
Parking is baned on the west side
of Meridian from Vermont to Six
tenth streets between z and 9:1E
a. M, and on the east side of Me-
ridian, between New York and Six
tenth streets, from 4:30 to 6 p. m.
The ordinance bans driving on the
middle lane Of four-lane streets ex-
cept for passing other cars; bans
driving to the left Of safety zones;
bans angle parking anywhere; bans
parking on the east or north side Of
streets less than thirty feet wide,
bans running through yellow Oh
change" traffic signals; and bans
following fire apparatus closer than
500 feet.
1t provides motorists must wait
until the traffic signal changes be-
fore completing a left hand turn.
Pedestrians crossing the street al
intersections, after having tsarteo
to cross lawfully, are given right
OF way over cars. However, pedes-
trians are required to cross inter
sections with the Go" signal.
Resolution Hits Ban
A resolution opposing the early
morning downtown parking ban a.
unfair was adopted by the South
Meridian Street Civic Club las
night.
parking ban will cause motorists anc
That the inconvenience the
the loss Of business to downtown
merchants will not eb compensated
for by other advantages, was tht
statement Of A. j. Voigt, in intro.
ducing the resolution.
Indianapolis Real Estate Boarc
directors also considered provision,
of the new ordinance Friday. in.
structing the boards civic affair:
committee to study all phases Of the
code.
It was stated the directors fell
certain provisions of the ordinance
are not necessary for a city the size
Of Indianapolis.