The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-07
TOWN LAW
IS EFFECTIVE
ON WEDNESDAY,
City Council Does Net Act
on Business Mems Re-
peal Pleas.
COURT FIGHT POSSIBLE
Officials Prepare to Resume
lmpounding on New
Traffic Rule.
COURT FIGHT POSSIBLE

Cars parked In violation Of the
new traffic ordinance prohibiting
downtown parking from to 9:15
a. m. will be towed in Wednesday
morning with resumption Of en-
forcement Of the law following legal
delay of several weeks.
Decision to enforce the law again
was reached today by the safety
board and other city officials after
city councilmen Monday night
turned deaf ear to pleadings of
business men that the morning
parking ban is a handicap on down.
town business interests.
How long the new traffic law will
be enforced with the impounding
and parking ban clauses, remained
a question today in view of the
business mems threats that an in
junction suit will be filed to block
carrying out Of the regulations by
police.
Business men will attack the law
chiefly on the to 9:15 a. m. park
ing ban, but William Boyce, attor-
ney for the professors, said other
sections of the ordinance, including
sticker fee collections by police, will
be assailed.
Unless a special council meeting
is called or a temporary restrain
ing order issued, the parking ban
is certain to receive at least two
weeks trial
Two ordinances, one modified and
the other resembling the ban, were
introduced at the council meeting
Monday night, but will not be acted
on until the next regular meeting
in two weeks.
Have Little Support
The ordinance repeating the ban,
introduced by Councilman George
A. Henry, appeared to have little
support from other council men,
bers.
The modifying ordinance, pre-
pared by City Attorney James E.
Deery. would reduce the area under
ban, making the boundaries Capitol
avenue, Maryland, Delaware and
Ohio streets and changing starting
hour from to a. nj.
Enforcement of the parking ban
was halted the third day after it
was started when William A. Boyce
Jr, former city clerk, discovered
q flaw in the ordinance.
Boyce Monday night voiced pleas
OF business men who signed petit
tons asking removal of the ban as
harmful to business and unneceS-
sary.
The city already has weapon to
deal with the all-day parker in the
previous sticker ordinance, if it is
enforced. Boyce claimed.
Voices Similar Protest
Boyce cited figures to show only
a small proportion of sticker fees
we're collected, declaring there is
no reason why business men should
be penalized because OF failure of
the city to enforce the old ordi-
nance"
Similar protest was voiced by E.
G. Segal. representing the Indian
apolis Union railway, who urged
provision be made to permit parking
in the vicinity of Union station.
Stephen A. Clinehens, who said he
represented Butler Fairview Civic
League; Frank Fishback, chairman
OF the protesting business mems
committee, also presented objec-
tons to the ban.
H. A. Hildebrand, Boyd w. Tenn
pleton and o. G.. Passwater asked a
change in the ordinance permitting
parking on one side of Delaware
street and Washington boulevard
from Fall Greek boulevard to Thir-
tieth street. Councilmen instructed
the legal department to prepare an
ordinance granting this request.
A number Of business men who
signed petitions for removal Of the
parking ban attended the meeting.