The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-30
Battle On Parking
Ban Still RACES
Car Owners Hit Threat Of Having Cars lowed Away
With Flood of Protesting Petitions

Considerable opposition al
the new all-night parking REF
Sunday were apparent in \
cropped up in various areas
expressed in mimeographed
exhorting the public to opal
made on the local board O.
notice urged the car owners
police cant tow all our cars away"
and that the situation could have
been cleard up If the board of police
commissioners would think the
thing out and be reasonable"
Union Protests
Joining the rank of mounting OPP
position against the action of the
board of police commissioners in
In banning all-night parking on
city streets between l a. m. to 7 a.
b., was the Scovill local of the
Mine, Mill g. Smelter Works union.
The executive board of the union
will send a letter to Mayor Scully
today, stressing the Inconvenience
this regulation will create for the
shop workers when 1t goes into ef-
feet Sunday night.
But the lampooned poster, which
called the police board "the board
OF bullheads,' is only the echo of
the sentiment which is expressed
in many petitions being circulated,
although not phrased as vehemently
as the anonymous notices which
were found by car owners in various
parts of the city.
Also being distributed this week
were the slips by the local motor
patrol and patrolmen in parked cars
to acquaint the motorists with the
ruling which goes into effect Sum-
day and that cars would have to be
moved from the streets.
Compromise Urged
In the objections of Albert I.
Blank of 400 Willow street which
has been forwarded to the police
board, is recommended, COM
promise between tine boards and the
public's idea that legal all-night
parking on one side only of the
street be feasible, which would
leave open at all times at least,
two or three lanes for the flow Of
traffic and service equipment, such
as fire fighting apparatus and snow
ploWs."
Petitions circulating in various
Al o1cn ", 1Nool
actories will be brought UP at the
next meeting of the board of alder
men and placed on record as a
protest from the various groups
signatory to the petition, although
the new law was enacted by the
police board members who have
virtual authority to pass it. They
we're not required to submit the
regulation to the board of aldermen
for approval.
Not Enough Garages
Petitioners claim, and their num-
Der steadily grows every day, thrust
ing the war news in the background
as topic of conversation, that
there is not enough garages to ac-
comomdate the automobiles in the
city, and, therefore, they are being
parked in the street.
The opposition coming from the
factory union will be that the en-
ployes on the third shift will be af-
fected by this time limit when the
ban ms operative. The union Off
Gals pointed out that when the third
shift factory workers come to work,
the second shift is still In the fac
tory parking lots and that they must
park on the streets.
John Madden, member of the
unions executive board, said the
group approved an action last night
In which they registered opposition
to this ruling and expect to have
full hearing by its members on the
issue.
In the letter to the board by Mr.
Blank, request was made to "ana-N
lyze the two major reasons which
have been given for passing this
ordinance"
Daytime Hazards
He states that the First Is the OBJ
struction rendered by parked cars
during fire."
The letter continues: 1.-THE posi-
bility of such obstruction Is recog-
nized, but 1T is just as feasible that
the blocking of driveways and sim
liar areas adjacent to houses, which
will result from the removal Of cars
from the street, may provide as
great hazard in this respect as
cars parked on the street.
1T Is stated that cars parked on
the street between / and z a. m.
obstruct the flow OF traffic. If those
responsible for this ordinance are
willing to allow cars to park on the
street during all of the remaining
hours of the day when traffic is
heavy, surely they could adopt
similar attitude to the hours between
l and a. m. when the volume Of
traffic is exceedingly small.
Verriker Cites Need
Chairman William Veriker Of the
police board refused to be quoted on
the reaction Of the public resent
ment regarding the parking ban.
But he did say that virtually every
city has an all-night parking ordi-
nance in effect, and stated that
these cites were under the restric-
tive rule: Hartford. Bristol. New
Britain, New Haven, Torringtoh.
These he said he knew definitely
had an all-night parking ordinance.