The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-08-08
Parking Meters Are
Up For Discussion
By Mayor and Council
Request for Survey Is Made; No
Capital Outlay Involved Should
They Be Installed

They BE Installed
The problem of whether or not to
install parking meters in Oakland,
which has been under discussion for
some time by Mayor A. G. Hesen
members of the Town Council, and a
number of citizens, came up for fur
Their consideration at the regular
council meeting on Monday evening.
AS result the Council has asked
the c. X. Koontz Equipment company
of Pittsburgh to send an engineer
here to make a preliminary survey
This is follow up to a preliminary
survey made here recently.
The kind contemplated are manu-
featured by the Miller Multiple Coin
Parking Meter company. According
to Mayor Hesen there is no capital
outlay involved. After the meters are
installed the money received is divided
evenly by the company and the NUM-
cipality until the company receives
the entire amount of the cost. There
after the city receives the full reve-
nue..
Meters cost $500 each, installed
They are the kind which have the
penny and nickel slots, and the cost
to automobile owners who use them
for parking will be one cent for
twelve minutes, five cents per hour.
The survey is to determine the num-
Der of meters that should be used
and their location.
Members of Council pointed out
that similar meters are being installed
in Cumberland and Kingwood, and
recently were installed in Parsons.
Many other communities have park
ing meters which are serving as a
constant source of revenue.
Plans for Building
Mrs. Margaret Coffey appeared be-
fore the Council Monday evening and
presented plans for erection of a
building, corner of Second and Alder
streets, to replace the one destroyed
by fire last November. The plans have
been drawn in cooperation with the
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea COM
pany, which is expecting to use part
of the building as a super market,
with entrance on Second street. Con-
struction will not begin until after
permission has been grantedp by the
federal agency governing this type of
work. Mrs. Coffey was expecting to
90 to Baltimore this week to obtain
permission.
c. M. Sincell presented plans for
the sidewalk and wall for the South
ern States property on Liberty street,
which the company promised to con-
struct, and the plans were accepted
by the Council. The company at Rich
mond is to be notified.
The Knights of Pythias lodge was
granted permission to use the park
property, formerly the Helbig grove,
for the Labor Day picnic.
Carl Wolf was granted permission
to erect residence, "a by 26, on
Market street, near the State Roads
garage.
The council accepted the plan of
the County Commissioners to halve
the cost of rebuilding the alley in
rear of the Court House. The county
has also agreed to use their equip
ment for improvement of 9Th street,
from Oak to Green, the work to be
done this fall. AL Wilson, Cumberland
engineer, has also agreed to bid on
improving the alley in rear of the
postoffice, Center to Green; Green
street, 9th to 7th; and First street
Oak to Water. The state resurfaced
Water street last week for the town.
Theatre tax for the month of july
was $87.45. City receipts for the
month were listed at $4,664.39, with
$3,O0S.01 from water, 1898 "a from
taxes, and $66274 from miscellaneous
items including $60632 from state
income tax. Expenditures amounted
to $2,068.8S.