Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Anti. Parking

the city's general funds are usec
for any additional police work
toward enforcing the parking
meter ordinance and maintain
ing the meters themselves.
In effect, the meters provide
not only available parking space
but revenue which can be put
to good use by the city. The
Karpark Corporation payments
are made each month from the
receipts from the meters, with
the city keeping half the revenue
and the other half going to the
company. The contract says
"Pavmo,t for the said meters
bv the City to the Company shall
be solely out of the receipts,
funds and revenues obtained
from the operation of said me
ters. and there shall be no OBJ.
legation on the part Of the City
to paw for the same from any
other source"
In other words, the city can
not possibly be stuck tor pay
ment for the meters.
Desired Results
Mayor W. Bernard Ais
brook said the installation Of the
meters was made for one rea-
son and that was to alleviate
the headaches of business dis
trict parking which had bother
ed Roanoke Rapids in the past
ters, as I see it, have done a
few years. When he was asked
if he felt the problem had been
solved by the meters, he answer
d, 81 think the meters have
gone a long way toward max
ing it possible for people who
come into Roanoke Rapids to
find a place to park. The me-
tiers, as I see it, have done a
good job, toward relieving lot
of traffic congestion"
Other peopla around the city
EXPRESSED the opinion that the
marking meters like death and
taxes" are an evil but nee
essary one. Many have said
thew resent having to put a pen
nv into a slot every time they
mark but thew admit they would
rather do that and know they
can he assured of finding a place
tn mark in the business districts
than they would rather ride a.
round the block several times
and then have to park seyera,
blocks from the place where
thew intend to make a purchase
A poll was taken prior to the
time the meters were installed
The results at the time showed
that the meters were fayord b,
almost two to one. Since thai
time there has been no indica.
tion that public sentiment has
shown anv changes except TO,
personal cars of people in stores
the names which have recent,
been nlaced IN the "anti mot,
er" petitions
Citv Commissioner w n Pru
den said he thinks the narkins
meters are one of the hest th;n q.
the town has ever had and sa;c
the question of whether or no
the citv would ;nst.1l the re+er,
was decided onlv .fter c.rsfu
consideration and a lot of inves
t;pation
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meters have done is 10 eet III,
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and offices in town off N,
streets to maLe soroe snsce .
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