The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-01-14


meeting:
New Traffic Light
To Be Installed
On the motion of Councilman Nor
man H. Ayers, of Ward a, the Coun-
Gil unanimously approved the in
stallation of traffic light at the
intersection of Jefferson Street and
Cleveland Avenue, where there is
now a blinker light.
On the motion of Councilman John
Valentine, of Ward l, the Council
also ordered that the Jefferson
Street blinker light be installed on
Salem Avenue, in front of the Salem
Avenue School.
In making his motion, Council
man Ayers pointed out that the
question of putting a traffic light
at this intersection, where there
have been several accidents - the
last one just the night before the
Council meeting - has been before
the Council for the last two or three
years and that the people in his
Ward were demanding that the traf-
fic light be installed without further
delay.
He also stated that he had at
tended meeting of the traffic COM
mittee few weeks ago and request
ed that they recommend that the
light be installed. Unfortunately,
however, due to the holiday season,
there were only three members pres
ent - Chairman Tingle, w. Lee Ell
gin and Richard Grumbacher. After
some discussion, Mr.. Elgin moved
that the light be recommended, but
Mr.. Grumbacher declined to second
the motion until a further traffic
count had been made.
At this point, Mr. Tingle confirm
ed Mr.. Ayers statement and added
that, as far as he was concerned, he
was in agreement with Mr.. Ayers
that the light be installed because
he felt that if the public demanded
that traffic light be installed at a
particular intersection, they should
get it.
Restricted Parking Removed
From Some Streets
( Pope Avenue: Mr.. Tingle, on be-
half of the Traffic Committee, re-
commended that the Council remove
the two-hour parking restriction on
Pope Avenue, between Wilson
Boulevard and Howard Street, which
had been put into effect on a 90-day
trial basis, and that one or two
loading and unloading zones be
marked off for the convenience of
the places of business on the street
After some discussion, the recon-
mendation was approved, with this
proviso, suggested by Mayor Bur
hans: ....
That instead of loading zones, the
Board of Public Works consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of making off one or two
half-hour, or one-hour parking limit
spaces for the convenience of the
stores customers.0
King Street: Councilman ]. Ralph
Fiery, of Ward A, presented a petit
ton, signed by the residents of King
/ Street, requesting that the two-hour
parking limit on the street, which
had previously been ordered on a
trial basis, be removed. Mr.. Fiery's
motion that this be done was I'M
animously adopted.
Church Street: The Council also
voted to permit parking on the north
side of Church Street on Sundays, to
provide additional parking for those
attending services at Zion Reformed
and st. Paurs Methodist churches.
At present no parking is allowed on
Church Street at any time.
Two More Schools To
/ Get crossing GuaruS
The Traffic Committee recon-
mended that a crossing guard be
stationed at the corner of Washing
ton Avenue and Winter Street to
take care of the children entering
and leaving the Winter Street School,
This recommendation was alos ap-
proved unanimously by the Council,
who also ordered that another
crossing guard be placed at the inter-
section of Antietam and Mulberry
Streets to take care of the children
at the Antietam Street School, The
appointment of the two extra wom-
en- school crossing guards is provided
for in the Police Departments
budget.
Before the meeting adjourned,
Councilman Roy knight, of Ward 3
drew the attention of the Mayor and