Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-26 | Page 13 | Meter for Use in S. L. Studied

IRKING METER FOR USE USEN USEI I IN N S S. S l. l STUDIED Si E S venue Possibility for Safety Drive Is Factor Factora a iti ith the mayors mayor's traffic safety Os ee definitely committed to ket installation of parking me me- Q in Salt Lake City's business I a study of I the type of me- me required went forward Wednes- Wednes John rohn M. M Wallace an- an r ed that he would recommend recommendation of the timing devices j illation 0 h 3 city commission It is expect expect- I tJ that at samples of various types type m will be formally submit submit- fo the committee for selection November N vember 15 Mayor l Cant Can't Attend It q e e mayor was wa unable to attend atten city commission session Weday Weday Wed Wed- ay and it i is not known definite definite- hen the formal recommendation made he traffic committee ommittee passed a tion in favor of installation o on blanket basis at a meeting o on day arking meters installed in vari vail it parts of the business district 1936 were removed after a storm stormy period g. g Take Up Issue wo vo fIo weeks ago the Utah State Stat association took up th the king meter issue and advocated t as a means of raising j nue to finance the city's pro pro- sed Wed traffic traffic safety program Other Othe joined the cause and at the Courtesy Slogan I I Given Motorists Courtesy Is lathe the Passport to f fety ty at slogan was presented to Salt e. e City motorists Wednesday in ge fc-ge green letters etters on a billboard in block on South Main fain street Ige Ig F F. Bertling general agent of the theL L ouri Pacific lines arranged the I ay y ring ing Tuesday the mayors mayor's com com- tt e studied data submitted by ny H. H. H Butler association maner maner man- man er Tom McCoy secretary of the li League of Utah and pus Tiers ers The Fhe he motion directing Mayor Vial Val let eto to recommend installation to toy Ito y commissioners resulted Bt Opinion Given Committee members were of the limon that revenue from parking Jj ers rs would nearly solve the n ot financing the traffic safety gram Figures g res in the city auditors auditor's of- of e showed that some in revee reve- reve e was vas garnered from meters here I ring mg their month four trial period 1936 and 1937 It has been esti- esti gd that a well-balanced well traffic Iram Igram will cost Salt Lake City Iween tween and yearly te to figure however include the cost of police estimated at an addil addi- addi nal l for next year if 10 ire men are added to the depart- depart nt Nor would it include hiring I time fuli time fun traffic safety engi- engi irs here if one should be hired K- K Speed Limits Eyed Eed Uso Iso under discussion at the meet- meet jj as the matter of speed limits arterial highways Mayor Wal- Wal e said sald that 23 traffic fatalities re-Jin re e in 1938 occurred on through hi indicates that high speed pour our arterial highways bears a act ct relationship to traffic fatali- fatali Mayor Wallace said and will M tc ito t to be taken into consideration I future ture planning