Show Snarled Downtown Traffic Blamed on Meter Hogs' Hogs Parking Council ounce Hears ears Outline Of Needed Laws Selfish citizens who hog parking parking parking park park- ing meter spaces In the downtown area are the main cause caus of congestion congestion congestion con con- in the business district Lt F. F Clark Sanford head of the police traffic bureau told members members members mem mem- bers of the Salt Lake parking council Wednesday Appearing Informally before the council Lt Sanford outlined proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed legislation designed to alleviate alleviate alleviate alle alle- much of the congestion inthe in inthe inthe the downtown area We Vc must realize he explained that congestion and traffic ace accidents accidents acci acci- dents go together The more congestion congestion congestion con con- the more accidents He suggested legislation which would allow the police department to presume legally that the owner of a vehicle parked the car in a parking space Restrictive o Law Under the present law the police police police po po- po- po lice department is handcuffed when it comes to enforcing parking parking parking park park- ing regulations he said explaining that at present the burden of proof of a parking violation is ison ison ison on the police department In other words he continued under existing legislation we must actually see a man park his hiscar hiscar hiscar car and we must stay in the area to actually prove that he breaks the parking law However the proposed legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion which is patterned after a amodel amodel amodel model ordinance suggested by the national committee on uniform vehicle vehicle vehicle ve ve- hicle laws would allow the police policeto to more rigidly enforce parking time limits Newell B. B Dayton chairman of the council appointed the following following following follow follow- ing man four-man committee to study the proposed legislation Public Safety Commissioner L L. L C C. C Romney Romney Rom- Rom n ney y Herbert F. F Kretchman editor of the Salt Lake Telegram L L. D. D Sarvis A Arne American m e r i c can a n Automobile official and Frank B. B Streator Salt Lake City car dealer The committee will study the legislation and help prepare a bill which will be sponsored by the council in the 1949 Utah state legislature The bill will be presented presented presented pre pre- to the safety and traffic committee of the state house of representatives and council members members members mem mem- bers said Wednesday they expect no opposition to the measure To Hold Meeting The council also approved a meeting Jan 5 of representative Salt Satt Lake City merchants to discuss discuss discuss dis dis- dis- dis cuss the critical parking problem A report was made regarding special maps showing street off-street parking lots in the downtown sec sec- tion Council officials reported that the maps have helped a little in combating the parking problem Meanwhile the campaign to entice entice entice en en- tice Christmas shoppers to come downtown in the morning con con- Lt Sanford said Wednesday that people are cooperating in the campaign to untangle the 5 o'clock i rush hour traffic snarls in the downtown area in the evening He asked Salt Lakers to continue continue con con- helping alleviate congestion by doing their shopping during the morning hours More and more folk will be coming downtown this next week and we need all the help we can get to help decrease the he congestion in the late afternoons after after- Many downtown m stores continued continued continued contin contin- their plan pIan of offering special early bird bargains to Salt Lakers who do their shopping in inthe inthe inthe the morning |