Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-01-04 | Page 12 | Parking Meter Law Amended

PARKING METER LAW MENDED Upon recommendation of the Salt Lake City traffic commlulon, the city commission Wednesday amended amend-ed ha parking matar ordinance ao th devices will bo Installed aolldly on deslgnsted streets. Inataad of leaving avary third apaca a fraa ona. Mi)r John M. Wallaca, chair man of tha traffic commiulon, moved for adoption of tha change. Raises Obstacles City Attorney Fisher Harris aald tha original ordinance, providing fraa spacea. raiacd legal obstacles. Tha traffio cpmmlaaion adopted Ita recommendation at a meeting in Mayor Wallace'! office Tueaday afternoon, at which It also backed a atate tax commission tentative proposal to Increase atata drlvera' license feea from 20 centa to 12. The Increased fee propoaal waa contained in a letter from R. E. Hammond, chairman of tha tax commlaaion. Only Tentative Mr. Hammond's letter explained that, while the tax commlaaion al- ready had decided to ask the 13 legislature to Increase license fees enough to pay for more complete, examinations, the 12 suggestion was only tentative end submitted to the traffic commission for Its consideration. consid-eration. Mr. Hammond told The Telegram that his group would like to "follow through" on examinations. Should driver fall an examination, he would be Instructed on his shortcomings short-comings and then given another chance. Whether some of the money coming com-ing from sn Increased fee could be used In general traffic safety work, such ss hiring more officers, has not been discussed, he said. Definite Penalty The city traffic commission also spproved a suggestion by Mr. Hammond Ham-mond that a definite penalty be fixed for operating a motor vehicle without a driver'a license. No smount was proposed. The trsffic commission also took the following action: 1. Asked Chief of Police William C. Webb to name streets where parking meters should be installed, end urged a special committee considering con-sidering types of meters to make its recommends! ions soon. 2. Recommended that th north side of North Temple street between Main and Stste streets be closed to parking. 3. Directed Georg French, commission com-mission statistician, snd Sergeant E. J. Steinfeldt, commission secretary, secre-tary, to speed forms! ion of safety organixationa In civie groups and industrisl concerns. 4. Continued a survey of lighting conditions on city streets. ft. Discussed a proposed act thst would require flnsncial responsibility responsibil-ity of automobile owners and drlvera drlv-era and referred the matter to City Attorney Fisher Harris. Approve Recommendations I. Approved recommendations of Cleve M. Woolley of the city engi-neer'a engi-neer'a office for Installation of sn arc light or reflectors at Ninth avenue and A atreet. moving back of the curb on Virginia street between be-tween First and Second qvenurs and placing stop signs on roads lesding Into East Capitol street at Fourth North street. 7. Discussed uniform fines for traffic offenses. I. Approved plsns of the 20-30 club to place "Safety Sally" signs on streets adjacent to schools, subject sub-ject to approval by police In charge of junior traffic officers. Mr. French showed statistics Indicating In-dicating a 20 per cent decrease in motor vehicle accidents and injuries In the last year, despite a fstality increase.