Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-06 | Page 11 | Footprinters Urge Metered Parking Plan

URGE METERED P PLAN Police olice Chief Points to Lack of Men for Patrol Some flexible system of metered parking in the downtown area was urged in a resolution adopted by Antelope Island chapter No 3 International International International In In- Footprint association meeting at the Elks club Thursday The action was taken after reading reading reading read read- ing by A. A O. O Peterson secretary of recommendations by a special committee committee committee com com- that had made a survey of use of p parking meters Mr Peterson said the committee believed such a system would be in keeping with the associations association's ns n's program program program pro pro- gram to promote traffic safety and that metered parking was held to tobe tobe tobe be in the interest of sound and orderly orderly orderly or or- derly control of automobile parking parking parking park park- ing and would create good goodwill goodwill goodwill will among the motoring public It was pointed out that during 1938 the association was promoting a program of law enforcement and traffic safety Police Ch Chief ef Harry L L. Finch discussing discussing discussing dis dis- dis- dis cussing police patrol work said records records records rec rec- indicated that no city was able to employ enough men to patrol traffic as it should be done and that in Salt Lake City officers should do some traffic control work of what department they were in He said that while the department department department depart depart- ment was going to have new cars that would be faster he did not want cars that were too fast and thus endanger lives Jives of the officers I I He said he hoped to have seven or eight more way two-way radio sets in patrol cars I The meeting was conducted by byWard byWard Ward R. R McAlister first vice president dent