New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1924, Page 4

. CHIEF GIVES VIEWS 4 e—— | their time and expense in the long run, I am sure that the number of & cidents would be greatly reduced. Many Traffic Cops Every city now maintaius a yrce of officers whose entire time 1e while on duty is devoted regulation of traffic In the en- - to keep traffic moving, to re- congestion and prevent acci- Wants Schools fo Co-operate 1o e Jents as far as it is possible to do so. Curb Traffic Dangers O R s crosswalks in the L dis 1S, d we try to se- t our tugffic offic™, giving partic- attention to their alertness and regulating traffic and to the public. These offi- given special instruction on lass of work, and particular at- entlon is given to the standardization said: “Our Conneciicu 0@ asS0- ¢ gignals and to traffic problems ciation has secured the may occur on their posts, in uniform system of traft sign r th may be able to meet Conney es sh they arise. mende 5 Thes icers are taught not to be @ivide with the police m the re- crat} the public are human sponsibility in safe guarding children v are, and a city is us- going to and from schoc uall by the visiting motorist Mr. President and Ge men:— throngh the persons they come I consider it a 1 a great t with, and they usually first privilege 1dres your conference, o a police officer for directions and {t gives m I pleasure to regard to our cities. servé on vour program traffic very often I have been invited by ions delay to fire apparatus, Angell to present to you a I ave ordinances cov- the Traffic Policing of City cles, the motor and wilt try to confine my ren vehicle driving public do not:take the that subject as much as possible, ysures necessary in order ing into c ideration the + I o ratus may have clear ments which accidents on our g ed p ge, This is streets, the neces t i 1 e 8 of haste nd if a driver trol, and v t we are doing toward an beat the fire apparatus making the for the use of next corner,some will take the both vehicular and pedestrian traf- e is no officer in sight. fic. 3 r Police association of Our problem of regulating traffic ' Conn an organization com- on city strects is really the most seri- posed of police officers from all the 1e we have to ¢ end with to- and towns throughout this v, and will continue so in the future | state which have organized police de- as the number of motor vehic partments, has given this subject of pedestrians on our highways in traffic control considerable thought Our streets, especially in the business and study, and we have finally se- sections, when they were originally | cured the adoption of a2 uniform sys- lajd out were not planned with the!tem of traffic signs for use in all the foresight for accomplishing the large cities throughout this state, to desig- volume of traffic we have today, and nhate streets or scctions of streets the result is that many of our thor-|Which are retricted for parking and oughfares are too narrow to take care | ¢irection of travel, so that visiting of the vehiclas passing | MOtorists in our cities’ will find the through the business streets of our A7We system of signale in use in all cities. the cities of Connecticut, and they To be sure, in some cases we have | Will know from the color of the sign attempted to remedy the situation hy JUst What the restrictions are on the widening of streets where possible, Sreets they may pass fl\roux!| or on and by diverting traffic o side streets Which they wish to park. Wherever which parallel our main strects, by these signs will be found destricting parking privileges, by al- d in a vertical position on lowing vehicles to tralvel in one diree- in order that & driver may tion only on some streets, and by con- where to look for them and fining heavy trucking and slow mov- find the information he is ing vehicles to other streets, but these are only temoprary remedies, and the time is not far distatn when more radical changes will be necessary to relieve the congestion on our streets dueto the, ever inergasing volume of traffic passing through them The street cars present a very diffi- eult problem in many cities, especiai- | Iy on the central streets where they eros the main thoroughfares, and the time will undoubtedly come when it will be necessary to put the tracks underground, as has been done in many parts of New York City and other large citles. Of course, this would be an expensive proposition, but the longer it is delayed the more prohdbitive the cost.will be, The alarming increase in the num- ber of motor vehicle auccidents &8 a matter of deep concern to all of us, and 1t seems that regardless of the numerous safety-first campaigns and the large mass of literature which is vention of traffic difficuities in con. sent out yearly on the subject, %va are | nection with school children was unable to stem the advancing tide of | worked out, increasing fatalitics, personal injuries Recommendations and property damage due to motor 1. That the principal of each Yahielej accidents school will talk with the police offi- The motor vehicle driving public | cors on duty at nearby crossings on and pedestrians must come down 1o | problems of school traffie, earth and use more calm judgment | 2. That traffic officers will report in the use of the highways, with pro- | to the principal of the school involved per pegard for the safety and rights [ cases where the carelessness or wil- of each other, and {f they must ere it | fulness.of individual children is caus- should be on the side of safety; If|ing the officers difficulty. they would only stop to think that a| 5. That each school will be pro- delay of a secoud or two to avoid an | vided by the board of education with aceldent would mean a gread saving of | a blueprint map of the streets of New Haven, fett J. Farrel Hartford today #chool authorities share w and town police mor of the bility in safe guarding chi accidents from motor vel honor a to a mi nation i stion of prompt me t the fir State ctieut, cities s and numerous possi faste poles, know readily seeking. Our assoclation has also given eon- siderable time to the subject of school traffie, and recommended that the school authorities share more of the responsibiity, teaching the chil- dren the danger of running and play- Ing in the streets, and recommending that the school teachers, Boy Scouts and the larger school boys be used for the purpose of keeping the chil- dren on the sidewalks in the vicinity of the sohools, and instructing the ehildren that they must cross the stroets onl ed crosswa ‘This is a very essene tial part of a chlld’s education, for surely the safeguarding of life and limb I8 of as much importance, if not more, than their other studies. When the subject was taken up with the school authorities in Hart. ford it was given whole-hearted and enthusiastic support, and the follows ing working agreement for the pre- Inc. 177 MAIN ST. 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That wnerever, possible, school authorities will work out a more complete monitor system to keep the children on the sidewalk until they reach points made safe for crossing. 8. That the chief of police will di- rect the officers to require the chil- dren to stand on the sidewalk; i.e., not to step from the curb until the signal is given at Commissioner Stoeckle will send a photograph of the map of Hartford, showing traffie accidents during the past year. 10, That ‘the superintendent of schools arrange for a later conference between the members of the Princi- pals’ elub and a representative of the | National Safety council to determine {where, if possible, safety instruction | may be incorporated as a regular part {of the course of study. | We find there is a high pereentage |of aceidents due to youthful drivers, especially those operating delivery trucke. These youths are the same |type of boy who drove the delivery wagon in the days before the auto- | mobile hecame popular and numerous, They seem to be always in a hurry, and take altogether too'many chances. | Too much stress cannot be laid on {the importance of proper and thor- ough examination of applictnts for New crepe hats Bengaline hats Smart hair hats Every one of these Hats is worth much more. You will be amazed at the values. Largest Variety In the City $1.95 $2.95 Hats For Childien of All Ages motor vehicle operators’ licenses, the strict enforcement of the pedestrian law in all cities of this state, and the education of the people in the proper use of the highways. BIG LIQUOR HAUL Federal Men Get Two Motor Boats and New York Police Also Cap- ture One—Boose Worth $25,000. Freeport, N. Y., Apri! motorboats, one of them. K equipped with a 300 horsepower motor, and cargoes of liquor, all estimated to.be worth $25,000 were seized today by federal agents at Ellison Point. Two men were arrested. Last night the agents, acting on “inside” information hid in the grass near the point. The two boats came |up but, suspecting the presence of |the agemts, raced away. Several hours later they ventured to return and surrendered when one of the agents fired several shots in the air, 11.—Two New York, April 11.—The police mtor launch No. 4 late last night | captured the 26-foot motorboat Ann, |arrested three men and seized 60 cases of alleged whiskey sald to be worth $4,000, after a four-mile chase along the Staten Island shore during which the police boat several times showered the Ann with bullets, it was learned today. The police launch, with several policemen and customs agents on board, sighted the Ann, moving with- out lights, from Perth Amboy, N. J., in the direction of Keyport and gave chase. 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