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TRAFFIC RELIEF IS
ESSENTIAL IH THE
DOWN TOWN AREA
Varie of Angles Arise to Com
plicate Problem and Necessi
tate Its Solution.
INTERESTS ARE CONFLICTING
Drivers, Pedestrians, Merchants
and Landlords All Have Differ
ent .Viewpoints. ;
One way traffic on all street between
Front and Tenth and Burnside and Mad-
1 laon la now OronoMwl In nrHr tt rlliiu
y traffic congestion. The plan propones the
rerouting of street cars and the enlarge
ment 01 ins restricted parking district
for automobiles and motor truck. Where
parking Is to be permitted vehicles are
to bo left parallel with the curb with four
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ivr ui open space oetween eacn vehicle.
For the purpose of drawing up an
amendment to tlut tnff)A'nntlnaMM In.
corporatlng the proposed changes City
Aiwrnnf nocn nas oeen instructed
to conduct hearings to get the views of
. an Interested 1 in - traffic conditions.-
-mess neartngs will be based on the fol
lowing tentative plan:
1. Traffic on Front street will be north
bound, .
" Numbering west from Front street.
bound and the toven numbered streets
will be north bound.
: S. - With Madison street as No. 1 and
numoermr north, the odd numbers will
. be east bound and the even numbers will
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eiline all frnm feTaAlann n T3.ir.ml A. mw.JI
from the river through the congested dls-
Roste Sad T.nnna TrntArA
Trxvp No. 1 Cars crossing Hawthorne
bridge, west on Madison to Second ;
thence north on S-cond to Alder ; thence
east on Alder to First: thence south on
j-irar io mnatimni inence east on Maal
soir to th bridge. This-loop wilt carry
the Hawthorne, Woodstock, Sellwond,
Mount Bcott and Richmond cars. The Es
tncada. Mount Hood or Bull Run. Orearon
City and other broad-gauge interurban
. rit win iravei over xnis same loop with
the aYPaintlnn ) will 1 s
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Second to First over Stark street In
stead of Alder.
Loop No. t From the Morrison street
iiKn ,ain win irawi wimi o i mrn
street, thence south to Yamhill, thence
east to Front, thence north to Morrison
and unon the bridge. This loop will carry
the Mount Tabor. Sunnyslde, Monta villa
and Brooklyn cars. v
tiooo No. S From the O-TV. R. N
brida-e south on Third street to Alder,
thence east to Second, thence north to
Flanders, ttier.ee west to Thlrd.'thenc- to
J bridge. ThU loon will carrv lie Wil
liams avenue, Alb-rta and Woodlswn
oaras,; North and South Portland cars,
runnln now on Thirds will proceed south
on Third to Qr.an. thence east to Second,
thence north to Flanders, thence west to
Third, thence east to Olisaru
, 1. f-f00 No. 4-r-From the B-oadway
bHdge south on B-oadw8V to Washing
ton, then east to Fifth, thence' north' to
, Ollaan. thence scro-- the,brldre. This
loon win Carry the St Johns car. The
X."snLv"r r"? t'." tiim " loop
to Flfh and Waahlnrton. thence east to
Seond.'thence north to the brldre. I
Txid No. S From the Broadway!
Krtdse. aotith on Broadway to .Teffaraon.
thence east to Fifth, thence north to i.-j-n.
thence, to either brdre dealraMe.
This loon will carrv the Broadway Trv
cara0"' Kenton and Mlsslslsp'pl avenue
;Tr.?prJ ".f. OTV W-.h!nrton
to Frth. thence to Oi'ann. thenre to
212? t"Z . fJ7n1T fil Morrison, thence
wt to their destination.
- Slvteenth stre-t cp- to "it on
Ws"nlprton to Broadws-f. thenre south
to- TffrBon. thence to 8-th. thenr- to
Phermsn. thence to Fifth, thenc- to Mor
rUon thence to Thirteenth, thence to
aahlnton. tbence to Slvtenth and out
fltWnth to thstr destination.
' """v-'utt etreet rara to run eat
WHERE TRAFFIC CONGESTION. IS SERIOUS
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: , : Trarrre tangle on Park street near Oak, typical of downtown conditions today.
rison,1thenoe west to destination.
Mount Talor, Sunn ye Id and Hall
trAAt lineal n SM ... ellA... . g.l
ct w una i-o ivhuwb . wun IBUII
Thirteenth, north to Washington, east to
oim wuui 10 murrison. ine xnir-
tenth Street tllW Una n ha lllmln.taj
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- vti'vcnuiiini;i;arD IU run W9BI
on Burnaide to either Third or Broadway,
uioiivs strain 10 waaningion, inence east
tO Flrflt or RaMnil .anA w-,V.
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sine, tnence to the bridge.
TO relieve h traMlc
aown 10 wn streets tne traffic committee
of - the nubile aaf etv cnminlRNlnn mafa
the following recommendations to the
mayor as rar bacK as February last
"Vehicles shall be parked parallel to
CUrb. With the ficKt front vhul n
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more than two feet from the curb, and at
a aistance of not less than four feet from
another narked vehlrla All
a- -r v V)A4lia
Should load and unload narallal tn hA
curb except when a windlass is neces
sary.
Trunk street aurh a a ctov
Oak and Yamhill and Sixth ' atret
should bo kept open for quick moving
traffic : that traffic be enroiirnirsW tr.
use these trunk ntnwt km mm,r.t u..
street car traffic wherever possible.
xnai irarric oilicers be stationed at
Broad wav and Rliaan nman,s
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Union avenue durlne- the hnnr. or h.om,
traffic, ' w
"That Stalra ahnnlif Ka . ,.
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West end' of the Brondwav -a nnmn ,
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the Union depot with passage way from
mo aepoi in order to sareguard passen
gers desiring to go to the center of the
CttV and thua remove a .nnaan
In crossing the viaduct to opposite side.
"Headlight ordinance should be rigidly
enforced. The spot light privilege has
been abused. Soot llrht ahnoiri nn v,-.
used excent to nick itn i.M. a..-
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tnoblles' should have the required lights
front and back and horse drawn vehi
cles and all other vehicles while usinsr
the streets at night should have one
white light to the front and a red light
to the rear. License tags must be il
luminated. "Children should be prohibited from
playing in the streets. Conditions have
so changed as to sugge rapid transit
In lieu of the, slow going Brawn vehicles.
"Pedestrians should comply with the
traffic regulations governing them for
their own safety.
''Rules of the road should be rigidly en
forced . especially as to right of way at
an intersection, cutting corner, signalling
to make a turn andspeeding."
" aqpiuoii- to tne above recommenda-
tions H. P. Coffin, chairman of the pub
lic safety commission suggests an en
largement of the district In which no
parking Is allowed and one way traffic
only on- Alder and stark streets. On
Morrison and Washington he would per-
im. irainc ooin ways but prohibit any
parklnr between Tenth atreet and the
river. He would also prohibit parking
on the narrow nark streets between
Yamhill and Oak as is now permitted. 4
To Increase parking facilities, as a
compensation for enlarging the prohib
ited district. Mr. Coffin advocates the
conversion of the park blocks below
rme street into parKing grounds.
"The city should take these nark
blocks and make a parking ground out
of tlTem. A large number of automo-
uuea couia urns oe accommodateed. To
protect the machines from weathor tha
blocks could be roofed over and guards
couia be employed to assign places and
take cars to and from business places at
the call of the owners,"
Besides this arrangement Chairman
Coffin also suggests that a number of
vacant houses in the business district
should be converted into garages and
following the practice In larger eastern
cities even roofs could be utilized by
the installation of elevators. . -
One of the chief factors leading to
traffic congestion in narrow streets is
that vehicles back ud to curba and load
and unload. To overcome thia the nnK.
11c safety commission reeommendn h.
all loading anL unloading should be
done from the side of the vehicle Instead
of the end ranging the vehicle with the
curb. This regulation is , enforced in
many cities in the con .rented ditrw an
here the streets are narrow. Park
ing automobiles and auto truok nan i.
iel with the curb ' manifestly requires
extra space between can in AFAi that
drivers may get back into the street
witnoui running into cars . immediately
In front or behind them. Nntiihii..j.
lng this disadvantage this system seems
. ue me oniy one possible for narrow
streets.
In Philadelphia, where no parking is
aiioweo within, a radius of two miles
irom tne city nail, merchants have
opened garages to accommodate their
customers. In the restricted district
passenger vehicles are allowed to stop
at the curb only to take on or let off
passengers. At WanamaUer'a -
ample, the cars of customers are sent to
me stores own garage. The customer
NEW PAYROOM AT
DETROIT TREASURY
Cadillac Eight Brings City Em
ployes' Salaries to Place
of Employment.
I T aia a- a. Jl V.I - M
Hundred of Federl are in service at
the very outposts of industry.
It is here, perhaps, that they perform
their most spectacular work, defying every
hardship -surmounting every obstacle,
that primitive conditions can impose. s
At the mines in the lumber camps "
on the broad prairie wheat fields you will
find them, helping to release the riches
"of the soiK ' j
In thus facilitating the development of
the country the prosperity and happi-
ness of its people, efficient haulage has
given Federals a well earned place as one
of the nation's institution. :
William L, Houghson Co.
Broadway and Davis
Portland, Oregon
Wstrflrotoca for Federal Motor Truck C
itotroit
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Capacity '
for Every
: Reqaire "
meat
:. Instead of having thousands of city
workmen come periodically to the city
treasurer's office to draw their wages,
Detroit authorities pay off the men
where they work, and have just put
into service a new Cadillac pay car.
In the construction of the special
body, which is mounted on a standard
Cadillac Kight chassis, care has been
exerted to provide the maximum of pro
tection f or thef pay funds and of con
venience for the men Inside the car.
Both the na.vmaatera and th. ilrlw.
compartments are completely inclosed.
me car presenting a very smooth ex
terior." Between the front seats a passage way
through a heavily barred door, with a
substantial lock, leads into the ruvii..
comuartment. Hero ih o
v a., v awijl
modations for three men. One of these
18 special Pullman seat, which faces
the desk at the rear rt th fa- o
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enables the Davmaater to innir thmua-h
the pay window a the back. Two other
'or "e paymaster's assistants fold
US aeainst the barka nf tha j
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seats, which also form the lower part
of the partition between the two cora-
vvnenta.
The Day desk at th paa r ,
Is provided with a set of locked drawers
on one siae witn a safe, made of three
eighths inch steel plate, with a special
lock, on the other. The Interior of the
car is mahogany finished, with two
dome lamps directly over the paymas
ter s desk. All the windows are heavily
barred, and the rear one. through which
the paying is done, can be securely
fastened from within by means of spe
cial screw clamps.
Tourists May Enter
Canadian Territory
Astelsti TTDI H? 5 TroabU la Ost
tisg Tkrosgh to BriUsk Colombia
Mist' Prove They Are Asterieaat.
3. R. Davison, publicity commis
sioner of Vancouver. B. Ci. officUlly
writes The Journal stating that there
is absolutely no foundation for the re
port that any limitation or bar exists
which would make tourists travel from
the States ( to Canada difficult. He
states that motorists or others Intend
ing to visit British Columbia wfll have
absolutely no difficulty at the boun
dary. All that is necessary fo them
to have is papers - showing them to be
American citlsens. At the boundary
l-'ne persons holding these papers are
given Identification cards which - en
able them to travel freely in Canada
without any Interference on the part
of Canadian officials.
The statement of Mr. Davidson
made because of erroneous repor.
which have been circulated, to the ef
fect that under the now Canadian reg
istration law tourists must register at
the postoffice before they could secure
accommodation at hotels, etc., that , a
formal passport was absolutely nece.
ary to cross the line and that persons
entering Canada might not be allowed
to return home.
Mr. Davison states on the authority
or W. D. Scott dominion superinten
dent of immigration, and Senator Old
doon Robertson, a member of the do
minion cabinet, that these reports are
absolutely without foundation. The
Canadian registration act applies only
to people residing In Canada and does
not in any way affect residents of the
States visiting British Columbia. There
is nothing whatever in the act that
would impose any restrictions on resi
dents of the States entering into, trav
eling through or leaving Canada.
Relieves Freight
An outlet for freight congestion be
tween Memphis, Tenn., and Victoria,
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For Repair
Shops, Too!!
DOCTOR
SPARK
specializes exclusively on mag
netos, generators, starters and
batteries.
The wise repair" man
.will do it anyway, but
. if he fails to realize its
importance, you should
specify that your spark
troubles be treated by
A SPARK SPECIALIST
Phonfe or call on him at
GIBSON ELECTRIC GARAGE
& STORAGE BATTERY CO.
12th and Alder, Portland
MUhm, has been supplied by the Mem
phis . Motor Transportation company,
whoso trucks are conveying freight to
and from these points. Thia transpor
tation company sends trudks dally to
and from Memphis and Victoria.
Football Team Enlists
St Loujs. July JO. (L N. & Thir
teen . Illinois miners, and all British
subjects, enlisted in a body at the
local British-Canadian recruiting mis
sion headquarters. - They comprise the
membership of the British-American
football cjub of Sprlnrfield. 111.
Thief -Take Decoy Durks
Oakland. CaU July J0.1-U. N. S. .
Meat Is getting so scarce and- high
that thieves. are stealing decoy ducks,'
Jacob Pantoeky reported to the polloo
that someone stole 5 decoy ducVs from
the Free, market Pantoeky thinks that"
the thieves will try the Herman scheme
of making duck soup out of the saw
dust with which the ducks 'are filled.
1 The
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Body is All Aluminum
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A long, low body, beautifully
beveled and fashioned entirely
from aluminum gives' the Jordan
Sport Marine its final perfection.
The aluminum is entirely free
from rumbles, ripples and rust. It
takes that beautiful velvety finish.
Custom made and straight as an
arrow. Doors are square. And the
whole car is fifty pounds lighter,
A snappy sport windshield,
smartly tailored top, five wire
wheels with Silvertown cord tires
make the rakish effect of the
Sport Marine complete.
You have your choice of two
distinctivecolors Briarcliflfgreen
and Liberty blue both good.
Equipment includes Macbeth
green visor lenses, traffic bumper,
motometer, rim wind sport clock,
tonneau light, curtains that open
with the doors, special speed gear
ratio, 75-mile speedometer.
3RDAN
Sport Marine '
MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO.
Distributor for the Northwest BROADWAY AT OAK
JO ED AW MOTOR CAR COMPACT, CLEVELAND, OHIO
drives up In front of the store, receives
& nnmKftr any V 3j .
unves 10 tne garage
When wanted, the car is caii-d hv
trie signal. It is driven up to the front
" "wre. ine customer gets in and
wy. mis method makes Phila
deiphU unique among, cities.
Oas Way Traffic Sngvested
' Jny Cit,e" hav "aoP1"! the one way
Hieuioa in certain congested die
tricts and It works VA1-V IO t iof antna.1 la.
ost of th congeation in narrow streets
is due to the passing streams of traffic
v., I ia opposite directions.
iiioro are iour nrinrfnoi . a.-.a. . m
street congestion. One is poor navement.
too narrow thoroughfares and street ob
structions, a second is the failure to
make equal use of Darallel thnm.i..
fares, v A third is confusing legislation
rcqueni cnanges of traffic ordi-
iiKiiues. .-, A rourtn ranu la
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icuiauon.
vnue citv orntai
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SlOW tO act. it must h nnnat.J .V. i-
control of traffic on the streets is a dif-
ncuii promem and full of divergent in
terests. The Droblem ha.
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not only from the ntjinHrwint j-i..
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cl8ea of vehicles, but -from
' IK 11 IB OI DTODertV AWnara oa
doing business alnn tk. rr v.
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4sea uuierent uiings and their desires
miicu ine artver of a vehicle de-
sires a smooth iinint-i.ii
u(i.w yu
sage along the street, with the right to
streets and freedom to stand at any
wnoro iv Dest suits his conven
ience and to load and unload passengers
or merchandise in an v manna.. ..
may be convenient. -
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The Pedestrian riMi. m
the street-In the miiia vi..
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at an angle in such a manner as to avs
...IU lu ana aistance In reaching his
destination without being endangered by
miu remcies.
The merchant
desires that free access be had to his
property or olac nf Kn.in... . , -u v.
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of the night or day. This access Is de
sired to be available without delay from
any outside source, so thst patrons may
not be hindered and that no time, be
lost by delivery wagons. In. designing
a traffic control all these interests must
be taken into consideration.
The prtnclnal -
-a. "'.wmo, e.i uuq
way trafrto reffulstinn MMa.
chants and nmnnrtv .
-- vwiron nu is omiea
on the conviction that it leads to depreci
ation Of DrODertv nn tk. .
i , - aim .o
loss of patronage. r
Road x Ord-p. for Army Truck
As a result of the complaint of auto
imobilo clubs In Ohio and Pennsylvania
that the trains of army trucks being
driven to the seaboard were not Extend
ing the courtesies of the road to other
vehicles, the , quartermaster general has
Issued an order that drivers of army
trucks must keep as close as safety will
permit to the right . hand" edge of the
road. The former practice of keeping
lt.2!!l.rOWB ?vf tt?ro worked much
hardship to other traffic, especially on
pavements of limited width; and caused
much needless congestion, v ? ' .
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