19460524 Parking Meters A Reality

19460524 Parking Meters A Reality

Parking Meters A Reality

Democratic Advocate, May 24, 1946

The Mayor and Council, who had under consideration parking meters for Main street, both sides, from Charles Carroll Hotel to Anchor street, was a reality Tuesday morning when a force of men started drilling holes for the erection of the meters.

It will require about two weeks or more before the work will be completed. Experts in the line of work are employed to complete the job.

The injunction was denied by Judge Clarke, some time last April, and an appeal was under way but later dropped by the opposers.

The meters will become the property of the City corporation, after a certain percentage of the receipts from the meters reach the valuation under the signed contract.

The City Corporation pay no money to the meter corporation. The debt is paid in revenue received through the meters.

The parking meters are in operation for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Saturday, the time is 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays and holidays no restriction as to time.

On another page of this issue there will be a diagram with description of how the meters operate. Charles Armacost, popular contractor of Finksburg, has charge of the placing the meters in position. The work is being done very rapidly.

Democratic Advocate, May 24, 1946.

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