Originally published March 1, 1940
FOLLOWING a suggestion from the Mildura Chamber of Commerce, the City Council at its meeting last night decided to rescind a previous motion and bring in one-way traffic from Seventh Street right through to Fourteenth Street.
This will connect up with the similar regulation in the Shire area and will proceed as far as Fifteenth Street.
There were notices of motion given that angle parking be allowed on both sides of the four carriage-ways in Deakin Avenue, cars having to back into the kerb, and it was also decided to place parallel lines down at various intersections to guide pedestrian traffic, and to curtail jay-walking in the business area of the city.
The matter of one-way traffic was brought forward following the reading of resolutions passed at a recent meeting of the Mildura Chamber of Commerce.
The first recommendation was that one-way traffic in Deakin Avenue be continued from Tenth Street through to Seventh Street.
Previously the one-way traffic commenced at Tenth Street, but the by-law had not come into force.
Cr Jenkins said that he was not present when the Council previously discussed the matter but he was in agreement with the Chamber of Commerce that traffic should be regulated right through on each side of Deakin Avenue.
The present arrangement might be satisfactory to Mildura people, but visitors would probably find themselves in trouble if one-way traffic stopped at Tenth Street.
Cr Baker said that he was strongly in favor of one-way traffic right through in Deakin Avenue.
He also considered that angle parking was a necessity as far more vehicles could draw into the kerb than was possible under the present arrangement.
Cr Woodham said that if one-way traffic was not wanted in the busiest areas of Deakin Avenue it was not needed at all, as the traffic from Tenth Street out was not nearly as heavy as in the city.
The Mayor (Cr H. N. Sarah) said that he was against angle parking. It would lead to chaos.
Cr Baker said that he did not see how angle-parking would be dangerous.
He would give notice at the next meeting that angle parking be brought in on each side of the two carriage-ways in Deakin Avenue and that cars back in — not pull straight in to the kerb.
The Mayor: There will be a few plate-glass windows to be paid for!
