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2- BRIDGE STREET, ONE WAY TRAFFIC Mr . Chalpin reviewed his C.arR ittee ' s evaluation of the effectiveness of the trial sod f e an �' or one gray traffic on Bridge Street. which beg last Spring, The Carmittee concurred that the experiment had by all accounts. been a canplete success and advised that it be mad perman rulation. e a eg Upon mOtion duly made and seconded, it was voted to make one way traffic perman the regulation requiring y fic on Bridge Street, Payson Street, northwesterly to Spring Street, VZOMROOK /WALMAM STREET P G, TRUCKS . STUART Mr . Chalpin reported that his Caarmittee , in response to th 3� Vin a request by Katherine Stuart ■ Vinebrook Road, had recarFnended prohibition of truck parking at the corner of Vinebrook Road and Waltham Street for .Improvement Of sight distance for motorists exiting Vinebrook Road. C.arIlnittee had noted that the The problem appears to relate specifically and only to N, E, Telephone trucks, whose facilities are directly across Waltham Street and suggested that Y s 9'g the Telephone Car�pany be requested, in writing, sting, to refrain from this practice. The Cazmittee further advised dvzsed that if this approach should fail, thought be given to elimination of this parking space. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to ap the recaRimendations of the Traffic Saf ety fety Advisory Ca mittee that the New England Telephone Ccapany's cooperation in roh tion of its r P truck be sought. If this Procedure should prove to be ineffective, consideration of eliminating the parking space on the corner of Vinebrook Waltham Street will Road and Nano given. Mr. Mite will write a Letter to the Telephone Canpany, requesting its assistance. The matter will again be considered if these procedures do not provide relief to motorists exiting Vinebrook Road, Mr. Chalpin was asked to explore the conditions of the Board of Appeals Special Permit, on the Telephone Compan. facility, regar parking, Y tY■ r e g adi g g ,hMRUN S IONS , VINE STREFT, SMITH REQUEST Mr. Chalpin reported on his Committee ' s favorable recaunendation on the request of Mrs. Douglas Smith, 56 Vine Street, for installs tlon of signs indicating the presence of children. Her reported that th for such signs are clearly ° a Warrants early satisfied. Upon motion duly made and seconded,, it was voted to ap the recan�ndation of the Traffic S � Safety Advisory Committee for installation of two `Caution Children" signs, one at either end of Vine Street a requested by Mr. & Mrs. Do Smith s g and other residents of Vine Street* PARKING. BATTLE GRE]EN Mr. .Chalpin reported on the results of Police monitoring n the matter of all. --da kin � g Y Parking the Battle Green which had been _ conducted on the three week days p rece di ng the Labor Da weekend. The Police report had shown that on those days, only four cars had remained parked for more than four hours and the Committee advised that no mod changes in the current parking scheme be made at this time.