ALFRED LAWRENCE
MAYOR POLICE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS

JUDE ANDERSON
CHIEF OF POLICE

April 26-1939

 

Mr. Forest 0. Alien
Director of Physical Education;
Kansas University.

Dear Doctor Allen;

today sour letter of explanation also of pol-

I received

ite protest regarding the towing of cars off Miss. 5St.
on last Saturday while the Kansas Relays were in prog-
ress.

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inst of all I wiah to thank you very muci tor tne ma-
r in which you make such a protest this is indeed

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ppreicated as your letter was of unsual high class
riticisim regarding this matter,

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wish to state fully at this time the reasons for the
removing of several cars from this particular location.
Due to the fact “ips this was at a slight curve in the
treet it does at this point constitute a blockade of
ertain Traffic when cars are parked on bogh sidea@ of
he Street which was the case in this instance while

n the strait portion of the Street the traffic is able
o clear by taking due caution,

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I was present myself at this location when one of the
new City Buses became stalled as the new Buses are of
sreater width then the old type; It was necessary to
move some of the parked cars at this point and my rea-
son for removing them to a garage was so they would

be in safe keeping for the owners as any other parking
space near by at this time was not: yeilable.

I further wish to admit that it was no doubt an over-
sight on my part for not having this particular point
marked and put to much trust in the hands of the public
of which was my mistake.