Evening star., 1918-03-29
STREET PLATFORM
ZONE IS EXTENDED
Utilities Commission Adopts
BeeIer Plans for +, G and
Ninth Streets.
NO BUNCHING OF CARS

| The public utilities commission this
afternoon adopted the recommendations
submitted by John A. Beeler. traffic ex-
pert, designed to relieve traffic congestion
| in the area bounded by Sth, 18th. E and
H streets northwest
The recommendations are similar to
those proposed by Mr.. Beeler for improv-
tween Pennsylvania ard New York ave-
! nues.
1t is provided by the commissions or
der that raised platforms must be con-
structed at each of the following load
ing points:
More Raised Platforms.
Fourteenth street midway between G
street and New York avenue for both
directions.
F street at 14th street for both di-
rections.
rections.
| F street at 11th street for both di-
| rections.
| F street at 9th street for both direc-
| tions.
| street at 9th street eastbound.
| Ninth street midway between + and
1 G. streets northbound.
| 1t is also provided that front end fare
! collectors must be stationed on each of
! the principal loading platforms during
! periods of heavy traffic and that the
| equipment of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company must be SO dis
| tributed that. as far as possible, all the
! cars on one street shall be Of the same
general type.
| The order also stipulates that the
cars of this company having the great
est capacity and highest speed must
| be used on the principal routes, and
the slower and smaller cars transferred
| to the less congested lines; that the
company be required to revise its
| schedule so that cars will not be
| punched when running on time.
Stopping Places Named.
Stopping places for cars under the
| new arrangement are:
E street, both west and east bound
cars. on the near side of each corner
in the area specified.
F street, westbound cars on the near
side and eastbound on the far side.
G street, westbound cars on the far
side of 11th street and on the near side
of 9th. 18th and 14th streets: all east
bound cars on G street on the far side.
Westbound H street cars on the far
side of 14th street and eastbound cars
on the near side.
Southbound 18th street cars midway
between G street and New York avenue
and on the far side Of street North
bound cars on the near side of street
and midway between G street and New
York avenue.
South-bound 11th street cars, midway
between F and G streets and on the
near side of street; northbound cars,
on the far side of F street
Southbound 9Th street cars, midway
between and G streets: on the far
side of F street for cars turning south
from F street only; northbound cars,
midway between F and G streets.
Parking Of Autos.
In his report Mr.. Beeler recommend
ed that parking Of automobiles be lin
lifted to permit freer movement of the
street cars and to provide greater
safety to the public. This recommen-
dation was submitted to the police de-
partment.
Maj. Pullman disapproved the sugges-
ton that no parking be allowed on F and
G streets between 9Th and 14th streets
but favored the recommendation that no
parking be allowed on 9th street between
and G streets. To do away with all
parking on F street between 9Th and 14th
streets, he claimed, would work hard
ship on merchants and persons using the
streets. which Is entirely unnecessary.
Maj. Pullman complimented the report
and stated that the use of loading plat
forms in Washington has proved to be