The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-21
TRAFF|CRULES
SUBMITTED BY
CITIZENS BODY
Restrictions on Parking Pro-
posed and Impounding Of Cars
For Breaking Laws.

For Breaking Laws.
The citizens committee. which
was appointed by the District Com.
missioners to draft new traffic reg.
ulations. made its report today. The
report follows closely the regulations
now in force with q few minor
changes.
The parking regulation, which
caused SO much adverse comment
when 1t was announced last month.
has been changed materially. and
instead Of prohibiting parking in
front of amy place Of business" now
reads:
Further. that no vehicle shall he
permitted to stand in front Of the
entrance Of any church, theater, Of
flee building, public dance hall. club,
hotel. depot and In front Of any
buildings from which funerals are
being held, as well as freight en-.
frances and fuel intakes. and such
places as in the discretion Of the
major and superintendent of police
should be kept clear Of parked We.
hicles, such places to be indicated
by markers approved by the major
and superintendent Of police"
Street Widening Urged.
Recommendations that some OF the
streets in the congested area be
widened il also made by the commit
tee. They say the sidewalks OF some
Of the streets downtown are too wide
and the roadway too narrow, and
that II would relieve traffic conges-
ton II the streets were widened.
One Of the principal recommends
lions Of the committee Is that thu
police impound automobiles for major
lnfractions Of the traffic laws. They
do not favor the plan Of other cities
where the autimobile is towed to
the station house, but recommend
that the steering wheel Of the auto
mobile to be impounded be chained
and a notice placed on the wind
shield. In order to get the car re
leased the driver would have to
report to thu nearest police station
where q policeman would be sent
with him to unlock his car after he
had put up collateral to guaranteed
his appearance in police court.
Traffic Court Recommended.
The committee also recommend
that a traffic court be established
SSd that the head Of the traffic bu
~ be given the title of assistant
SSQEerintendent Of police with a rank
Of not less than inspector.
Construction of garages in the bust
| ness section should be encouraged, the
committee reports, because 1t would dc
away with much Of the congestion, II
owners could find a suitable place to
park their machines at q reasonable
price.
The committee also disposed Of the
half hour parking In the sections OF
the city where 1t was permitted, and In
it's place recommends hour parking
between o'clock in the morning and
s o'clock at night.
At all corners a space of twenty feet
from the building line would be kept
open In the congested area for the un.
loading and loading of passengers and
mercha ndise, and in squares of more
than 200 feet In length an additional
thirty feet In the center OF the square
would be kept open for the same pur.
pose.
Alley Parking Restricted.
Parking Of automobiles in public
alleys would be restricted no that II
would not interfere with the fire de.
partfhent. Special attention is given
To the alley between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets northwest, and
running from = to F streets. The
committee recommends that the cor.
per of the building occupied by the
Chinese Pagoda restaurant on e street
rear Fourteenth be cut off 20 that
large vehicles can come through from
the F street entrance of the alley.
Center parking on F street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
would be discontinued by the commit
tee and in its place parking at m
angle of forty-fiye degrees be per
mitted. The. committee also would
reduce the space between parked
cars from five feet to three feet
Physicians would be given special
consideration in the congested areas
and special tags would be provides
for them, II the committee report II
adopted by the Commissioners.
In business sections Of the city
outside of the congested area the
committee recommends a two-hour
parking limit, instead of unlimited
parking as Is now permitted.
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