Evening star., 1921-12-21
COMMITTEE URGES
.ONE-HOUR PARKING
IN C0NGESTED AREA
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exceed one hour except as herein
otherwise indicated. provided. how
ever. that the major and superintend-
ent Of police after conferring with
the chief Of the trahic bureau shall
have power to make such extension OF
time on such streets or avenues with
in the congested area as public in
terest or traffic conditions may war.
rant.
That the time limit governing
parking, including Saturdays. shall be
in effect in the congested section be-
tween the hours of am. and pm,
except on Sundays and legal holidays.
That at the corners Of all squares
twenty feet be provided for the TAX
ing on and discharging Of passengers
and for the loading and unloading of
merchandise and that such spaces be-
gin at the building line. and that in
squares Of over 200 feet in length an
additional space OF thirty feet be pro :
vided in the center Of such squares
for similar purpose as the space
provided Mt the corners. provided.
however. that no space shall In any
wise interfere with the loading plat
form OF street cars.
Entranees to BE Clear.
Further. that no vehicles shall be
permitted to stand In front Of the en-
trance of any church, theater. ONCE
building. public dance hall. club,
hotel. depot and in front Of buildings
from which funerals are being held, as
we'll as freight entrances and fuel in
takes and such other places as In the
discretion of the major and superin-
tendept OF police should be kept clear
OF pSfk vehicles, such spaces to be
indicated by markers approved by the
major and superintendent Of police.
Further. that no automobiles be
permitted to be parked in public al
leys within the congested area except
as the major and superintendent Of
police In collaboration with the chief
OF the trafhc bureau may consider as
not detrimental to the interests Of
public safety and the operation Of the
Further. that all parking in the
middle of the streets within the con-
gested area be discontinued. with the
exception of New York avenue be-
tween 9Th and 18th streets and Yer
mont avenue between H and I streets,
thereby eliminating central parking
on F, street between 18th and 18th
streets and In lieu thereof permit
forty-f1ve- degree angle parking on
both sides Of that street within that
square.
"And that. In order to increase the
space allotted to parking, the commit
tee recommends that the distance be-
tween park vehicles be reduced from
five to three feet.
would Exempt Physicians.
ut is also recommended that spe-
cial consideration be shown practic-
within the congested area and that
the cars Of practicing physicians be
marked with q special tag, approved
and authorised by the major andssu-
perintendent Of police, same to be is
sued on application to the traf1ic bu.
to bear a serial number for the pur-
pose of Identification.
Section Is, article IL. Of the traffic
regulations would, upon the adoption
of the committees report. read as
follows:
stopping, standing, waiting and
".la) A vehicle shall not stop with
its left side to the curb. except on
one-way streets, where VEHICLES so
stopped will not interfere with the
movement Of traffic.
"'(b) A vehicle waiting in front OF
an entrance to a building shall
ing to take up or set down passen-
gers or to load or unload merchan-
disc outside Of the congested zone
(As now worded this clause applies
to the congested zone also.)
"(c) A vehicle shall not be parked
within Ave. feet Of a fre hydrant
nor where angle parking is permitted
SO as to occupy any part OF the ares
included between two lines drawn al
right angles to the curb from points
on either side of a fire hydrant and
Ave distant therefrom; nor shall any
vehicle be stopped within ten feet OF
any animal drinking fountain except
for the purpose Of permitting animals
to drink in such fountains or for the
purpose Of taking on or letting OH
passengers.
Must Permit Free Passage.
"(d) A vehicle shall not be &c
parked or otherwise stopped as to
vehicles or street cars In both direc-
tions at the same time.
"(e) A vehicles, except when parked
in accordance with tho provisions OF
these regulations, shall not stand
backed up at any angle to the curb
except Wnll6 ACl0AAAy AOAbAIAS W Uu
loading, and, If horse-drawn. and with
four wheels. the horses shall stand
parallel with the Grub, facing in the
direction Of traffic.
"(f) A vehicle shall not stop OF
stand abreast Of another vehicle.
|. "(e) A vehicle shall not stop in any
street except near the curb and shall
under no conditions stop in such q
manner as to obstruct q cross walk
provided, that whom q vehicle il
stopped or parked on an incline OF
grade, the right front or rear wheel
shall be against the curb.
"(h) A vehicle shall not stop in
any street in such a manner as to
obstruct ingress to or egress from
any public or private alley, roadway
:, "0) A vehicle shall not stand be-
tween q street car loading platform
or safety zone and the curb, except
for the moment when taking on OF
lletting of passengers, when actually
loading or unloading heavy mer-
chandise or when halted by signal OF
q member Of the metropolitan police
"Ij) Angle parking is permitted On
18th street between Pennaylvania