Evening star., 1921-10-27
NEW PARKING RULE.
LIKELY AS RESULT
Of PUBLIC HEARING
Commissioners Will Embody
Practical Suggestions in
Traffic Regulation.
D. C. HEADS ARE PRAISED.
FOR STIRRING UP NATTER
Citizens Enthusiastic in Presenting
Constructive Criticism of Re.
cent Drastic Order.


The District Commissioners plea
for constructive criticism Of the park
ing regulations promulgated recently
brought an enthusiastic response
from citizens at a public hearing on
the rule given at the District build
ing today.
Commissioner Rudolph announced
at the conclusion Of the hearing that
committee Of citizens would be ap-
pointed to confer with Capt. Headley,
chief Of the trafic bureau Of the po-
lice department. concerning the sug-
gestions presented, and devise a new
parking rule for submission to the
Commissioners. =
New Rule Now Expected.
Mr.. Rudolph also said a public hear
ing to consider traffic safety meas
| ures viii be called in the near future.
II was indicated by the District
heads this afternoon that the recon-
mendation to be brought in by the
citizens committee and Capt. Head
ley, based on the suggestions present.
ed at today's hearing. in all probabil-
ity would be adopted by the Com
missioners in lieu of the regulation
Two lines of thought were devel-
oped. One of them. proposed by the
advisory board of the American Au-
tomoolie Association, met with the
favor OF a large number of those at
tending the meeting. This plan pro-
vides for Staggered" or alternate
parking within the congested sections
with a time limit of 80 minutes.
Another Plan offered.
parking situation was suggested by
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. and it likewise found
support. Under this proposed plan
| A0-loot spaces would be placed in the
center of certain designated blocks
IN the business section of the city in
which parking would not be permit
ted between the hours of $3.50 am.
and 6:ae pm: The spaces would be
resefyeG for loadin9 ana unioaxffns 4
purposes. Elsewhere in the busIneS
area. the association would parmtt
ens-hour ON. parking between $50 am. and
The hearing on the pssxins fssuia..
tons attracted a large attend daflce. I'll
was made manifest early in the pro-
ceedings that there was no disposi-
@ si9n on the part Of, those present to
ing promulgated what was generally
described as drastic regulation.
Practically all Of the speakers conn
mended the Commissioners for enact
ing a drastic rule. because. they said.
! IT took q proposal of that character
to wake the public UP to the fact that
/; present conditions are intolerable and
| cooperative assistance would have to
be given the District authorities in
| finding a remedy.
Grateful to Commissioner.
President Schulteis of the Chamber
Of Commerce, Gen. Anton Stephan,
representing the Merchants and Man
| Ter, representing the Board of Trade;
! advisory board Of the A. A. A. and
| others declared that to the Commits
sioners were due the thanks of the
! public for having taken hold Of the
parking problem in a vigorous man.
| ner. They promised. the cooperation
of the organizations which they rep
| resented in the effort being made to
| regulate parkings In a way that will
cause the least Inconvenience to the
! public.
In presenting the recommendation
, of the A. A. A, Mr.. Syme, formerly
| corporation counsel of the District
| digressed from the subject of park
ing to that of 'jaywalking." He said
be enacted an anti-jaywalking ordi-
| nance which would regulate and pro-
tect the pedestrians at street cross
| ings.
! with reference to the need of a
| stricter, observance Of traffic regula-
| tions generally, Mr.. Syme said it is
desirable that severe penalties should
be imposed for infractions which
would make 1t too expensive for mo-
| torists to consider lightly the obli-
cations resting upon them to observe
| the law.
| Traffic Survey Likely.
Mr. Syme's. reference to these mat
| ters were regarded as making fairly
certain that today's hearing would be
only the first step in a general sur
vey of traffic conditions to be made
] by the Commissioners. That the Dis
trict heads will investigate other
! phases Of the situation was indicated
! when Commissioner Rudolph, in re-
sponse to suggestion by Frank
Lyon. representing the Arlington
( county chamber of commerce, THAT
the cruising of hackers around GER
tain squares should be stopped" said
| that this Is matter which the Com
| missioners' have already decided to
l take UP.
In opening today's hearing Commits.
sioner Oyster stated that the new
parking regulation was not as dras-
| tic as regulations which are in effect
| in other cities. He said the Commits.
sioners had determined to improve
conditions; that they desired the full.
est cooperation of the public in de.
! vising a rule as to parking which
worked the least hardship on busi-
ness and at the same time to afford
| The proposition of the Merchants
l and Mamie cfurers' AsSocio tiop ,,,h;ol