Evening star., 1923-02-13
EMO QUITS TRAFFIC
BODY AS D. c. FAILS
TO ADOPT HIS CODE
Oyster Believes Present Reg.
uIations, If Strictly En-
forced, Are Sufficient.

Resignation Of William P. Emo from
the craftsmanship Of the traffic COM
mittee was announced by the Com
missioners following a board session
today.
Mr.. Eno's letter to the city heads
indicates clearly that his action was
ness on the part of the committee to
accept his proposed set of general
highway traffic regulations
The letter Of resignation follows:
Letter of Resignation.
'On December % you appointed
me chairman OF your committee on
traffic. A crisis existed and continues
unabated. The only sensible thing
to have done was to at once adopt
the best plan that had been tried and
proven successful in bringing order
out of chaos and safety out of danger
in fact 1t may be truthfully said
that the plan recommended has been
the only one which has anywhere or
at any time met with adequate sue
cess
Eleven people have been killed
and IT'S injured since the first meet
ing of the committee and 1T is no
mands for relief. with constantly in-
creasing signs OF impatience.
Urges Against Delay.
Later on. but not now, it may be
appropriate for individual members
Of the committee to try to devise a
better plan, but now such delay by
any one should not be tolerated.
Il realize that my work with the
present committee can serve no fur
ther useful purpose and therefore 1
feel it my duty to tender my resigna-
tion, but not without first expressing
to YOU my appreciation of your un-
failing courtesy"
The Commissioners directed Daniel
e. Garges, secretary to the board, to
send Mr.. Emo the following reply:
Reply From Garges.
THE Commissioners of the District
of Columbia have received your letter
rendering your resignation as chairman
Of the committee on traffic, appointed
by them on December 90. They have
also received your letter Of February IL,
stating that in resigning from this COM
mittee, there is no desire on your part
to cease your help to the Commits
sioners and the people of Washington
in their effort to improve traffic con-
ditions.
''The Commissioners desire me to
express their sincere regret that
you have found it advisable to resign
the craftsmanship of the committee,
and they express the hope that by
nf 90 1o,
cial connection with the committee
you will not hesitate to give them
the benefit Of your experience in
traffic matters. They appreciate the
accept a place on this committee
and to act as its chairman, and they
thank you for the time and effort
that you have expended in the matter
With assurances of their sincere re-
gard and esteem, they beg me to state
that they accept your regisnation.'
Successor Not Indicated.
The Commissioners did not indi-
cate who wuold succeed Mr.. Emo as
! chairman Of the committee or what
the future course Of that body would
be. William F. Ham, president of the
Washington Safety Council. who is
also a member Of the traffic comit-
tee, was in conference with Commits
sioner Rudolph this morning, but
! whether he was there in connection
with the resignation is not known.
When NJ. Emo submitted his set Of
general regulations for the guidance
. of motorists and pedestrians on the
streets the Commissioners. after re-
| ferring them to Assistant Corporation
Council Hart, returned them to the
! chairman with a request that he call
another meeting of the committee.
No Action Taken.
AT that meeting the committee, 1t
| is understood, took no immediate ac-
| ton on Mr.. Eno's recommendations,
but directed Mr. Hart, who is also a
member of the committee, to go
through tho present traffic regula-
tions take out those sections which
bear directly on the question of safety
and make a report back as to what
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