Evening star., 1923-06-09


18th street. however.
| Robert V. Fleming, vice president
and cashier. Riggs National Bank
| 1T should be continued. / think, too.
that cars should be allowed to park
on both sides of the street. X street
should be two-way street. as it is
sufficiently wide"
Joshua Evans, jr.. Vice President.
Riggs National Bank-"From the way
it worked during Shrine week think
it should be given fair trial"
Charles j. Bell. President. American
Security and Trust Company--"By all
| means give the new system thor
ough trial. | think that cars should
he parked parallel on 18th street. It
is almost impossible to get in or out
under the present parking regula-
tions.
| For Angle Parking.
3. f. Saul President of b. +. Saul
Company-"I favor the continuance
of the present one-way street system
as inaugurated during Shrine week.
but think that cars in the reStrtcleu
area should be made to park al an
angle of 45 degrees and only on one
side of the street This would give
more room to the motorist. Yes. am
in favor of Il fair trial of the system
at this time, as we will eventually De
compelled to resort to II.
r. n Harper. president of the DIS
the continuance OF one-way streets
at this time is necessary. with our
broad .thoroughfares / believe reeu-
lations could be figured out that
would make the change unnecessary.
However, I am perfectly willing to
be convinced that such drastlc
step is essential to safety or the
people. ] will say the scheme work
ed beautifully during the recent
Shrine convention"
II
Crane. Paris & Co: 1T all depends
| on which side of the street you are
located. can't decide offhand
| whether il would be good thing
or not. will have TO think it
over"
George Watson. president Liberty
National Bank: II am heartily in
favor of the new system. provided
parking of cars is allowed on both
sides OF 18th street and X street is
regulation worked splendidly during
Shrine week and / think it should
be given thorough trial. We will
come to it eventually. SO why not
aoW?"
VIII Not Hurt Trade.
From 18th street came these
opinions:
Cafe. declared: 81 don't think that
one-Way traffic will hurt business
one-hundredth as much as a no-park-
ing rule. One-quarter of our trade
is derived from those who use auto
mobiles. L don't think the one-way
rule on 18th street will hurt trade"
Ellis Blum. GA 18th street: "Sev
enty per cent of our trade is by those
who use automobiles, but l de-not
think that a one-way street on 18th
street will affect us
f. ]. Murphy, 718 18th street: 81
think the one-way rule on 18th street
will be a benefit and wish they
would apply it to the alleys and pre-
when two loaded wagons try to pass
People will be more inclined to go up
one street and down another"
Objects to Plan.
Objection to the proposed retention
Of the one-way system on 18th street
was voiced by &. P. Hill. president
of Doubleday-Hill Company, electrical
supplies. on 18th street. 1T will
throw traffic on the street that does
not want to come or shop on the
thoroughfare and keep off traffic that
does. Besides, the street was widened
at the expense of the property own
ers SO two-way traffic could con-
From 10th street these views were
expressed:
The Automobile Accessories Com
pany, at 10th and f streets, hedged
in by two one-way streets, disap-
proved the idea of a one-way 10th
street. Harry ]. Sterzer, manager.
said there was no need for a one
way street between r street and
Pennsylvania avenue. Since the new
rule, his business, all Of which is con-
Quoted beyond the street limits. has
been cut 3313 per cent, he said.
Three other 10th street business
men say 10th street might as well
lie made a one-way street now
George Z. Corbett. paint store pro-
prietor, between D and L streets.
said he favored the proposition.
Morris Kafka of 10th and F streets
declared that he felt one-way 10th
street benefit to traffic and that.
without ban on parking on 10th
street, he would be in favor of the
idea
c. d. Cugle of the Washington Rub
Der Company favors 10th street as a
one-way street declaring that little,
il any, hardship resulted
One-way streets as established tenn
porariiy during the Shrine festivities
should be made permanent, said Ross
P. Andrews. president of the r. p.
Andrews Paper Company. having its
establishment on the northbouud
18th street. Business will not suffer,
he said, and in the end it would re-
suit in great benefit for the city,
which is outgrowing it's pre- Shrine
day traffic methods.
Mr.. Andrews said that possibly dur
ing the first few days there may be
some noticeable change by some
business houses, but he said that no
nrm would lose any customers.
Washington, he said, must come to
the one-way street some day. and
now is the time to put them into ef-
rect. 1t certainly has moved traffic
expeditiously and has lessened acci
dents.