Evening star., 1923-05-31
PARKING Z DAYS
MORE downtown
Ban Postponed Again Be.
cause Shrine Crowds Not
Yet Taxing Streets.

/ Downtown parking will be allowed
until midnight Saturday.
Commissioner Oyster made this an
nouncement today following receipt
of request from the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association for a fur
ther postponement of the no-parking
ban. If the Commissioners had not
acted today the no-parking order
would have become effective this mid
night.
The city heads regarded as reason
able the contention of the merchants
that the visiting crowd has not yet
reached stage where the no-park
ing rule is necessary to the eXpeoi-
tious movement of vehicles
Motorists are gradually becoming
more accustomed TO the one-way
streets. which are now in effect and
will continue so until June 10.
One-wny Plan Approved.
Commissioner Oyster has received
a number of communications express
ing approval Of the one-way streets,
and there is a possibility that when
j the rush of the convention is over
the city heads may consider making
some of them permanent.
Gen. Anton Stephan. president of
the Merchants Association. today
made public the letter he addressed
to the Commissioners several days
ago, asking that the no-parking rule
be not enforced until after Saturday
"On behalf of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association in it's en-
tirety. permit me to extend our most
sincere thanks to the Commissioners
{ &c. he OH of ha = m
order In connection with the Shrine
convention until midnight of May 81.
The very prompt and generous
response on the part of the Commits
sioners and the head of the police
department to the appeal of one of
our groups was a most gratifying ex-
| perience. During the balance of yes
terday and today we have made a
survey of the effect of the no-park-
| ing regulation in the downtown sec
| from 25 to so per cent and more in
some instances. The automobile rid :
/ ing public evidently did not under
| stand that cars driven by chauffers
attending to their varied affairs. IT
proved disastrous to most lines of
activity.
Benefit from Suspension.
/ The suspension of the nom parking
| regulation has proved a great pub
! lie benefit.
I'VE have just received a copy of
| the official register for the Shrine
| convention, which we are inclosing
! which shows that, with only three ex-
ceptions. the temples will not arrive
| in washington until the Cd and 4th of
June. 1t is. therefore, altogether prob
able that the influx of visitors will
not occur until those same dates. We
therefore most respectfully ask that
| in the event the Commissioners find
further by Tuesday or Wednesday
| next that there will not be a large
number of people coming to Wash
ington until the following Sunday and
Monday, the suspension of the nom
| parking regulation be continued to
include Friday and Saturday, June l
and o.
| The area in which machines will
not be permitted to park. beginning
| Sunday morning. follows: From 9Th
and Missouri avenue north to Eye
! street. west to the northeast corner
Of 7th and Eye. along the east side
of 7th to New York avenue. west on
Mount Vernon place to K street, west
] to Goth street. south to B street. east
| along the north side of B street to
| the northeast corner of 10Th and B
| streets northwest. thence east along
| the south building line of B street to
i the southwest corner of 9Th and Il
1 streets, then south to missouri ave-
I nue..