The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22
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Street Parking Ended-Fines
and Jail for Speeding, One
Feature in Report.

The long awaited report on traf-
fic conditions in the District of CO.
lumbia was approved by the Sem
ate District Committee today.
The report favors the estabhsh-
ment of traffic court without de-
lay and an increase in~the number
of traffic policemen to 200, and q
survey by the Engineer Commits
sioner of the entire situation.
Details of Proposed Court.
The report detailed at length g
plan for a traffic court with two
Judges and with a definite system
of fines and jail sentences to be
imposed in accordance with the
record of previous violations Of the
offenders brought before it.
Upon the question of an increase
in traffic, force of policemen the
report says:
THE number of policemen in
the District should be increased to
200. All policemen should be under
the control of the District Com
missioners and paid by the District
government. The salaries of privates
should be increased to $1,000, $3.50
and $2,400. respectively, and the
salaries of sergeants, lieutenants,
captains and inspectors should be
increased propOrtionately. The
street railway company should be
no longer permitted or required to
pay any of the traffic policemen OF
the District"
Would Widen Streets.
Widening of a number of streets
which now have width of sidewalk
in excess of width, of roadway,
designating certain narrow streets
as one-way thoroughfares, and desig-
mating as boulevards certain main
arteries leading into the heart of the
city are recommended in the report.
All alleys in the business section
of the city, between Massachusetts,
and Pennsylvania avenues and Fifth
and Eighteenth streets, should be
made one way, declared the report
The owner of vehicle should be
held legally responsible for offenses
against parking and other minor
traffic regulations.
All offenders should be required
to appear in person before the traf-
fic court or traffic officer, and no
forfeiture of collateral should he
accepted, the report says. A war
rant should be issued for anyone
not appearing as requ'~
New Traffic Card@ hture.
The operators licenH 1trds plan
with colors showing whether or not
he has been an offender against
traffic regulations in the past.
should be put into force and effect
together with system of revoca-
ton of operators permits. Congress
should enact a law embracing the
fines and Jail sentences for the
various traffic offenses.
All night parking in the streets
and alleys of the built-up residential
and business sections should be
strictly prohibited.
There should be adopted a sys-
tenn of registration of automobile
titles in the District and all owners
Of automobiles operating in the Dis
trict should be required to register
the title thereto and obtain a GER
tificate Of title.
The use of other than approved
headlight lenses should be prohibit
ed, and persons, selling automobiles
should be required to equip them
with lenses designated by the Blu
, reau of Standards.
Regulations for Visitors.
The use of DINNERS or dim lights
on the streets of Washington which
the District committee considered
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