The Washington times., 1925-01-29


air control has proved teminently
unsatisfactory" everywhere it has
been tried, notably In Great
Britain.
cerned with finding. IL practicable,
a solution OF the unsatisfactory
situation here touching the direction
and control OF traffic, and with find
| ing q more effective means to curb
the reckless driver.
Additional policemen alone will
not supply the remedy.
Much OF the traffic difficulty
grows out Of the lack Of proper di-
rection Of traffic, which can be
remedied by regulation and more
Some OF IL il due, however, to the
narrowness OF certain thoroughfares
in congested areas from which re-
lief must await provision for widen
ITO reach the traffic offender Of
the reckless type, beyond providing
for additional policemen, involves
action without the jurisdiction OF
this committee.
This type Of offender goes into
court and demands a jury trial and
the docket there Ii such that unless
there is legislation that win deny
him the right to a jury trial where
the fine or period OF imprisonment
for the offense is not in excess OF
that prescribed in the law or traffic
regulations, he may never be
brought to trial, because there are
in the neighborhood Of 500 cases now
awaiting trial by jury and new
ones are being added at an average
| daily rate in excess Of the number
disposed OF.
Here, while additional policemen
are needed, particularly motorcycle
men, change OF law Is necessary
and, in the committees Judgment,
the number of police court judges
should be increased from two TO
four.
Fitting punishment promptly
melted out would be q big deterrent
to this class Of offender"
The committee proposes APP
preparations for 1913 additional
members of the police force, all to
be appointed as privates of Class 1,
at 81 800 each. Sixty OF these men
are to be assigned to direction and
control of traffic at points where
there are now on regular details,
twenty-five OF them will BIS az.
signed to the motorcycle squad, and
the remainder will be used for gem
eral detail in connection with traf-
I fic. The appropriation for this In
| crease totals $24S, 400.
J Additional Precinct Provided
! An appropriation Of 471,500 II
made for an additional police pre-
cinct at Georgia avenue and Shep-
herd street northwest, to relieve
the present Tenth precinct, which
now covers eight square miles,
with a population Of 10000.
The committee allowed $2,023, 100
for the Fire Department, OF which
$l,77O,000 is for salaries. The bill
provides for six new officers and
thirty men to fill two new com
panies. No appropriation Is made
for new construction.
One of the largest increases in the
bill Is for charities and corrections.
The committee Increased the APP
preparation for the District Training
School by $4,000 and st. Eliza
beth's Hospital by $4,000. The
committee did not reduce the bud
get estimates in any item for chari.
ties and corrections.
Park Fund.
| Lie COALlIl4tIOCS RECOMMENDING aA
appropriation of 100000 for the
National Capital Park Commission,
made the following report:
What particular parcels or tracts
Of land will be acquired the COM
mittee Ia not in q position to state.
The commission has made no more
than tentative plans up to this time
but these are of sufficient definite.
| ness, the committee understands,
to require for their fulfillment con-
siderably more than the appropria-
ton proposed In this bill.
1T was indicated to the commit
tee that the first objective would be
to complete the so-called Fort
Drive, encircling the city and touch.
ing in its course each OF the forts
thrown up during the civil war for
the defense Of the Capital.
Much OF this drive will be along
streets already in existence, but
the complete project contemplates
the requirement Of certain areas
both for roadway and park pur-
poses.
"a portion Of the money also
may be applied, should building en-.
croachment warrant 1t, to the acuui.
sition or one or more parcels which
the commissions tentative plans
include as a part Of the park.de-
velopment program" =
The committee recommends
$2,S0O,OOO for continuing the work
on the new conduit and water sup
play system. making the following
report.
THE authorized limit Of cost OF
the work, established in the cur
rent District Of Columbia appro-
priation, act, is $9,169, 900.
There has been appropriated to
date on account OF the work 81, 1885,
y 100, and authority has been granted