The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-27
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D. c. Heads Stand Squarely
Behind Traffic Chief in An
swer to Criticism

Traffic Director NJ. o. Eldrldge
was back at his desk today PLAN
ming the continuance of his pre-
vious policies regarding the solu.
ton Of Washington's traffic prob
lems with the assurance that the
Commissioners are backing him to
the limit until he has had fair
chance to demonstrate the worth
ef his ideas.
As further evidence Of the APP
prevail Of the city heads, Mr..
Eldridge was presented with
gold badge Of director Of traffic
whenlhe called to pay his respects
this morning to Commissioner
Cuno II. Rudolph, chairman of the
board Of Commissioners. The
badges have been specially de-
signed for the director and his
assistant Lieutenant Colonel I. e.
MolIer, to afford them credentials.
Give EldFidge q Chance
Give Eldridge a chance. was
Commissioners Rudolph's comment,
following the brief visit Of the
traffic director 81 believe the di-
rector OF traffic should be given
time to work out his plans. 1t
has been hardly long enough for
him to give fair. idea Of what he
intends to do. He has a great
many problems to solve. and the
Commissioners want him to have
sufficient time in which to solve
them.
Discussing the phases of the traf-
fIc administration which have
drawn criticism, Director Eldridge
pointed out that in laying out the
boulevard highway plan he did
nothing more than designate thor
oughfares indicated in the Act of
Congress which created the traf-
3ic department.
Only 10 Real BOuIevards
'sThere were never more than
ten or twelve boulevards as such"
declared Director Eldridge. "Of the
LWGuIy-ul0S QEclSIld the AldJOE1Iy
were short stretches"
Eight long arterial highways and
two shorter stretches of highway
viii be maintained as boulevards,
Director EldFidg esaid.
These bouleyards are:
Connecticut avenue northwest, 8
street to Chevy Chase Circle.
Eighteenth street northwest,
Massachusetts, avenue to Calvert
street.
Rhode Island avenue, Massachu-
sets avenue northwest to Bladens-
burg road northeast.
Vermont avenue northwest, Iowa
Circle to Florida avenue. Later this
boulevard win be extended on Sher-
man and Georgia avenues to the
District line.
Massachusetts, avenue, First street
northwest to Wisconsin avenue and
on Wisconsin avenue to the District
line.
NJ street, eastward to Washington
Circle.
Sixth street northwest, H street
to Rhode Island avenue.
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Bladensburg road.
Good Hope road.
Stop Signs Already Up
The first five highways named
already have been designated by
stop" signs.
The arterial highway system,
Director Eldridge said, is intended
20 provide feeder" scheme to
bring traffic into the city and take
Il out without congestion.
A new method of making right
and left hand turns which was to
have been tried at Fourteeth street
ana Pennsylvania avenue north
west will be tried. Eldridge an
nounced, but not until Colonel Mol
Ter has returned to the city. The
director declared he has seen 1t
working effectively in large cities
and said it has been put into effect
in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Columbus, and elsewhere.
Denies Confusion
Eldridge denied that there have
been confusing changes made In
traffic regulations. The main regu
lations have been put into effect in
conformity with universal practice
He said he would prefer not to have
the list of parking restrictions in
eIuded in the traffic regulations
inasmuch as they are indicated by
signs, but the courts have ruleC
that they must be included.
George M. Yeatman, president o
the Southwest Washington Citizens
Association, announced today tina
plans are going forward for holdini