The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
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Decision Of Commissioners on
Proposed Amendments Ex-
pected Next Week

Additional traffic regulations,
which have been forwarded to the
Board Of Commissioners for their
approval, were made public to-
day by Director Of Traffic NJ. 0.
Eldridge.
] Despite the interest Of tbs
public IN the proposed amend
ments to the traffic reguiztions.
Director Eldridge did not isI ii
have them printed until the Cons
Is lid but s.
con- rence with tie heads az the
government he changed his opin-
ion.
Parking LiberaIized
OF the long list Of proposed
amendments, twenty-six of, the para
graphs are devoted to liberalization
Of the parking regulations Of the
District. The Director Of Traffic de-
clared that these are the outcome
of series Of petitions which have
been received at his office.
In explaining the differences be-
tween "arterial" and boulevard
highways. Director Eldridge pointed
out that the Corporation Counsel
is Of the opinion that it would not
be legal to raise the speed limit on
the boulevards."
Therefore. line Of sdemarcation
has been drawn between the point
where an 'arterial'' highway begins
and a boulevard" leaves off.
Signs To Be Posted
Signs will inform motorists Of
the place at which an increased
speed limit will be in effect.
When a boulevard reaches what
is known as the outlying district
1t Will become an ''arterial' high
way
Decision Of the Board of Com.
missioners on the proposed amend
ments is expected the early part of
next week. A board meeting will
be held Tuesday and a discussion
of the amendments will be in order.
The proposed regulations are as
follows:
Amend article II. section 3. Omit
paragraph (a) and add new para
graph (a):
Pedestrians shall have the right
Of way at all crosswalks except
those controlled by traffic officers
and the traffic devices at which
points pedestrians shall obey the in
structions of the traffic officer or
traffic device. Pedestrians shall
not cross the roadway through
moving traffic on any street upon
which traffic is controlled by cleo
trio signal lights"
Must Comply With Directions
Article II, section 2. Omit para.
graph (e) and add a new paragraph
(e):
Notwithstanding the provisions
of paragraphs (c) and I'D OF this
section and article at locations
where a traffic officer or signal de-
vice is stationed no vehicle or street
car shall have the right of way, but
the operators of all vehicles and
street cars shall comply with the
directions given by such officer or
displayed by such device"
Amend Article ", Section 5,
adding paragraph (6):
The following public highways
are hereby designated as boulevard
highways in the District of Column
bia: Sixteenth street northwest,
from H street to U street; Vermont
avenue from Thomas Circle to
Florida avenue; Sixth street north
west from G street to Florida ave-
nue.; Florida avenue and Ninth
street from Sixth street northwest
to Sherman avenue; Sherman ave-
nue. from Florida avenue to New
avenue; New Hampshire
avenue from Sherman avenue to
avenue; Eighteenth street
from Massachusetts avenue to Co
lumbia road; Calvert street from
Adams Mill road to Connecticut
avenue; Massachusetts avenue from
Stanton Square to Sheridan Circle;
0 street from Wisconsin avenue to
avenue; NJ street
from Thirty.fifth street to Pennsyl-
vania avenue; Pennsylvania avenue
from M street to Washington Cir
Gle; New Hampshire avenue from
Circle to u street:
Rhode Island avenue from Connec-
lieut. ayenps to Fourth street n0EsA