Evening star., 1925-11-15
TRAFFIC CHANGES
ARE UP TOMORROW
Amendments to Code to Be
Given Public Hearing
by Commissioners.

Commercial organizations. civic
bodies and individual motorists will
have an opportunity to voice their
views on the proposed amendments to
the traffic code at the public hearing
to be held by the Commissioners in
the boardreom Of the District Build
ing at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Most of the amendments are de-
signed to liberalize the parking rules
by permitting twohour parking on
certain streets. but there are several
other proposals of general interest,
namely:
A recommendation that solid tire
trucks and horse-drawn vehicles be
prohibited from using certain main
thoroughfares. except when 1t is
necessary to make deliveries on them
Pedestrian Rule.
A rule which would require pedes-
trians to obey signals when they cross
at an intersection that is controlled
either by a policeman or an auto
matte signal device.
A regulation which would permit
commercial vehicles to stop abreast
of parked machines for 10 minutes to
enable drivers to make deliveries,
provided the operator remains within
sight or call of his vehicle to move It
II necessary.
1t is expected that much of the dis
cussion at the hearing will center
around the proposal to bar horses and
heavy motor trucks from certain ar
teries. since a number of organiza-
tions whose members would be af-
fected have indicated their opposition.
Officials of the traffic Office believe,
on the other hand, that the proposed
rule would serve to expedite the
movement Of traffic generally on
those thoroughfares. They point out
that the trucks and horse-drawn We
hicles would be allowed to enter the
prohibited streets to make deliveries
by leaving again at the next inter
secting street.
Boulevard Stop Change.
Another amendment would change
the designation of the boulevard stop
streets to "arterial highways" in the
outlying sections Of the city. III this
change Is adopted the traffic director
would be enabled to increase the
speed limit on those portions OF the
boulevards that are designated AR
terial highways" but could not in
crease the 22-mile limit on boulevards
within the urban portion of the city.
The drawing of this distinction be-
tween a boulevard" and an ''artertal
highway" is being recommended be-
cause the corporation counsel held
that Congress intended there should
be both and that the speed limit
should be raised only on the "arterial
highways" II this amendment is
adopted 1t will not materially change
the existing boulevard stop system,
except to define the area In which
special speed limits might be fixed
later.
The recommendations of Traffic Di-
rector Eldridge have been before the
Commissioners for two weeks. but
they have deferred acting on them
The Operative Builders Associa-
ton will protest against regulations
concerning trucks, RUFUS S. Lusk,
secretary Of the association, an
nounced last night.
Their principal objection, he ex-
planned, will be made against the
regulation providing that trucks shall
not be loaded beyond the capacity
fixed by the truck manufacturers.
According to tho present practice in
the District, Mr.. Lusk said, trucks
are loaded about 50 per cent over this
capacity.
To cut down this load, Mr.. Lusk
said his association will explain to the
commissioners, would so increase
transportation charges, and hence the
net cost of building materials. as to
add at least 500 to the cost of each
small house under construction in the
District. Such limitation he esti.
mated would add from 10 to Is Der
cent to the cost Of brick 1t would af.
feet particularly, he said, the heavier
building materials. such as brick. sand
and lumber.